2016 Connecticut State Senate election

2016 Connecticut Senate election

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November 8, 2016

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All 36 seats in the Connecticut State Senate
19 seats needed for a majority

	Majority party	Minority party

Leader	Martin Looney	Len Fasano
Party	Democratic	Republican
Leader since	January 7, 2015	January 7, 2015
Last election	21	15
Seats won	18	18
Seat change	3	3

President pro tempore of the Senate before election

Martin Looney
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore of the Senate

Martin Looney
Democratic

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The 2016 Connecticut Senate election was held on November 8, 2016, concurrently with for the Connecticut House of Representatives, to elect members to the Connecticut General Assembly. All 36 seats in the Connecticut Senate were up for election. The election resulted in a tie, with the parties controlling 18 seats each. Primary elections were held on August 9, 2016.^[1]^[2]

Composition[]

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Democratic	Republican		Vacant
Before Election	21	15	36	0
After Election	18	18	36	0
Change	3	3

Overview[]

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18	18
Democratic	Republican

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References[]

^ Gupta, Ashna (November 14, 2016). "Connecticut State Senate split for the first time since 1893". Yale Daily News.
^ "Connecticut Election Results 2016". The New York Times.

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See also: Political party strength in Connecticut