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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut House District 120

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

John A. Harkins (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Joseph R. Cavallo (D) by 16.5 points.

John A. HarkinsRepublican · winner
58.3%5,439
41.7%3,898
9,337 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+47.31990R+40.81992R+49.91994R+16.51996R+11.91998R+23.62000

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