1996Final results
1996 election for Connecticut Senate District 16
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Stephen Somma (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Lawlor (D) by 4.4 points.
Stephen SommaRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.2%17,007
Jim LawlorDemocrat
47.8%15,569
32,576 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET