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1998Final results

1998 election for Connecticut House District 53

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Michael J. Cardin (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating April C. Teveris (R) by 33.8 points.

Michael J. CardinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%5,629
33.1%2,784
8,413 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+0.31992D+0.11994D+12.41996D+33.81998D+14.62006D+13.22008

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