en 2016 Connecticut Senate election

2016 Connecticut Senate election
All 36 seats in the Connecticut State Senate; 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	65.3%
	Results: ; Republican gain ; Democratic hold Republican hold
President pro tempore of the Senate before election; Martin Looney; Democratic	Elected President pro tempore of the Senate ; Martin Looney (Democratic); Len Fasano (Republican);

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.^[2]^[3]

Results

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18	18
Democratic	Republican

Parties		Candidates	Seats				Popular Vote
Parties		Candidates	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

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
Before Election	21	15	36	0
After Election	18	18	36	0
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.

2016 Connecticut State Senate election, District 1^[4]
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.

2016 Connecticut State Senate election, District 2^[4]
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.

2016 Connecticut State Senate election, District 3^[4]
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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Notes

^ In addition, the Independent Party of Connecticut cross-endorsed 23 candidates, 22 Republicans and 1 Democrat.
^ In addition, the Working Families Party of Connecticut cross-endorsed 20 candidates, all Democrats.

References

^ "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of November 1, 2016" (PDF).
^ 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.

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[4] In addition, the Independent Party of Connecticut cross-endorsed 23 candidates, 22 Republicans and 1 Democrat.

[5] In addition, the Working Families Party of Connecticut cross-endorsed 20 candidates, all Democrats.

[1] "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of November 1, 2016" (PDF).

[yale-result-2] Gupta, Ashna (November 14, 2016). "Connecticut State Senate split for the first time since 1893". Yale Daily News.

[nytimes-results-3] "Connecticut Election Results 2016". The New York Times. August 2017.

[onlineresults-6] "Public Reporting". ctemspublic.pcctg.net. Retrieved March 4, 2024.

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