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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut House District 138

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

David J. Cappiello (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating David J. Sessa (D) by 26.8 points.

David J. CappielloRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%5,159
36.6%2,978
8,137 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+7.41990R+25.41992R+11.01994R+26.81996R+6.31998R+32.32000

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