Special election results: Democrat Iris Sanchez wins House seat

CT Mirror – Tuesday, January 6, 2026
By Mark Pazniokas

Democrats quickly declared victory Tuesday night for Iris Sanchez over Republican Jamie Vaughan in a special election to fill the vacant 25th House District seat in New Britain.

Sanchez, 50, a five-term member of the city’s Common Council, will succeed Bobby Sanchez, a Democrat who resigned the House seat after winning the open race for mayor in November.

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