2026 Connecticut Senate election

2026 Connecticut State Senate election

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All 36 seats in the Connecticut Senate 19 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Bob Duff Stephen Harding (lost re-election) Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 7, 2015 February 16, 2024 Leader's seat District 25 District 30 Last election 25 11 Seats won 33 3 Seat change 8 8
Democratic hold     Democratic gain      Republican hold
President Pro Tempore before election Martin Looney Democratic Elected President Pro Tempore TBD

The 2026 Connecticut State Senate election was held on November 3, 2026, alongside the other 2026 United States elections. ^[1] Voters elected members of the Connecticut State Senate in all 36 of the U.S. state of Connecticut's legislative districts to serve a two-year term. ^[2]

Retirements

Republicans

1. District 28: Tony Hwang retired.
2. District 36: Ryan Fazio retired to run for governor. ^[3]

Democrats

1. District 11: Martin Looney retired.
2. District 13: Jan Hochadel retired.
3. District 26: Ceci Maher retired.

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

Democrats

1. District 2: Doug McCrory lost re-nomination to Maryam Khan.

In general election

Republicans

1. District 7: John Kissel lost reelection to David Kiner.
2. District 18: Heather Somers lost reelection to Joe de la Cruz.
3. District 21: Jason Perillo lost reelection to Carolann Reid.
4. District 30: Stephen Harding lost reelection to Aaron Zimmer.
5. District 34: Paul Cicarella lost reelection to Brandi Mandato.
6. District 35: Jeff Gordon lost reelection to Ethan Werstler.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe D	January 22, 2026
State Navigate [5]	Safe D	October 14, 2026

Summary of results by district

District	2024 Pres. [6]	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Outcome
1st	D+37.5	John Fonfara		Dem	TBD
2nd	D+65.4	Douglas McCrory		Dem	TBD
3rd	D+22.7	Saud Anwar		Dem	TBD
4th	D+26.2	MD Rahman		Dem	TBD
5th	D+37.6	Derek Slap		Dem	TBD
6th	D+12.0	Rick Lopes		Dem	TBD
7th	D+2.2	John Kissel		Rep	TBD
8th	D+9.8	Paul Honig		Dem	TBD
9th	D+14.7	Matthew Lesser		Dem	TBD
10th	D+61.2	Gary Winfield		Dem	TBD
11th	D+53.0	Martin Looney		Dem	TBD
12th	D+14.2	Christine Cohen		Dem	TBD
13th	D+15.4	Jan Hochadel		Dem	TBD
14th	D+3.3	James Maroney		Dem	TBD
15th	D+6.9	Joan Hartley		Dem	TBD
16th	R+9.7	Robert Sampson		Rep	TBD
17th	D+12.7	Jorge Cabrera		Dem	TBD
18th	D+5.3	Heather Somers		Rep	TBD
19th	D+6.4	Catherine Osten		Dem	TBD
20th	D+17.9	Martha Marx		Dem	TBD
21st	R+0.5	Jason Perillo		Rep	TBD
22nd	D+18.8	Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox		Dem	TBD
23rd	D+50.9	Herron Gaston		Dem	TBD
24th	D+7.4	Julie Kushner		Dem	TBD
25th	D+28.0	Bob Duff		Dem	TBD
26th	D+32.9	Ceci Maher		Dem	TBD
27th	D+28.1	Patricia Billie Miller		Dem	TBD
28th	D+18.3	Tony Hwang		Rep	TBD
29th	D+3.5	Mae Flexer		Dem	TBD
30th	D+0.9	Stephen Harding		Rep	TBD
31st	R+8.0	Henri Martin		Rep	TBD
32nd	R+9.2	Eric Berthel		Rep	TBD
33rd	D+9.4	Norman Needleman		Dem	TBD
34th	R+4.6	Paul Cicarella		Rep	TBD
35th	D+3.0	Jeff Gordon		Rep	TBD
36th	D+16.8	Ryan Fazio		Rep	TBD

Detailed results

Source: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission.

District 1

Connecticut's 1st State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Fonfara (incumbent)	14,257	90.84%
	Green	Luis Delgado	1,438	9.16%
Total votes			15,695	100%
	Democratic hold

District 2

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maryam Khan	3,889	40.6%
	Democratic	Ayana Taylor	3,080	32.2%
	Democratic	Doug McCrory (incumbent)	2,605	27.2%
Total votes				98%

Connecticut's 2nd State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maryam Khan	23,804	84.69%
	Republican	Tim Knotts	4,303	15.31%
Total votes			28,107	100%
	Democratic hold

District 3

Connecticut's 3rd State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Saud Anwar (incumbent)	21,746	67.05%
	Republican	Elliot Hughes	10,684	32.94%
Total votes			32,430	100%
	Democratic hold

District 4

Connecticut's 4th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	MD Rahman (incumbent)	26,329	65.90%
	Republican	Jenn Jennings	13,621	34.10%
Total votes			39,950	100%
	Democratic hold

District 5

Connecticut's 5th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Derek Slap (incumbent)	33,092	100%
Total votes			33,092	100%
	Democratic hold

District 6

Connecticut's 6th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Lopes (incumbent)	15,899	63.85%
	Republican	Tremell Collins	9,001	36.15%
Total votes			24,900	100%
	Democratic hold

District 7

Connecticut's 7th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Kiner	22,113	55.43%
	Republican	John Kissel (incumbent)	17,579	44.57%
Total votes			39,692	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 8

Connecticut's 8th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Honig (incumbent)	26,937	60.06%
	Republican	Mike Criss	17,916	39.94%
Total votes			44,853	100%
	Democratic hold

District 9

Connecticut's 9th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Lesser (incumbent)	24,169	64.38%
	Republican	Grant Polomsky	12,539	33.40%
	Independent Party	Gwen Samuel	834	2.22%
Total votes			37,542	100%
	Democratic hold

District 10

Connecticut's 10th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gary Winfield (incumbent)	16,232	100%
Total votes			16,232	100%
	Democratic hold

District 11

Connecticut's 11th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Paolillo	18,760	89.72%
	Workers' Voice Party	Rosa Pepper-Macias	2,149	10.28%
Total votes			20,909	100%
	Democratic hold

District 12

Connecticut's 12th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christine Cohen (incumbent)	28,994	60.84%
	Republican	Lisa Deane	18,662	39.16%
Total votes			47,656	100%
	Democratic hold

District 13

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Fazzino	3,157	63.2%
	Democratic	Jim Jinks	1,841	36.8%
Total votes			4,998	100%

Connecticut's 13th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Fazzino	22,019	86.72%
	Independent Party	Lamar Terrell	3,371	13.28%
Total votes			25,390	100%
	Democratic hold

District 14

Connecticut's 14th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Maroney (incumbent)	22,900	57.99%
	Republican	Owen Weaver	15,452	39.13%
	Independent Party	James Maroney	1,137	2.88%
Total votes			39,489	100%
	Democratic hold

District 15

Connecticut's 15th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joan Hartley (incumbent)	13,988	67.43%
	Republican	Ruben Rodriguez	6,755	32.57%
Total votes			20,743	100%
	Democratic hold

District 16

Connecticut's 16th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Sampson (incumbent)	20,458	50.62%
	Democratic	Jack Perry	19,952	49.37%
Total votes			40,410	100%
	Republican hold

District 17

Connecticut's 17th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jorge Cabrera (incumbent)	21,484	62.54%
	Republican	John-Paul Dorais	12,869	37.46%
Total votes			34,353	100%
	Democratic hold

District 18

Connecticut's 18th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe de la Cruz	19,828	52.48%
	Republican	Heather Somers (incumbent)	17,951	47.52%
Total votes			37,779	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 19

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Guidone	1,162	56.22%
	Republican	Mike France	905	43.78%
Total votes			2,067	100.00%

Connecticut's 19th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Catherine Osten (incumbent)	21,605	59.72%
	Republican	Jason Guidone	14,573	40.28%
Total votes			36,178	100%
	Democratic hold

District 20

Connecticut's 20th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Martha Marx (incumbent)	23,434	59.08%
	Republican	Lee Elci	16,234	40.92%
Total votes			39,668	100%
	Democratic hold

District 21

Connecticut's 21th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carolann Reid	21,407	50.87%
	Republican	Jason Perillo (incumbent)	20,676	49.13%
Total votes			42,083	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 22

Connecticut's 22nd State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (incumbent)	19,344	65.36%
	Republican	Scott Modlin	10,251	34.64%
Total votes			29,595	100%
	Democratic hold

District 23

Connecticut's 23rd State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herron Gaston (incumbent)	10,891	93.67%
	New Movement Party	Natasha Williams	736	6.33%
Total votes			11,627	100%
	Democratic hold

District 24

Connecticut's 24th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Julie Kushner (incumbent)	18,257	62.54%
	Republican	Melissa Lindsey	10,934	37.46%
Total votes			29,191	100%
	Democratic hold

District 25

Connecticut's 25th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Duff (incumbent)	22,764	68.05%
	Republican	Justin Perry	10,690	31.95%
Total votes			33,454	100%
	Democratic hold

District 26

Connecticut's 26th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Samantha Nestor	28,585	65.41%
	Republican	Alma Sarelli	15,114	34.59%
Total votes			43,699	100%
	Democratic hold

District 27

Connecticut's 27th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patricia Billie Miller (incumbent)	20,892	100%
Total votes			20,892	100%
	Democratic hold

District 28

Connecticut's 28th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Blanchard	27,855	61.02%
	Republican	Amybeth Laroche	17,791	38.98%
Total votes			45,646	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 29

Connecticut's 29th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mae Flexer (incumbent)	18,567	58.62%
	Republican	Christopher Reddy	13,107	41.38%
Total votes			31,674	100%
	Democratic hold

District 30

Senate Minority Leader Stephen Harding ran for reelection for a third term, but was defeated by Aaron Zimmer.

Connecticut's 30th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aaron Zimmer	22,820	51.63%
	Republican	Stephen Harding (incumbent)	21,383	48.37%
Total votes			44,203	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 31

Connecticut's 31st State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henri Martin (incumbent)	19,578	53.68%
	Democratic	Laurel LaPorte-Grimes	16,897	46.32%
Total votes			36,475	100%
	Republican hold

District 32

Connecticut's 32th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Berthel (incumbent)	25,632	53.18%
	Democratic	Matt Knickerbocker	22,570	46.82%
Total votes			48,202	100%
	Republican hold

District 33

Connecticut's 33rd State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Norman Needleman (incumbent)	29,260	59.39%
	Republican	Charles Ferraro	20,006	40.61%
Total votes			49,266	100%
	Democratic hold

District 34

Connecticut's 34th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brandi Mandato	19,203	50.30%
	Republican	Paul Cicarella (incumbent)	18,974	49.70%
Total votes			38,177	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 35

Connecticut's 35th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ethan Werstler	22,719	54.08%
	Republican	Jeff Gordon (incumbent)	19,294	45.92%
Total votes			42,013	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 36

Connecticut's 36th State Senate district election, 2026

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jill Oberlander	22,896	54.96%
	Republican	Joseph Kelly	18,761	45.04%
Total votes			41,657	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

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