1996Final results
1996 election for Connecticut Senate District 7
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
John Kissel (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating John Bowles (D) by 17.2 points.
John KisselRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%21,011
John BowlesDemocrat
41.4%14,839
35,850 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