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The 2016 Connecticut Senate election was held on November 8, 2016, concurrently with the elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives, to elect members to the Connecticut General Assembly. All 36 seats in the Connecticut Senate were up for election. The election resulted in a tie, with the parties controlling 18 seats each. Primary elections were held on August 9, 2016.[1][2]
Results
| 18 | 18 |
| Democratic | Republican |
| Parties | Candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2016 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | |||
| Democratic | 35 | 21 | 18 |  3
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50.00% | 747,662 | 48.56% | ||
| Republican | 33 | 15 | 18 |  3
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50.00% | 713,635 | 46.35% | ||
| Independent Party | 1[a] | 0 | 0 |  |
0.00% | 41,265 | 2.68% | ||
| Working Families | 0[b] | 0 | 0 | |
0.00% | 31,359 | 2.04% | ||
| Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
0.00% | 3,468 | 0.23% | ||
| Other parties and Write-ins | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
0.00% | 2,247 | 0.15% | ||
| Total | 78 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 100.00% | 1,539,636 | 100.00% | - | |
Composition
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| Before Election | 21 | 15 | 36 | 0 |
| After Election | 18 | 18 | 36 | 0 |
| Change | 3
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3
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Detailed results
District 1
Democratic incumbent John Fonfara was re-elected to an 11th term after defeating Republican candidate Barbara Ruhe and Green Party candidate Barbara Barry. Fonfara has represented the 1st District since 1997.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Fonfara (incumbent) | 20,437 | 74.81% | |
| Republican | Barbara Ruhe | 6,052 | 22.15% | |
| Green | Barbara Barry | 829 | 3.03% | |
| Total votes | 27,318 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 2
Democratic incumbent Eric Coleman was re-elected to a 12th term after defeating Republican candidate Theresa Tillett and write-in candidates Charles Jackson and Martha S. Kelly. Coleman was also nominated by the Working Families Party. He has represented the 2nd District since 1995.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eric Coleman | 29,319 | 79.97% | |
| Working Families | Eric Coleman | 1,453 | 3.96% | |
| Total | Eric Coleman (incumbent) | 30,772 | 83.93% | |
| Republican | Theresa Tillett | 5,888 | 16.06% | |
| Write-in | Charles Jackson | 1 | 0.00% | |
| Write-in | Martha S. Kelly | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 36,661 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
Democratic incumbent Timothy Larson was re-elected to a second term after defeating Republican candidate Carolyn Mirek. Mirek was also nominated by the Independent Party. Larson has represented the 3rd District since 2015.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Timothy Larson (incumbent) | 23,913 | 56.18% | |
| Republican | Carolyn Mirek | 17,260 | 40.55% | |
| Independent Party | Carolyn Mirek | 1,390 | 3.27% | |
| Total | Carolyn Mirek | 18,650 | 43.82% | |
| Total votes | 42,563 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
Notes
References
- ^ Gupta, Ashna (November 14, 2016). "Connecticut State Senate split for the first time since 1893". Yale Daily News.
- ^ "Connecticut Election Results 2016". The New York Times. August 2017.
- ^ a b c "Public Reporting". ctemspublic.pcctg.net. Retrieved March 4, 2024.