1996Final results
1996 election for Connecticut House District 85
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Mary Mushinsky (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Barbara Berger Chayer (R) by 33.1 points.
Mary MushinskyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.6%5,828
Barbara Berger ChayerRepublican
33.4%2,927
8,755 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