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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut Senate District 23

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Alvin W. Penn (D) won with 77.1% of the vote, defeating Antonio D. Diaz (R) by 54.2 points.

Alvin W. PennDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.1%11,264
Antonio D. DiazRepublican
22.9%3,350
14,614 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+25.41990D+19.31992D+32.61994D+54.21996D+58.11998D+62.22000

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