Connecticut State Senate elections, 2022

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Elections for the Connecticut State Senate took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 9, 2022. The filing deadline was June 7, 2022.

The chamber's Democratic majority increased from 23-13 to 24-12.

The Connecticut State Senate was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates and State government trifectas
Connecticut State Senate
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 23 24
     Republican Party 13 12
Total 36 36

Candidates

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Incumbents who were not re-elected
See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 12, 2022

Incumbents defeated in general elections

No incumbents lost in general elections.

Incumbents defeated in primary elections

See also: Defeated state legislative incumbents, 2022

One incumbent lost in the Aug. 9 primaries.

Name Party Office
Dennis Bradley Electiondot.png Democratic Senate District 23

Retiring incumbents

Seven incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022.[1] Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office Reason
Steve Cassano Electiondot.png Democratic Senate District 4 Retired
Kevin Witkos Ends.png Republican Senate District 8 Retired
Mary Daugherty Abrams Electiondot.png Democratic Senate District 13 Retired
Paul Formica Ends.png Republican Senate District 20 Retired
Will Haskell Electiondot.png Democratic Senate District 26 Retired
Craig Miner Ends.png Republican Senate District 30 Retired
Dan Champagne Ends.png Republican Senate District 35 Retired

Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Connecticut. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.

Connecticut state legislative competitiveness, 2014-2022
Office Districts/
offices 		Seats Open seats Candidates Possible primaries Contested Democratic primaries Contested Republican primaries % of contested primaries Incumbents in contested primaries % of incumbents in contested primaries
2022 187 187 30 335 374 6 2 2.1% 4 2.5%
2020 187 187 16 358 374 10 4 3.7% 5 2.9%
2018 187 187 26 373 374 16 7 6.1% 4 2.5%
2016 187 187 23 337 374 10 2 3.2% 10 6.1%
2014 187 187 24 343 374 13 5 4.8% 9 5.5%


Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Connecticut in 2022. Information below was calculated on Aug. 1, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Thirty state legislative districts up for election in Connecticut in 2022 were open—meaning no incumbents filed to run—representing 16% of the state's legislature, an increase compared to the preceding four election cycles.

Open districts are guaranteed to be won by newcomers since no incumbents are present.

Across all districts, there were nine contested primaries, representing 2% of all possible primaries.

A contested primary is one where there are more candidates running than nominations available, meaning at least one candidate must lose.

There were seven Democratic primaries this year, a 30% decrease from 10 in 2020. Republicans held two contested primaries, a 50% decrease.

Overall, 341 major party candidates filed to run in 2022: 181 Democrats and 160 Republicans.

Open seats

The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Connecticut State Senate from 2010 to 2022.[2] It will be updated as information becomes available following the state’s candidate filing deadline.

Open Seats in Connecticut State Senate elections: 2010 - 2022
Year Total seats Open seats Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2022 36 7 (19 percent) 29 (81 percent)
2020 36 1 (3 percent) 35 (97 percent)
2018 36 7 (19 percent) 29 (81 percent)
2016 36 2 (6 percent) 34 (94 percent)
2014 36 6 (17 percent) 30 (83 percent)
2012 36 3 (8 percent) 33 (92 percent)
2010 36 4 (11 percent) 32 (89 percent)

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Connecticut

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Chapter 153 of the Connecticut Statutes

Major party candidates

If more than one candidate belonging to the same party is running for the same office, a primary election will be held for that office. If there is only a single candidate seeking a party's nomination for an office, that candidate will advance to the general election without running in the primary election.[3][4][5]

A major party candidate may be nominated to run in the primary election in one of two ways: nomination at a convention or nomination by petition.[3]

By nomination at a convention

To be nominated at a convention, a candidate must receive at least 15 percent of the votes cast by convention delegates for the office being sought. After being nominated at a convention, a candidate must file a certificate of nomination with the Connecticut Secretary of State. The certificate must be signed by the candidate, state that the candidate was endorsed by the major party at the convention, and provide the candidate's name as it will appear on the ballot, the candidate's address, and the office being sought by the candidate. The certificate must also be attested to by the chairman, presiding officer, or secretary of the convention.[3][6]

By petition

A candidate who has been nominated by convention cannot be nominated by petition. To be nominated by petition, a major party candidate must collect signatures equal to at least 2 percent of the total number of members enrolled in that major party in the state (5 percent for state legislative candidates). Petition forms to collect those signatures are provided by the Connecticut Secretary of State beginning on the 105th day preceding the primary election for candidates seeking federal or state executive office. Candidates seeking office in the Connecticut State Legislature can retrieve petition forms beginning on the 77th day preceding the primary election.[3]

Petitions must be filed with the registrar of voters in each town in which signatures were collected no later than the 63 days preceding the primary. The registrar of voters must provide a receipt of the petition to the candidate, and the candidate must file a copy of that receipt with the Connecticut Secretary of State. The registrar of voters must then certify the names on the petition and file it with the Connecticut Secretary of State within seven days.[3][7]

Minor party candidates

A minor party candidate whose party has not yet attained qualified status must be nominated by petition. A minor party petition candidate affiliates with his or her party on an "Application for Reservation of Party Designation and Formation of Party Designation Committee." This form must be filed with the Connecticut Secretary of State. On this application, the candidate must indicate a party, whose name includes no more than three words (or no more than 25 letters), and must provide signatures from 25 registered voters in the state. The candidate must also provide the names of two individuals who will be responsible for filing a statement of endorsement qualifying the candidate to run under the party name specified. Candidates for the same minor party for state offices may be included on the same petition. Candidates for all other offices must file separate petitions.[8][9][10]

A minor party candidate whose party has attained qualified status can be nominated without a petition. The presiding officer of the committee or meeting in charge of deciding on nominations is required to certify and file a list of the minor party’s nominees with the Connecticut Secretary of State no later than 62 days prior to the election in which the candidates will be running. The list of nominees must include the following information:[11][12]

  • the names of the candidates as they will appear on the ballot
  • the signature of each candidate
  • the address of each candidate
  • the title and office sought by each candidate

Petition candidates

An unaffiliated candidate can petition for ballot access. To do this, the candidate must first file an application for the petition with the Connecticut Secretary of State. The application must include the name of the candidate and a statement signed by the candidate affirming that he or she has consented to place his or her name on the petition. The candidate may then circulate the petition. The candidate must collect signatures from registered, eligible voters equal to 1 percent of the votes cast at the most recent election for the office being sought by the candidate, or 7,500 signatures, whichever is less.[8][13][14]

Once completed, the petition may be filed with either the Connecticut Secretary of State or the town clerk where the candidate resides. If the petition is filed with the town clerk, the town clerk must submit it to the Connecticut Secretary of State within two weeks of receiving it.[8][15]

Write-in candidates

A write-in candidate may only run in the general election. To do so, he or she must register with the Connecticut Secretary of State no earlier than 90 days but no later than 14 days before the general election. The registration must include the candidate's name and address, the office being sought, and a statement of consent to be a candidate. A write-in candidate cannot designate an affiliation with a political party, and no candidate who was nominated by a major or minor party or by petition may run as a write-in candidate.[16][17]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Article III, Section 3 of the Connecticut Constitution states: The senate shall consist of not less than thirty and not more than fifty members, each of whom shall be an elector residing in the senatorial district from which he is elected. Each senatorial district shall be contiguous as to territory and shall elect no more than one senator.

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[18]
SalaryPer diem
$40,000/yearNo per diem is paid.

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Connecticut legislators assume office the Wednesday following the first Monday of January after their election.[19]

Connecticut political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

Connecticut Party Control: 1992-2024
Fourteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Governor I I I R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate D D D R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

Presidential politics in Connecticut

2020 Presidential election results


Presidential election in Connecticut, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
59.3
 
1,080,831 7
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
39.2
 
714,717 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
1.1
 
20,230 0
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G)
 
0.4
 
7,538 0
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Ye/Michelle Tidball (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
255 0
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Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
219 0
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Jade Simmons/Claudeliah Roze (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
22 0
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Roque De La Fuente/Darcy Richardson (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
13 0
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Shawn W. Howard/Alyssa Howard (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
12 0
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Mark Charles/Adrian Wallace (Independent)
 
0.0
 
11 0
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Kasey Wells/Rachel Wells (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
6 0
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Mary Ruth Caro Simmons/Sherrie Dow (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
2 0
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Karynn Weinstein/David Weinstein (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,823,857



Voting information

See also: Voting in Connecticut

Election information in Connecticut: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 1, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 1, 2022
  • Online: Nov. 1, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 7, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 7, 2022
  • Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 7, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

No

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to N/A

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

6 a.m. to 8 p.m.


Redistricting following the 2020 census

The Connecticut Reapportionment Commission voted 8-0 in favor of new maps for the state's 151 House districts and 36 Senate districts on November 18 and November 23, 2021, respectively.[20][21] The commission, made up of four Democratic lawmakers, four Republican lawmakers, and a ninth member selected by the commissioners, took over the redistricting process after the previous Reapportionment Committee failed to meet its Sept. 15 deadline to select maps and win two-thirds approval from both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly.[22] Census data was not delivered until Sept. 16. Unlike the committee, maps prepared by the Reapportionment Commission did not need to win approval from the General Assembly.[23] This map took effect for Connecticut's 2022 legislative elections.

Below is the state Senate map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Connecticut State Senate Districts
until January 3, 2023

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Connecticut State Senate Districts
starting January 4, 2023

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
  2. ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Connecticut Statutes, "Chapter 153, Part III, Section 9-400," accessed February 26, 2014
  4. ↑ Connecticut Statutes, "Chapter 153, Part III, Section 9-415," accessed February 26, 2014
  5. ↑ Connecticut Statutes, "Chapter 153, Part III, Section 9-416," accessed February 26, 2014
  6. ↑ Connecticut Statutes, "Chapter 153, Part III, Section 9-388," accessed February 26, 2014
  7. ↑ Connecticut Statutes, "Chapter 153, Part III, Section 9-404c," accessed February 26, 2014
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Connecticut Secretary of State, "Frequently Asked Questions: Nominating Petitions," accessed February 26, 2014
  9. ↑ Connecticut Statutes, "Chapter 153, Part III, Section 9-453u," accessed February 26, 2014
  10. ↑ Connecticut Statutes, "Chapter 153, Part III, Section 9-453c," accessed February 26, 2014
  11. ↑ Connecticut Statutes, "Chapter 153, Part III, Section 9-452," accessed February 26, 2014
  12. ↑ Connecticut Statutes, "Chapter 153, Part III, Section 9-451," accessed February 26, 2014
  13. ↑ Connecticut Statutes, "Chapter 153, Part III, Section 9-453b," accessed February 26, 2014
  14. ↑ Connecticut Statutes, "Chapter 153, Part III, Section 9-453d," accessed February 26, 2014
  15. ↑ Connecticut Statutes, "Chapter 153, Part III, Section 9-453n," accessed February 26, 2014
  16. ↑ Connecticut Statutes, "Chapter 153, Part I, Section 9-377," accessed February 26, 2014
  17. ↑ Connecticut Statutes, "Chapter 153, Part I, Section 9-373a," accessed October 31, 2013
  18. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  19. ↑ Connecticut Constitution, "Article Three, Section 10," accessed November 1, 2021
  20. ↑ News 12 Connecticut, "CT Reapportionment Commission unanimously votes to approve new statewide house district map," Nov. 18, 2021
  21. ↑ CT News Junkie, "Redistricting Commission Tweaks Senate Map," Nov. 23, 2021
  22. ↑ The ninth member only votes in the event of a tie.
  23. ↑ Connecticut General Assembly, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed Oct. 12, 2021


Current members of the Connecticut State Senate
Leadership
Majority Leader:Bob Duff
Minority Leader:Stephen Harding
Senators
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District 3
District 4
MD Rahman (D)
District 5
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District 14
District 15
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District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
Bob Duff (D)
District 26
District 27
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District 29
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District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
Democratic Party (24)
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