Connecticut State Senate District 16
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Rob Sampson Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Jack PerryDemocraticRob SampsonRepublican · Incumbent8 years since first win
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Rob Sampson (R) 56.6, Christopher Robertson (D) 43.4
- Last election
- Rob Sampson (Republican) won by 13.2 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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- Races
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- Won 8 of 8
- Years since first win
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- 8
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Candidates on the ballot
- Jack PerryDemocratic
- Rob SampsonIncumbentRepublican(Republican, Independent Party)
Source: portal.ct.gov, dated Oct 28
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Official results for Connecticut
History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 52,690
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRob SampsonWon Republican 29,81356.6% DemocraticChristopher Robertson Democratic 22,87743.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,592
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRob SampsonWon(incumbent) Republican 24,36958.6% DemocraticChristopher R. Robertson Democratic 17,22341.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 54,306
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRob SampsonWon(incumbent) Republican 29,20953.8% DemocraticJack Perry Democratic 25,09346.2% Paul J. Small Write-in 40.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 42,320
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRob SampsonWon Republican 23,98856.7% DemocraticVickie Orsini Nardello Democratic 18,33243.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 47,576
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoe MarkleyWon(incumbent) Republican 29,61062.2% DemocraticRyan P. Rogers Democratic 17,96637.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,077
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoe MarkleyWon(incumbent) Republican 22,13278.8% OtherChristopher R. Robertson Other 5,94521.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,016
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoe MarkleyWon(incumbent) Republican 22,45552.2% DemocraticCorky Mazurek Democratic 20,56147.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,306
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoe MarkleyWon Republican 16,86152.2% DemocraticJohn N. Barry Democratic 14,60745.2% IndependentCarmine M. Capobianco Independent 8382.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,146
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSam S. CaligiuriWon(incumbent) Republican 25,36276.5% IndependentMark A. Orsini Independent 7,78423.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,512
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSam S. CaligiuriWon Republican 17,28054.8% DemocraticDavid Zoni Democratic 14,23245.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 40,114
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticChristopher MurphyWon(incumbent) Democratic 24,05660.0% RepublicanChristopher J. Obrien Republican 14,87337.1% IndependentFrank A. Burgio Sr. Independent 8912.2% OtherDerek John Ljongquist Other 2940.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,323
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticChristopher MurphyWon Democratic 15,95352.6% RepublicanAnn Dandrow Republican 14,37047.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,505
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStephen SommaWon(incumbent) Republican 17,47353.8% DemocraticDonald S. Rinaldi Democratic 15,03246.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,816
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStephen SommaWon(incumbent) Republican 16,79665.1% DemocraticEdward M. Rosenblatt Democratic 9,02034.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,576
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStephen SommaWon(incumbent) Republican 17,00752.2% DemocraticJim Lawlor Democratic 15,56947.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,604
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStephen SommaWon(incumbent) Republican 18,22763.7% DemocraticJohn A. Sarlo Democratic 10,37736.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,528
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStephen SommaWon(incumbent) Republican 20,44264.8% DemocraticMichael J. Papa Sr. Democratic 11,08635.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,342
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStephen SommaWon(incumbent) Republican 16,12361.2% DemocraticDonald M. Rinaldi Democratic 9,50636.1% OtherPeter Oneill Other 7132.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,222
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanStephen SommaWon Republican 15,97351.2% DemocraticDonald M. Rinaldi(incumbent) Democratic 14,90047.7% OtherRobert Giannamore Other 2020.7% IndependentStella L. Foster Independent 1470.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,670
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDonald M. RinaldiWon Democratic 13,70353.4% RepublicanJoseph C. Markley(incumbent) Republican 11,96746.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,617
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoseph C. MarkleyWon Republican 18,70852.5% DemocraticWilliam Sullivan(incumbent) Democratic 16,90947.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,399
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam SullivanWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,85061.5% RepublicanJoseph J. Stango Republican 10,54938.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,797
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam SullivanWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,11456.6% RepublicanDante Carrafa Republican 14,68343.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,809
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam SullivanWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,84459.9% RepublicanRichard G. Gugliemetti Republican 11,96540.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,997
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam SullivanWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,56255.9% RepublicanDante Carrafa Republican 15,43544.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,039
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam SullivanWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,28566.4% RepublicanRoger Hackbarth Republican 9,75433.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,357
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam SullivanWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,57355.4% RepublicanPerry A. Pisciotti Republican 15,78444.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,862
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam SullivanWon Democratic 14,12754.6% RepublicanAnthony G. Fiore Republican 7,99030.9% OtherJames E. Transley Other 3,74514.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,793
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Connecticut Senate District 16, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames E. TansleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,16465.3% RepublicanEdward J. Bagley Jr. Republican 9,62934.6%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Connecticut State Senate District 16, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ct/senate/16. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ct/sldu:16
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026