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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut House District 58

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Frederick A. Gelsi (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Patrick J. Danford (R) by 36.3 points.

Frederick A. GelsiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.1%4,764
31.9%2,227
6,991 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

EvenD+37.01988D+11.71992D+15.81994D+36.31996D+13.61998D+33.02004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET