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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut Senate District 15

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Thomas F. Upson (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating John W. Girouard (D) by 23.1 points.

Thomas F. UpsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%18,649
38.5%11,662
30,311 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

EvenR+38.21990R+23.21992R+34.31994R+23.11996R+49.71998D+27.32000

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