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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut Senate District 20

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Melodie Peters (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Gregory P. Massad (R) by 11.7 points.

Melodie PetersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%20,853
44.1%16,480
37,333 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+36.31990D+14.81992D+16.21994D+11.71996D+13.01998D+36.52000

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