1990Final results
1990 election for Connecticut Senate District 16
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Stephen Somma (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Donald M. Rinaldi (D) by 25.1 points.
Stephen SommaRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%16,123
Donald M. RinaldiDemocrat
36.1%9,506
Peter OneillOther party
2.7%713
26,342 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