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1984Final results

1984 election for Connecticut House District 96

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Martin Looney (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Robert Barnabei (R) by 35.4 points.

Martin LooneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.5%5,327
Robert BarnabeiRepublican
32.2%2,537
James J. ValentiIndependent
0.3%26
7,890 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+49.71978D+41.61980D+52.41982D+35.41984D+61.81986D+58.41990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Martin Looney (D)Robert Barnabei (R)

Also on the ballot: James J. Valenti (Independent), 0.3%