Fairfield County Senate Election Results: Votes Being Counted

This story was updated Wednesday at 12:58 a.m.

CONNECTICUT — Polls are now closed in Connecticut for the 2020 presidential election and several important state races. Many voters have already cast absentee ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic and those are now being counted.

All eyes are on the White House race between President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden. Neither Connecticut U.S. Senate seat is up for re-election in this cycle, but all five congressional seats are. All of Connecticut’s state Senate and House of Representative seats are up for election too.

Incumbent Democrat Will Haskell appeared to win re-election Tuesday after defeating Republican challenger Kim Healy for the 26th District seat, according to unofficial numbers from the Secretary of the State's office.

Haskell declared his victory on Twitter:

Democratic incumbent Bob Duff has declared victory in the 25th state Senate District race against Republican challenger Elisavet Kousidis, based on unofficial results from the registrar of voters as of 10 p.m. Tuesday, The Hour has reported.

Republican state Sen. Kevin C. Kelly was unopposed in his re-election bid in the 21st District.

Democrats have declared Sen. Julie Kushner victorious in her re-election bid in the 24th state Senate District. She was challenged by Republican/Independent Susan Chapman.

(The votes are currently being counted, continue to refresh this article for the latest updates. To receive free, real-time local and state election updates and results from Patch click here.)

Democrats hold majorities in both the state House and Senate. There are 22 Democratic legislators and 14 Republicans in the Senate and 91 Democrats to 60 Republicans in the House.

Connecticut's politics in 2021 will already be different regardless of the election results. Three out of four of the General Assembly caucus leaders didn’t seek re-election this year. House Republican Leader Themis Klarides and Senate Republican Leader Len Fasano announced earlier this year they wouldn’t seek re-election.

House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz announced in 2018 that the two-year term would be his last. He won re-election by a narrow margin in 2018.

Republicans made some gains in both chambers in 2016 and had evenly split the Senate with Democrats. However, 2018’s election shifted 12 seats in the House and five in the Senate from red to blue.

Stay on top of all the returns from across Connecticut and our five congressional districts by checking these stories throughout the night.

• Election Results: Keep Up-To-Date On Every Race In CT
• CT Presidential Election Results: Donald Trump Vs. Joe Biden
• CT Election Results: 5 Congressional House Races Up For Grabs

Below are the Connecticut State Senate races in Fairfield County that have not yet been decided:

Office: State Senator 22

• Marilyn Moore, Democratic Party
• Steven S. Choi, Republican Party
• Stephen Dincher, Independent Party

Office: State Senator 23

• Dennis Bradley, Democratic Party
• Josiah Israel, Republican Party

Office: State Senator 27

• Carlo Leone, Democratic Party
• Eva A. Maldonado, Republican Party
• Eva A. Maldonado, Independent Party

Office: State Senator 28

• Michelle McCabe, Democratic Party
• Tony Hwang, Republican Party
• Tony Hwang, Independent Party
• Michelle McCabe, Working Families Party

Office: State Senator 30

• David R. Gronbach, Democratic Party
• Craig Miner, Republican Party
• Joseph A. Bongiorno, Independent Party
• David R. Gronbach, Working Families Party

Office: State Senator 36

• Alex Kasser, Democratic Party
• Ryan Fazio, Republican Party