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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut House District 116

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Louis P. Esposito Jr. (D) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating John A. Samperi (R) by 29.8 points.

Louis P. Esposito Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
64.9%4,020
John A. SamperiRepublican
35.1%2,175
6,195 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+47.11988D+7.01992D+9.11994D+29.81996D+33.71998D+47.82000

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