1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Connecticut Senate District 3
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Gary D. Lebeau (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Kevin F. Rennie (R) by 7.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gary D. LebeauDemocrat · winner
53.6%19,436
Kevin F. RennieRepublican · incumbent
46.4%16,833
36,269 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