1978Final results
1978 election for Connecticut Senate District 16
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
William Sullivan (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Richard G. Gugliemetti (R) by 19.7 points.
William SullivanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%17,844
Richard G. GugliemettiRepublican
40.1%11,965
29,809 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET