2016 Connecticut Senate election
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]
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Results: Republican gain Democratic hold Republican hold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results edit
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Democratic | Republican |
Parties | Candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||
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2014 | 2016 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | |||
Democratic | 35 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 50.00% | 747,662 | 48.56% | ||
Republican | 33 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 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 edit
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
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Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
Before Election | 21 | 15 | 36 | 0 |
After Election | 18 | 18 | 36 | 0 |
Change | 3 | 3 |
Detailed results edit
District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • 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 |
District 1 edit
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 | % | |
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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 edit
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 | % | |
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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 edit
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 | % | |
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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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Notes edit
References edit
- ^ 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.