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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut House District 60

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Carl Schiessl (D) won with 88.3% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Petrelli (R) by 82.0 points.

Carl SchiesslDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.3%5,865
6.3%419
5.4%359
6,643 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+38.31990D+24.01992D+15.51994D+82.01996D+11.81998D+24.42000

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