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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut House District 151

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Claudia M. Powers (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Gwen M. Bylinsky (D) by 44.0 points.

Claudia M. PowersRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.0%7,146
28.0%2,779
9,925 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+40.11988R+30.01992R+41.91994R+44.01996R+1.72006R+10.72008

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