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Connecticut's 26th State Senate district elects one member of the Connecticut State Senate. The district consists of the entirety of Westport, Wilton, Ridgefield, and Redding, and parts of Bethel, New Canaan and Weston. [1] Previously, the 26th district comprised Norwalk, Wilton, New Canaan, and Easton. However, in the late 1970s Norwalk and Darien became the 25th district. It is currently represented by Democrat Ceci Maher since 2023.
At some point shortly prior to 1905, Connecticut was redistricted. Fairfield County was previously represented in the 12th Senate District.
| Senator | Party | Years of service | Hometown | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeremiah Donovan | Democratic | 1905–1909 | Norwalk | Served in the United States House of Representatives, and as mayor of Norwalk |
| Joseph F. Silliman | Republican | 1909–1911 | New Canaan | |
| Jeremiah Donovan | Democratic | 1911–1913 | Norwalk | Served in the United States House of Representatives, and as mayor of Norwalk |
| Hanford Weed | Democratic | 1913–1915 | New Canaan | |
| Hubert Bishop | Republican | 1915–1917 | Norwalk | |
| Charles Williamson | Republican | 1917–1921 | Darien | |
| Nehemiah Candee | Republican | 1921–1923 | Easton | |
| John Behre | Republican | 1923–1925 | New Canaan | |
| Frank Gregory | Republican | 1925–1927 | Norwalk | |
| John D. Milne | Republican | 1927–1931 | Norwalk | |
| Anson F. Keeler | Republican | 1931–1933 | Norwalk | Served as Connecticut State Comptroller, and mayor of Norwalk |
| John D. Milne | Republican | 1933–1935 | Norwalk | |
| Charles Rumpf | Republican | 1935–1939 | Darien | |
| Nehemiah Candee | Republican | 1939–1941 | Easton | |
| George Warncke | Republican | 1941–1943 | Wilton | |
| Stanley P. Mead | Republican | 1943–1945 | New Canaan | Unexpired term filled by Edward J. Kelley |
| Edward J. Kelley | Democratic | 1943–1945 | Norwalk | Special Session Elected to fill unexpired term of S.P. Mead, Served as mayor of Norwalk |
| Alfred Tweedy | Republican | 1945–1947 | Darien | |
| Stanley Stroffolino | Republican | 1947–1951 | Norwalk | |
| Tage Pearson | Republican | 1951-1953 | Wilton | Served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, 1948 |
| Louis Lemaire | Republican | 1953–1957 | Norwalk | |
 Abner W. Sibal | Republican | 1957 – 1961 | Norwalk | Served as a member of the United States House of Representatives |
| Marjorie Farmer | Republican | 1961 – 1963 | Darien | |
| Robert L. Bliss | Republican | 1963–1967 | New Canaan | |
| Jacob Rudolf | Democratic | 1967–1973 | Norwalk | |
| George Guidera | Republican | 1973–1979 | Weston | |
| John G. Matthews | Republican | 1979–1987 | New Canaan | |
| Judith G. Freedman | Republican | 1987 – 2009 | Westport | |
| Toni Boucher | Republican | 2009 – 2019 | Wilton | |
 Will Haskell | Democratic | 2019 – 2023 | Westport | |
| Ceci Maher | Democratic | 2023 – present | Wilton |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ceci Maher | 25,582 | 56.87% | |
| Total | Toni Boucher | 19,401 | 43.13% | |
| Republican | Toni Boucher | 18,645 | 41.45% | |
| Independent Party | Toni Boucher | 756 | 1.68% | |
| Total votes | 44,983 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Will Haskell (incumbent) | 38,581 | 58.34% | |
| Total | Kim Healy | 27,549 | 41.66% | |
| Republican | Kim Healy | 26,095 | 39.46% | |
| Independent Party | Kim Healy | 1,454 | 2.20% | |
| Total votes | 66,130 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Will Haskell | 28,159 | 53.40% | |
| Total | Toni Boucher (incumbent) | 24,574 | 46.60% | |
| Republican | Toni Boucher | 23,525 | 44.61% | |
| Independent Party | Toni Boucher | 1,049 | 1.99% | |
| Total votes | 52,733 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Toni Boucher (incumbent) | 34,627 | 60.20% | |
| Democratic | Carolanne Curry | 22,898 | 39.80% | |
| Total votes | 57,525 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Toni Boucher (incumbent) | 24,300 | 64.67% | |
| Total | Philip Sharlach | 13,275 | 35.33% | |
| Democratic | Philip Sharlach | 12,617 | 33.58% | |
| Working Families | Philip Sharlach | 658 | 1.75% | |
| Total votes | 37,575 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Toni Boucher (incumbent) | 31,824 | 58.57% | |
| Total | Carolanne Curry | 22,510 | 41.43% | |
| Democratic | Carolanne Curry | 21,673 | 39.89% | |
| Working Families | Carolanne Curry | 837 | 1.54% | |
| Total votes | 54,334 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
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