1996Final results
1996 election for Connecticut House District 53
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Michael J. Cardin (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Kathleen W. Bach (R) by 12.4 points.
Michael J. CardinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.2%6,128
Kathleen W. BachRepublican
43.8%4,780
10,908 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