1996Final results
1996 election for Connecticut House District 51
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Shawn T. Johnston (D) won with 77.8% of the vote, defeating Tasi Vriga (R) by 59.9 points.
Shawn T. JohnstonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.8%6,702
Tasi VrigaRepublican
17.9%1,542
William A. WarnerIndependent
4.3%367
8,611 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