CalledUnofficial results
Connecticut Senate District 16
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Robert Sampson won re-election by 1.3 points over Jack Perry.
Fusion voting
Robert SampsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.6%20,458
Jack PerryDemocrat
49.4%19,952
40,410 votes
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:54 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jack PerryRobert Sampson
$407.6K
Raised by the campaign
$158.6K
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Public matching funds
$131.4K
$390K
Spent by the campaign
$150.1K
$17.6K
Cash on hand
$8.6K
Campaign money: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission, through Oct 27, 2026.
Source: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 27, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Jack Perry
- 22%
- Robert Sampson
- 78%
- Projected margin
- R+5.7