1996Final results
1996 election for Connecticut House District 56
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Thomasina Clemons (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Gary Mesick (R) by 33.9 points.
Thomasina ClemonsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%4,984
Gary MesickRepublican
33.0%2,459
7,443 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