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1986Final results

1986 election for Connecticut House District 96

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Martin Looney (D) won with 80.9% of the vote, defeating Ronald Barnabei Jr. (R) by 61.8 points.

Martin LooneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.9%3,668
19.1%865
4,533 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 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+41.61980D+52.41982D+35.41984D+61.81986D+58.41990D+56.51992

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