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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut House District 82

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Emil Altobello (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Philip T. Ashton (R) by 22.2 points.

Emil AltobelloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.1%5,150
38.9%3,276
8,426 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+17.11990D+37.91992D+2.61994D+22.21996D+34.31998D+32.12000

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