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2026 Connecticut State Senate election
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November 3, 2026
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All 36 seats in the Connecticut Senate
19 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Bob Duff Stephen Harding
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 7, 2015 February 16, 2024
Leader's seat District 25 District 30
Last election 25 11
     Democratic incumbent      Democratic incumbent retiring or lost renomination
     Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent retiring
Incumbent President Pro Tempore

Martin Looney
Democratic


The 2026 Connecticut State Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the other 2026 United States elections.[1] Voters will elect 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

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Republicans

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

Democrats

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

Incumbents defeated

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In primary election

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Democrats

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

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe D January 22, 2026

Summary of results by district

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DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorOutcome
1st John Fonfara Dem TBD
2nd Douglas McCrory Dem TBD
3rd Saud Anwar Dem TBD
4th MD Rahman Dem TBD
5th Derek Slap Dem TBD
6th Rick Lopes Dem TBD
7th John Kissel Rep TBD
8th Paul Honig Dem TBD
9th Matthew Lesser Dem TBD
10th Gary Winfield Dem TBD
11th Martin Looney Dem TBD
12th Christine Cohen Dem TBD
13th Jan Hochadel Dem TBD
14th James Maroney Dem TBD
15th Joan Hartley Dem TBD
16th Robert Sampson Rep TBD
17th Jorge Cabrera Dem TBD
18th Heather Somers Rep TBD
19th Catherine Osten Dem TBD
20th Martha Marx Dem TBD
21st Jason Perillo Rep TBD
22nd Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox Dem TBD
23rd Herron Gaston Dem TBD
24th Julie Kushner Dem TBD
25th Bob Duff Dem TBD
26th Ceci Maher Dem TBD
27th Patricia Billie Miller Dem TBD
28th Tony Hwang Rep TBD
29th Mae Flexer Dem TBD
30th Stephen Harding Rep TBD
31st Henri Martin Rep TBD
32nd Eric Berthel Rep TBD
33rd Norman Needleman Dem TBD
34th Paul Cicarella Rep TBD
35th Jeff Gordon Rep TBD
36th Ryan Fazio Rep TBD

Detailed results

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Source: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission.

District 1

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Connecticut's 1st State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Fonfara (incumbent) %
Total votes %

District 2

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Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maryam Khan 3,889 40.6%
Democratic Ayana Taylor 3,080 32.2%
Democratic Douglas McCrory (incumbent) 2,605 27.2%
Total votes 98%
Connecticut's 2nd State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maryam Khan %
Republican Tim Knotts %
Total votes %

District 3

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Connecticut's 3rd State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Saud Anwar (incumbent) %
Republican Elliot Hughes %
Total votes %

District 4

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Connecticut's 4th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic MD Rahman (incumbent) %
Republican Jenn Jennings %
Total votes %

District 5

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Connecticut's 5th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Derek Slap (incumbent) %
Total votes %

District 6

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Connecticut's 6th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rick Lopes (incumbent) %
Republican Tremell Collins %
Total votes %

District 7

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Connecticut's 7th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Kissel (incumbent) %
Democratic David Kiner %
Total votes %

District 8

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Connecticut's 8th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Paul Honig (incumbent) %
Republican Mike Criss %
Total votes %

District 9

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Connecticut's 9th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matt Lesser (incumbent) %
Republican Grant Polomsky %
Total votes %

District 10

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Connecticut's 10th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary Winfield (incumbent) %
Total votes %

District 11

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Connecticut's 11th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Al Paolillo %
Workers' Voice Party Rosa Pepper-Macias %
Total votes %

District 12

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Connecticut's 12th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Christine Cohen (incumbent) %
Republican Lisa Deane %
Total votes %

District 13

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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 %
Total votes %

District 14

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Connecticut's 14th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Maroney (incumbent) %
Republican Owen Weaver %
Total votes %

District 15

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Connecticut's 15th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joan Hartley (incumbent) %
Republican Ruben Rodriguez %
Total votes %

District 16

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Connecticut's 16th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Sampson (incumbent) %
Democratic Jack Perry %
Total votes %

District 17

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Connecticut's 17th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jorge Cabrera (incumbent) %
Republican John-Paul Dorais %
Total votes %

District 18

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Connecticut's 18th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Heather Somers (incumbent) %
Democratic Joe de la Cruz %
Total votes %

District 19

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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) %
Republican Jason Guidone %
Total votes %

District 20

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Connecticut's 20th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Martha Marx (incumbent) %
Republican Ronald LaBonte %
Total votes %

District 21

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Connecticut's 21th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Perillo (incumbent) %
Democratic Carolann Reid %
Total votes %

District 22

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Connecticut's 22nd State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (incumbent) %
Republican Scott Modlin %
Total votes %

District 23

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Connecticut's 23rd State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Herron Gaston (incumbent) %
Total votes %

District 24

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Connecticut's 24th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julie Kushner (incumbent) %
Republican Melissa Lindsey %
Total votes %

District 25

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Connecticut's 25th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Duff (incumbent) %
Republican Justin Perry %
Total votes %

District 26

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Connecticut's 26th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Samantha Nestor %
Republican Alma Sarelli %
Total votes %

District 27

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Connecticut's 27th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patricia Billie Miller (incumbent) %
Total votes %

District 28

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Connecticut's 28th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Amybeth Laroche %
Democratic Rob Blanchard %
Total votes %

District 29

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Connecticut's 29th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mae Flexer (incumbent) %
Republican Christopher Reddy %
Total votes %

District 30

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Connecticut's 30th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen Harding (incumbent) %
Democratic Aaron Zimmer %
Total votes %

District 31

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Connecticut's 31st State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henri Martin (incumbent) %
Democratic Laurel LaPorte-Grimes %
Total votes %

District 32

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Connecticut's 32th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric Berthel (incumbent) %
Democratic Matt Knickerbocker %
Total votes %

District 33

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Connecticut's 33rd State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Norman Needleman (incumbent) %
Republican Charles Ferraro %
Total votes %

District 34

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Connecticut's 34th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Cicarella (incumbent) %
Democratic Brandi Mandato %
Total votes %

District 35

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Connecticut's 35th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Gordon (incumbent) %
Democratic Ethan Werstler %
Total votes %

District 36

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Connecticut's 36th State Senate district election, 2026
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Kelly %
Democratic Jill Oberlander %
Total votes %

References

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  1. ↑ Booker, Brakkton (2025-07-29). "The 2026 midterms are officially underway". POLITICO. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  2. ↑ "Connecticut State Senate elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
  3. ↑ "Sen. Ryan Fazio announces run for governor in 2026". WVIT. August 13, 2025. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  4. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (January 22, 2026). "Handicapping The 2026 State Legislative Map: A First Look". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
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