1982Final results
1982 election for Connecticut Senate District 16
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
William Sullivan (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Joseph J. Stango (R) by 23.0 points.
William SullivanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.5%16,850
Joseph J. StangoRepublican
38.5%10,549
27,399 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET