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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut Senate District 13

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Thomas P. Gaffey (D) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Leonard F. Suzio Jr. (R) by 44.0 points.

Thomas P. GaffeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.0%22,115
28.0%8,608
30,723 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+23.81990D+11.31992D+25.71994D+44.01996D+42.41998D+55.62000

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