1996Final results
1996 election for Connecticut House District 42
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Mary K. McGrattan (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Chris Ruest (R) by 9.5 points.
Mary K. McGrattanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%3,603
Chris RuestRepublican
45.2%2,976
6,579 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