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1998Final results

1998 election for Connecticut House District 42

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Mary K. McGrattan (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Susan Mendenhall (R) by 13.4 points.

Mary K. McGrattanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.7%2,717
43.3%2,076
4,793 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+10.01992D+6.51994D+9.51996D+13.41998D+4.32000R+0.12002

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