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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut Senate District 28

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Fred H. Lovegrove Jr. (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas G. Ganim (D) by 5.2 points.

Fred H. Lovegrove Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
52.6%22,780
47.4%20,516
43,296 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+18.11990R+16.31992R+19.21994R+5.21996R+23.31998R+28.62000

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