2008Final results
2008 election for Connecticut Senate District 16
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Sam S. F. Caligiuri (R) won with 76.5% of the vote, defeating Mark A. Orsini (Ind) by 53.0 points.
Sam S. F. CaligiuriRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.5%25,362
Mark A. OrsiniIndependent
23.5%7,784
33,146 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET