1972Final results
1972 election for Connecticut Senate District 16
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
William Sullivan (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Perry A. Pisciotti (R) by 10.7 points.
William SullivanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.4%19,573
Perry A. PisciottiRepublican
44.6%15,784
35,357 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET