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2010Final results

2010 election for Connecticut Senate District 16

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Joe Markley (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating John N. Barry (D) by 7.0 points.

Joe MarkleyRepublican · winner
52.2%16,861
45.2%14,607
2.6%838
32,306 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+5.22002D+22.92004R+9.72006R+7.02010R+4.42012R+24.52016

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

The candidates

Joe Markley (R)John N. Barry (D)

Also on the ballot: Carmine M. Capobianco (Independent), 2.6%