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Connecticut › Connecticut House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Connecticut House District 5

Fusion

Kyle Anderson has no major-party opponent.

Kyle Anderson has no major-party opponent.

How this race is decided

Fusion voting

Candidates can run on several party lines, such as Working Families or Independent, and their votes on every line are added together. The forecast counts all of a candidate's lines.

The candidates

The district

Lean D+57: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentD+69.7D+67.5 vs. nation2020 presidentD+67.9D+63.3 vs. nation2024 presidentD+53.3D+54.8 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
22,473
People per km²
613
Adults with a B.A.+
27%
White, no degree
16%of adults
  • White 20%
  • Hispanic 23%
  • Black 49%
  • Asian 1%
  • Other / multiracial 7%

American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.

Past results

Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.

2024

8,178 votes · Uncontested by the other party
✓ Maryam Khan (D)99.9%

2024 President Vote in this district

11,209 two-party votes · D+53.3 · D+54.8 vs. the nation
✓ Kamala Harris (D)76.7%
Donald Trump (R)23.3%

2022

6,616 votes · D+54.4
✓ Maryam Khan (D)75.2%
Charles Windsor Jackson III (R)22.2%
Elijah El-Hajj-Bey (—)2.6%

2020 Earlier district lines

9,645 votes · D+68.8
✓ Brandon L McGee (D)84.4%
Charles Jackson (R)15.6%

2020 President Vote in this district

11,062 two-party votes · D+67.9 · D+63.3 vs. the nation
✓ Joe Biden (D)83.9%
Donald Trump (R)16.1%

2016 President Vote in this district

10,438 two-party votes · D+69.7 · D+67.5 vs. the nation
✓ Hillary Clinton (D)84.8%
Donald Trump (R)15.2%