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1996Final results

1996 election for Connecticut Senate District 9

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Biagio Ciotto (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating P. J. Hallisey (R) by 10.8 points.

Biagio CiottoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.4%22,937
P. J. HalliseyRepublican
44.6%18,460
41,397 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

EvenD+17.01990R+26.31992D+7.51994D+10.81996D+38.01998D+45.32000

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