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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut Senate District 29

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Donald E. Williams Jr. (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Virginia Raymond (R) by 10.7 points.

Donald E. Williams Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
54.2%17,310
43.4%13,877
Stephen R. MyersIndependent
2.4%753
31,940 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+36.81990D+40.61992D+31.41994D+10.71996D+29.51998D+51.52006

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

The candidates