2026 Connecticut Senate election

2026 Connecticut State Senate election

November 3, 2026

All 36 seats in the Connecticut Senate19 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 Republican incumbent Republican incumbent retiring

Incumbent President pro tempore of the Senate

Martin Looney Democratic

Federal government

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State government

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Governor
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Lieutenant Governor
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Attorney General
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Secretary of the State
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State Treasurer
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State Comptroller
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State Senate
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State House
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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

Republican

District 36: Ryan Fazio is retiring to run for governor.^[3]

Predictions

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

Summary of results by district

District	Incumbent		Elected Senator
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

References

^Booker, Brakkton (2025-07-29). "The 2026 midterms are officially underway". POLITICO. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
^"Connecticut State Senate elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
^"Sen. Ryan Fazio announces run for governor in 2026". WVIT. August 13, 2025. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
^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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