1996Final results
1996 election for Connecticut House District 49
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
John J. Lescoe (D) won with 74.5% of the vote, defeating Richard Leydon (R) by 48.9 points.
John J. LescoeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.5%5,198
Richard LeydonRepublican
25.5%1,783
6,981 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