This is the 1996 race. The latest: 2026 →

1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut Senate District 32

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Louis C. Deluca (R) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Donald Pare (D) by 33.5 points.

Louis C. DelucaRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.8%26,639
Donald PareDemocrat
32.4%13,098
Wildey J. MooreLibertarian
1.8%724
40,461 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+25.41990R+24.71992R+42.51994R+33.51996R+36.61998R+28.82002

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

The candidates

Louis C. Deluca (R)Donald Pare (D)

Also on the ballot: Wildey J. Moore (Libertarian), 1.8%