2026 Federal and State Midterm Election Results

What We Know Now

Updated 5:55 p.m., November 4, 2026

• Congress Flips to Democratic Control
• New Member Joins Connecticut’s All-Democrat Congressional Delegation
• Constitutional Office Races Swept by Democratic Incumbents
• Lamont and Bysiewicz Return for Third Term
• General Assembly Shifts Further in Democrats’ Favor

On Tuesday, November 3, Connecticut voters cast their ballots for the following federal, statewide, and legislative offices: all five congressional districts in the U.S. House of Representatives, state constitutional officers – including governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of the state, state treasurer, state comptroller, and attorney general – and the Connecticut General Assembly (CGA), comprising 36 State Senate seats and 151 State House seats. Some municipalities also held local contests and ballot questions.

*State results become official once certified by the Connecticut Secretary of the State’s Office. Click here to view the latest race results on the Secretary of the State’s Election Management System.

Congress

U.S. House of Representatives

National Summary: Democrats have won enough seats to regain power of the U.S. House of Representatives when the new Congress is sworn into office early next year.

In the 1^st Congressional District, Representative-elect Luke Bronin (D-1) won his first general election to Congress, succeeding incumbent John Larson. Connecticut’s other Democratic incumbents, U.S. Representatives Joe Courtney (D-2), Rosa DeLauro (D-3), Jim Himes (D-4), and Jahana Hayes (D-5) defeated their Republican challengers to retain their respective seats in Congress. All will be sworn into office in January for a two-year term.

As a result of the shift of the balance of power in the U.S. House, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro is slated to assume a top leadership post as chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, while Rep. Jim Himes will likely take over as chairman of the Intelligence Committee. Committee leadership positions for Representatives Courtney and Hayes will determined over the next weeks.

U.S. Senate

National Summary: Democrats have won a number of deep-red and battleground races, flipping enough seats to take control of the U.S. Senate.

Connecticut U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) were not on the November ballot and will continue to serve in their respective roles.

In the coming weeks, Congress is expected to reconvene in a lame-duck session to address unfinished business, including addressing the federal budget and expiring healthcare priorities such as the Medicare Dependent Hospital program.

Connecticut Constitutional Offices

Governor Ned Lamont and Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz will be sworn into office in January for a third term after defeating Republican candidate Ryan Fazio by an unofficial tally of 55.9% to 39.6%. In other statewide races, William Tong (D) was reelected as state attorney general; Stephanie Thomas (D) will return as secretary of the state; Erik Russell (D) won his reelection as state treasurer, and Sean Scanlon was reelected as state comptroller.

Connecticut General Assembly

Connecticut State Senate

Summary: Senate Democrats increased their majority by picking up what is likely eight seats.

Winners of the six open seats in the 36-member State Senate are as follows.

• 2^nd Senate District: Maryam Khan (D-Windsor) defeated Tim Knotts (R-Windsor). The 2^nd District includes the municipalities of Hartford, Windsor, and Bloomfield. The seat was previously held by Doug McCrory (D-Hartford), who lost the Democratic primary.
• 11^th Senate District: Al Paolillo Jr. (D-New Haven) ran unopposed. The 11^th Senate District covers portions Hamden and New Haven. The seat was vacated by Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney (D-New Haven), who did not seek reelection.
• 13^th Senate District: Jonathan Fazzino (D-Meriden) defeated Lamar Terrell (I-Meriden). The 13^th Senate District covers the municipalities of Meriden, Cheshire, Middletown, and Middlefield. The seat was vacated by State Senator Jan Hochadel (D-Meriden), who did not seek reelection.
• 26^th Senate District: Samantha Nestor (D-Weston) defeated Alma Sarelli (R-Westport). The 26^th Senate District covers the municipalities of Darien, New Canaan, Redding, Ridgefield, Stamford, Weston, Westport, and Wilton. The seat was vacated by State Senator Ceci Maher (D-Wilton), who did not seek reelection
• 28^th Senate District: Rob Blanchard (D-Fairfield) defeated Amybeth Laroche (R-Newtown). The 28^th Senate District covers the municipalities of Bethel, Easton, Fairfield, and Newtown. The seat was vacated by State Senator Tony Hwang (R-Fairfield), who did not seek reelection.
• 36^th Senate District: Jill Oberlander (D-Greenwich) defeated Joe Kelly (R-Greenwich). The 36^th Senate District covers the municipalities of Greenwich, New Canaan, and Stamford. The seat was vacated by State Senator Ryan Fazio (R-Greenwich), who did not seek reelection as he pursued a bid for governor on the Republican ticket.

The following Republican Senate incumbents lost their seats to Democratic challengers.

• 7^th Senate District: Senator John A. Kissel (R-Enfield) was defeated by David Kiner (D-Enfield). The 7^th Senate District includes the towns of East Granby, Ellington, Enfield, Granby, Somers, Suffield, Windsor, and Windsor Locks.
• 18^th Senate District: Senator Heather Somers (R-Mystic) was defeated by challenger Joe De la Cruz (D-Groton). The 18^th Senate District includes the towns of Griswold, Groton, North Stonington, Preston, Plainfield, Sterling, Stonington, and Voluntown.
• 21^st Senate District: Senator Jason Perillo (R-Shelton) was defeated by challenger Carolann Reid (D-Stratford). The 18^th District includes the municipalities of Monroe, Seymour, Shelton, and Stratford.
• 30^th Senate District: Senate Republican Leader Stephen Harding (R-Brookfield) was defeated by challenger Aaron Zimmer (D-Brookfield). The 30^th Senate District includes the municipalities of Bethlehem, Brookfield, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Fairfield, New Milford, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Sherman, Torrington, Warren, Washington, and Winchester.
• 34^th Senate District: Senator Paul Cicarella (R-North Haven) was defeated by challenger Brandi Mandato (D-North Haven). The 34^th Senate District includes the municipalities of Durham, East Haven, North Branford, North Haven, and Wallingford.
• 35^th Senate District: Senator Jeff Gordon (R-Woodstock) was defeated by challenger Ethan Werstler (D-Woodstock). The 35^th Senate District includes the towns of Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington, Hampton, Stafford, Thompson, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, and Woodstock.

Connecticut House of Representatives

Summary: House Democrats expanded their supermajority in the Connecticut House of Representatives.

Winners of the 13 open seats in the 151-member House are as follows.

• 5^th House District: Kyle Anderson (D-Hartford) ran unopposed. The 5^th House District includes Hartford, South Windsor and Windsor. The seat was vacated by State Representative Maryam Khan (D-Windsor), who did not seek reelection.
• 8^th House District: Francis Lombard (D-Coventry) defeated William Gifford (R-Columbia). The 8^th House District includes Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Lebanon, and part of Tolland. The seat was vacated by State Representative Tim Ackert (R-Coventry), who did not seek reelection.
• 10^th House District: Angie Parkinson (D-East Hartford) defeated Chris Tierinni (R-East Hartford). The 10^th House District includes East Hartford. The seat was vacated by State Representative Henry Genga (D-East Hartford), who did not seek reelection.
• 18^th House District: Tiffani McGinnis (D-West Hartford) defeated Philip Tummescheit (R-West Hartford). The 18^th House District includes West Hartford. The seat was vacated by State Representative Jillian Gilchrest (D-West Hartford), who did not seek reelection as she pursued a bid for the 1st Congressional District, losing the August Democratic primary to Luke Bronin.
• 19^th House District: Olaleye Onikuyide (D-West Hartford) ran unopposed. The 19^th House District includes West Hartford and Avon. The seat was vacated by State Representative Tammy Exum (D-West Hartford), who did not seek reelection.
• 23^rd House District: Jane Wisialowski (D-Old Saybrook) defeated Barbara Labriola (R-Old Saybrook). The 23^rd House District includes Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, and Westbrook. The seat was vacated by State Representative Devin Carney (R-Old Saybrook), who did not seek reelection.
• 34^th House District: Melissa H. Ziobron (R-East Haddam) defeated Meghan Rosenfeld (R-East Hampton). The 34^th House District includes East Haddam, East Hampton, and Salem. The seat was vacated by State Representative Irene Haynes (R-East Haddam), who did not seek reelection.
• 83^rd House District: Chad Cardillo (D-Meriden) defeated Bob Ham (R-Cheshire). The 83^rd House District includes Meriden, Berlin, and Cheshire. The seat was vacated by State Representative Jonathan Fazzino (D-Meriden), who did not seek reelection.
• 85^th House District: Samuel Carmody (D-Wallingford) defeated Tom Laffin (R-Wallingford). The 85^th House District includes Wallingford. The seat was vacated by State Representative Mary Mushinsky (D- Wallingford), who did not seek reelection.
• 97^th House District: Wildaliz Bermudez (D-New Haven) defeated Anthony Acri (R-New Haven). The 97^th House District includes New Haven and Hamden. The seat was vacated by State Representative Al Paolillo Jr. (D-New Haven), who did not seek reelection.
• 113^th House District: Bryan Lizotte (D-Shelton) defeated Joseph Lauretti (R-Shelton). The 113^th House District includes Shelton. The seat was vacated by State Representative Amy Romano (R-Shelton), who did not seek reelection.
• 118^th House District: Antonia “Toni” Lombardi (D-Milford) defeated Steve Visconti (R-Milford). The 118^th House District includes Milford. The seat was vacated by State Representative Frank Smith (D-Milford), who did not seek reelection.
• 136^th House District: Lee Goldstein (D-Westport) defeated Douglas Ouellette (R-Westport). The 136^th House District includes Westport. The seat was vacated by State Representative Jonathan Steinberg (D-Westport), who did not seek reelection.

In the House, Democrats unseated several incumbents.

• 31^st House District: State Representative Jill Barry (I-Glastonbury) was defeated by challenger Moise Carelus (D-Glastonbury). The 31^st House District includes a portion of Glastonbury.
• 35^th House District: State Representative Chris Aniskovich (R-Clinton) was defeated by challenger Cinzia Lettieri (D-Clinton). The 35^th House District includes Clinton, Killingworth, and Westbrook.
• 43^rd House District: State Representative Greg Howard (R-Stonington) was defeated by challenger William Heughins (D-Stonington). The 43^rd House District includes the towns of Ledyard, North Stonington, and Stonington.
• 48^th House District: State Representative Mark DiCaprio (R-Lebanon) was defeated by challenger Bob Fernandez (D-Franklin). The 48^th House District includes the towns of Bozrah, Colchester, Franklin, and Lebanon.
• 55^th House District: State Representative Steve Weir (R-Hebron) was defeated by challenger Ellen Paul (D- Glastonbury). The 55^th House District includes the towns of Andover, Bolton, Glastonbury, Hebron, and Marlborough.
• 59^th House District: State Representative Carol Hall (R-Enfield) was defeated by challenger Rick LeBorious (D- Enfield). The 59^th House District includes the towns of East Windsor and Enfield.
• 77^th House District: State Representative Cara Pavalock-D’Amato (R-Bristol) was defeated by challenger DeWayne Wynn (D-Bristol). The 77^th House District includes a portion of the city of Bristol.
• 90^th House District: State Representative Craig Fishbein (R-Wallingford) was defeated by challenger David Frtiz (D-Wallingford). The 90^th House District includes Middlefield and part of Wallingford.
• 92^nd House District: Eli Sabin (D-New Haven) won an uncontested race after defeating long-time incumbent State Representative Pat Dillon (D-New Haven) in the Democratic primary. The 92^nd House District includes a portion of New Haven.
• 106^th House District: State Representative Mitch Bolinsky (R-Newtown) was defeated by challenger Michelle Embree Ku (D-Newtown). The 106^th House District includes Newtown.
• 107^th House District: State Representative Martin Foncello (R-Brookfield) was defeated by challenger Julie Kerton (D-Brookfield). The 107^th House District includes the towns of Bethel, Brookfield, and Newtown.
• 122^nd House District: State Representative Ben McGorty (R-Shelton) was defeated by challenger Amanda Kilmartin (D-Shelton). The 122^nd House District includes the towns of Shelton, Stratford, and Trumbull.

Connecticut state senators and members of the Connecticut House of Representatives will meet in the coming days to caucus and vote on party leadership positions.