1996Final results
1996 election for Connecticut House District 79
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Kosta Diamantis (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Richard F. Prindle (R) by 29.1 points.
Kosta DiamantisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%4,868
Richard F. PrindleRepublican
35.4%2,673
7,541 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