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1998Final results

1998 election for Connecticut House District 121

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Terrance E. Backer (D) won with 76.5% of the vote, defeating John M. Dempsey (R) by 53.0 points.

Terrance E. BackerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.5%3,841
John M. DempseyRepublican
23.5%1,181
5,022 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenD+5.81992D+29.91994D+37.81996D+53.01998D+52.62000D+19.82002

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