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1992Final results

1992 election for Connecticut House District 56

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Joe Courtney (D) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating James M. Hoover (R) by 20.8 points.

Joe CourtneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.4%5,275
James M. HooverRepublican
39.6%3,462
8,737 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+8.91986D+28.11988D+23.51990D+20.81992D+10.81994D+33.91996

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