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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut House District 47

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Jack Malone (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Barry Kolar (R) by 33.8 points.

Jack MaloneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%5,386
Barry KolarRepublican
33.1%2,665
8,051 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

EvenD+25.11990R+1.71992D+8.91994D+33.81996D+41.01998D+35.32002

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