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1998Final results

1998 election for Connecticut Senate District 16

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Stephen Somma (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Edward M. Rosenblatt (D) by 30.1 points.

Stephen SommaRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.1%16,796
34.9%9,020
25,816 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 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+29.71992R+27.41994R+4.41996R+30.11998R+7.52000D+5.22002

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