1976Final results
1976 election for Connecticut Senate District 16
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
William Sullivan (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Dante Carrafa (R) by 11.8 points.
William SullivanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%19,562
Dante CarrafaRepublican
44.1%15,435
34,997 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET