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1994Final results

1994 election for Connecticut Senate District 16

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Stephen Somma (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating John A. Sarlo (D) by 27.4 points.

Stephen SommaRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%18,227
36.3%10,377
28,604 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenR+3.41988R+25.11990R+29.71992R+27.41994R+4.41996R+30.11998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET