1996 Connecticut U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1996 Connecticut U.S. House District 5 Election?

James H. Maloney won the 1996 Connecticut U.S. House District 5 Election. James H. Maloney received 111,974 popular votes (48.97%). The main challenger was Gary Franks (45.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Maloney and Franks

Maloney +3.0 pts · won by 13,192 votes
111,974 votes
98,782 votes
Rosita Rodriguezconcerned citizens1.39%
2,983 votes
Walter F. Thiessen Jr.Libertarian0.65%
1,391 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.1% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.