2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2016 election for Connecticut Senate District 18
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Heather Somers (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Timothy Russell Bowles (D) by 14.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Heather SomersRepublican · winner
57.3%24,795
Timothy Russell BowlesDemocrat
42.7%18,447
43,242 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET