1992Final results
1992 election for Connecticut Senate District 16
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Stephen Somma (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Papa Sr. (D) by 29.7 points.
Stephen SommaRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.8%20,442
Michael J. Papa Sr.Democrat
35.2%11,086
31,528 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET