1980Final results
1980 election for Connecticut Senate District 16
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
William Sullivan (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Dante Carrafa (R) by 13.1 points.
William SullivanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.6%19,114
Dante CarrafaRepublican
43.4%14,683
33,797 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET