1996Final results
1996 election for Connecticut House District 44
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Michael A. Caron (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas Rizer (D) by 3.3 points.
Michael A. CaronRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.6%4,348
Thomas RizerDemocrat
48.4%4,071
8,419 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