2016 Connecticut Senate election explained

Election Name:2016 Connecticut Senate election
Country:Connecticut
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 Connecticut State Senate election
Previous Year:2014
Election Date:November 8, 2016
Next Election:2018 Connecticut Senate election
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:All 36 seats in the Connecticut State Senate
Majority Seats:19
Turnout:65.3%[1]
Leader1:Martin Looney
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Leader Since1:January 7, 2015
Leaders Seat1:11th
Last Election1:21
Seats1:18
Seat Change1: 3
Leader2:Len Fasano
Leader Since2:January 7, 2015
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:34th
Last Election2:15
Seats2:18
Seat Change2: 3
Map Size:300px
President pro tempore of the Senate
Before Election:Martin Looney
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)

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.

Results

1818
DemocraticRepublican
PartiesCandidatesSeatsPopular Vote
align=center 2014align=center 2016align=center +/-align=center Strengthalign=center Votealign=center %align=center Change
Democraticalign=center 35align=center 21align=center 18align=center 3align=right 50.00%align=right 747,662align=right 48.56%align=right
Republicanalign=center 33align=center 15align=center 18align=center 3align=right 50.00%align=right 713,635align=right 46.35%align=right
Independent Partyalign=center 1align=center 0align=center 0align=center
align=right 0.00%align=right 41,265align=right 2.68%align=right
Working Familiesalign=center 0align=center 0align=center 0align=center
align=right 0.00%align=right 31,359align=right 2.04%align=right
Greenalign=center 4align=center 0align=center 0align=center
align=right 0.00%align=right 3,468align=right 0.23%align=right
Other parties and Write-insalign=center 5align=center 0align=center 0align=center
align=right 0.00%align=right 2,247align=right 0.15%align=right
align=center colspan="2" Totalalign=center 78align=center 36align=center 36align=center 0align=center 100.00%align=center 1,539,636align=center 100.00%align=center -

Composition

AffiliationParty

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total
DemocraticRepublicanVacant
Before Election2115360
After Election1818360
Change 3 3

Detailed results

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

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.

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.

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.

District 36

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of November 1, 2016.