1996Final results
1996 election for Connecticut House District 78
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
William A. Hamzy (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Michael E. Ganem (D) by 2.0 points.
William A. HamzyRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.0%4,138
Michael E. GanemDemocrat
49.0%3,977
8,115 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