1996Final results
1996 election for Connecticut House District 83
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
James W. Abrams (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Rick Kilham (R) by 29.1 points.
James W. AbramsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%5,630
Rick KilhamRepublican
35.4%3,091
8,721 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