DemocratNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: Nov 2000
Donald M. Rinaldi
Last held office: Connecticut State Senate, District 16 (1986–1988). Ran in 4 elections between 1986 and 2000, winning 1.
- Last margin
- −7.5
- Lost 2000
- Elections
- 4
- 1986–2000
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Rinaldi was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Rinaldi has run
Margin: how far Rinaldi finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Connecticut State Senate, District 16 | General | Lost | Stephen Somma (R) | 46.2% | R+7.5 |
| 1990 | Connecticut State Senate, District 16 | General | Lost | Stephen Somma (R), Peter Oneill (I) | 36.1% | R+25.1 |
| 1988 | Connecticut State Senate, District 16 | General | Lost | Stephen Somma (R), Robert Giannamore (CST), Stella L. Foster (I) | 47.7% | R+3.4 |
| 1986 | Connecticut State Senate, District 16 | General | Won | Joe Markley (R) | 53.4% | D+6.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Rinaldi has held
- Connecticut State Senate, District 16 · 1986–1988
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Rinaldi has run against
- Stephen Somma (R) · 2000 election, lost
- Joe Markley (R) · 1986 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive