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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut House District 96

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Cameron C. Staples (D) won with 85.9% of the vote, defeating Stanley M. Sanders (R) by 71.8 points.

Cameron C. StaplesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.9%3,891
14.1%640
4,531 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+58.41990D+56.51992D+58.21994D+71.81996D+70.11998D+48.42002

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