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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut Senate District 34

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Brian McDermott (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating David C. Schrumm (R) by 16.1 points.

Brian McDermottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.0%22,784
42.0%16,471
39,255 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+34.11990R+2.01992D+2.21994D+16.11996D+12.21998D+21.42000

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