1990Final results
1990 election for Connecticut House District 16
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Paul J. Knierim (R) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating William J. Tyska (D) by 33.5 points.
Paul J. KnierimRepublican · winner
66.7%6,623
William J. TyskaDemocrat
33.3%3,302
9,925 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET