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2002Final results

2002 election for Connecticut House District 96

Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut

Cameron C. Staples (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph J. Bango (R) by 48.4 points.

Cameron C. StaplesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.2%3,897
Joseph J. BangoRepublican
25.8%1,356
5,253 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+58.21994D+71.81996D+70.11998D+48.42002D+60.02004D+61.22018

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