1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Connecticut House District 48
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Linda A. Orange (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Gale Jones Balavender (R) by 14.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Linda A. OrangeDemocrat · winner
57.3%5,961
Gale Jones BalavenderRepublican
42.7%4,446
10,407 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