1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for Connecticut Senate District 16
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Donald M. Rinaldi (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Joe Markley (R) by 6.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Donald M. RinaldiDemocrat · winner
53.4%13,703
Joe MarkleyRepublican · incumbent
46.6%11,967
25,670 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET