1996Final results
1996 election for Connecticut House District 135
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
John E. Stripp (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Tom Baptist (D) by 21.9 points.
John E. StrippRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%6,958
Tom BaptistDemocrat
39.0%4,455
11,413 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET