2024 Connecticut State Senate election
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The 2024 Connecticut State Senate election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.[1] Primary elections took place on August 13, 2024.
Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 270toWin[2] | Safe D | June 21, 2024 |
| CNalysis[3] | Safe D | June 11, 2024 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe D | June 18, 2024 |
Retirements
[edit]One incumbent did not seek re-election.
Democrats
[edit]- District 22: Marilyn Moore retired.[5]
Detailed Results
[edit]District 1
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator John Fonfara is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Fonfara (incumbent) | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 2
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator Douglas McCrory is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Douglas McCrory (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Kristin Hoffman | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 3
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator Saud Anwar is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Saud Anwar (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Matt Siracusa | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 4
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator MD Rahman is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | MD Rahman (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Stephen King | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 5
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator Derek Slap is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Derek Slap (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Kyla Zimmermann | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 6
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator Rick Lopes is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rick Lopes (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Tremell J. Collins | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 7
[edit]Incumbent Republican Senator John Kissel is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Kissel (incumbent) | % | ||
| Democratic | Cynthia Mangini | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 8
[edit]Incumbent Republican Senator Lisa Seminara is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lisa Seminara (incumbent) | % | ||
| Democratic | Paul Honig | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 9
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator Matt Lesser is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Matt Lesser (incumbent) | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 10
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator and Majority whip Gary Winfield is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gary Winfield (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Nyrell Moore | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 11
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator and President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate Martin Looney is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martin Looney (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Steve Orosco | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 12
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator Christine Cohen is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Christine Cohen (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Paul Crisci | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 13
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator Jan Hochadel is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jan Hochadel (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Elain Cariati | % | ||
| Independent | Gwen Samuel | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 14
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator James Maroney is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | James Maroney (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Steven Johnstone | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 15
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator Joan Hartley is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joan Hartley (incumbent) | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 16
[edit]Incumbent Republican Senator Rob Sampson is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rob Sampson (incumbent) | % | ||
| Democratic | Christopher R. Robertson | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 17
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator Jorge Cabrera is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jorge Cabrera (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Crystal Dailey | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 18
[edit]Incumbent Republican Senator Heather Somers is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Heather Somers (incumbent) | % | ||
| Democratic | Andrew Parrella | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 19
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator Cathy Osten is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cathy Osten (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Jason Guidone | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 20
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator Martha Marx is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Martha Marx (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Shaun Mastroianni | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 21
[edit]Incumbent Republican Senator Kevin C. Kelly is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kevin C. Kelly (incumbent) | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 22
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator Marilyn Moore is not running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox | 1,753 | 41.06% | |
| Democratic | Bill Finch | 1,188 | 27.83% | |
| Democratic | Tyler Mack | 732 | 17.15% | |
| Democratic | Scott Burns | 596 | 13.96% | |
| Total votes | 4,269 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox | % | ||
| Republican | Christopher Carrena | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 23
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator Herron Gaston is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Herron Gaston (incumbent) | 1,824 | 71.61% | |
| Democratic | Ernie Newton | 723 | 28.39% | |
| Total votes | 2,547 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Herron Gaston (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Brian Banacowski | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 24
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator Julie Kushner is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Julie Kushner (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Michelle Coelho | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 25
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator and Majority leader Bob Duff is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bob Duff (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Martin Tagliaferro | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 26
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator Ceci Maher is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ceci Maher (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Kami Evans | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 27
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator Patricia Billie Miller is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patricia Billie Miller (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Nicola Tarzia | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 28
[edit]Incumbent Republican Senator Tony Hwang is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tony Hwang (incumbent) | % | ||
| Democratic | Robert Blanchard | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 29
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator Mae Flexer is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mae Flexer (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Christopher Reddy | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 30
[edit]Incumbent Republican Senator and Minority leader Stephen Harding is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stephen Harding (incumbent) | % | ||
| Democratic | Justin Potter | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 31
[edit]Incumbent Republican Senator Henri Martin is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Henri Martin (incumbent) | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 32
[edit]Incumbent Republican Senator Eric Berthel is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Eric Berthel (incumbent) | % | ||
| Democratic | Jeffrey Desmarais | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 33
[edit]Incumbent Democrat Senator Norman Needleman is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Norman Needleman (incumbent) | % | ||
| Republican | Jeffrey Duigou | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 34
[edit]Incumbent Republican Senator Paul Cicarella is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Cicarella (incumbent) | % | ||
| Democratic | Brandi Mandato | % | ||
| Green | David Bedell | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 35
[edit]Incumbent Republican Senator Jeff Gordon is running for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeff Gordon (incumbent) | % | ||
| Democratic | Merry C. Garrett | % | ||
| Total votes | % | |||
District 36
[edit]Incumbent Republican Senator Ryan Fazio ran for re-election. His opponent was Nicholas Simmons, the former deputy Chief of Staff to governor Ned Lamont and brother of Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons.[7]
The previous Democratic candidate for this district, Trevor Crow, initially ran for this seat again, but dropped out after Democratic town committees in Greenwich and New Canaan selected delegates to the nominating convention who publicly supported Simmons.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ryan Fazio (incumbent) | 29,293 | 51.73% | |
| Total | Nicholas Simmons | 27,334 | 48.27% | |
| Democratic | Nicholas Simmons | 26,583 | 46.94% | |
| Independent Party | Nicholas Simmons | 751 | 1.33% | |
| Total votes | 56,627 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Connecticut State Senate elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "State Legislature Interactive Map: State House - 270toWin". 270toWin.com. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "State Leg. Home". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (June 18, 2024). "2024's Battleground State Legislative Chambers". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ Ragland, Jamil (May 8, 2024). "House Celebrates Retiring Members; Moore Leaving Senate". CT News Junkie. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Statewide Reporting Statistics". Connecticut Secretary of State.
- ^ Blye, Andy (February 21, 2024). "Nick Simmons, Stamford mayor's brother, hopes to challenge Fazio and re-flip CT state Senate seat". Greenwich Time.
- ^ Blye, Andy (April 1, 2024). "Trevor Crow drops out of District 36 CT senate race, sets up fight between Ryan Fazio, Nick Simmons". Greenwich Time.