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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut House District 37

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Gary J. Orefice (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Lickwar (R) by 2.4 points.

Gary J. OreficeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.2%5,656
48.8%5,392
11,048 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+12.31990D+12.81992D+13.81994D+2.41996D+14.31998D+15.22000

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