1996Final results
1996 election for Connecticut House District 43
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Robert Simmons (R) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating John H. Mellow (D) by 42.6 points.
Robert SimmonsRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.3%6,708
John H. MellowDemocrat
28.7%2,702
9,410 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