1996Final results
1996 election for Connecticut Senate District 24
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Mark Nielsen (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Arconti (D) by 0.6 points.
Mark NielsenRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.3%17,443
Thomas J. ArcontiDemocrat
49.7%17,222
34,665 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET