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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut House District 117

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Raymond Collins (R) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating H. Richard Borer (D) by 2.4 points.

Raymond CollinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.2%5,413
48.8%5,161
10,574 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

EvenR+6.91990R+10.41992R+24.01994R+2.41996R+20.51998R+7.32000

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