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2016Final results

2016 election for Connecticut Senate District 27

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Carlo Leone (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Gino C. Bottino (R) by 32.8 points.

Carlo LeoneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%24,149
Gino C. BottinoRepublican
32.4%11,993
2.4%874
37,016 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

EvenD+17.72010D+24.52012D+11.02014D+32.82016D+30.72018D+27.72020

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

The candidates