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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut Senate District 30

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

M. Adela Eads (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Harold D. Hansen (D) by 19.8 points.

M. Adela EadsRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.9%22,177
40.1%14,855
37,032 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+42.31990R+1.71992R+12.01994R+19.81996R+37.11998R+30.12000

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