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

Connecticut House District 90

Fusion

Projected flip: Republican-held seat, Democrats favored (63%).

Fritz is favored to win: Fritz wins in about 3 of every 5 simulations.

Fritz (D)
63%
chance of winning
Fishbein (R)
37%
Average margin
D+2.5
80% of outcomes
R+8 to D+13
Partisan lean
D+3
Polls
No pollsmodel only

Projected flip: Republican-held seat, Democrats favored (82%).

Fritz is clearly favored to win: Fritz wins in 5 of every 6 simulations.

Fritz (D)
82%
chance of winning
Fishbein (R)
18%
Average margin
D+8.6
80% of outcomes
R+4 to D+21
Partisan lean
D+3
Polls
No pollsmodel only

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.

Range of outcomes

Final margin across our simulations; the white dashes mark the middle 80%.

D+2.5R+20R+10EvenD+10D+20
D+8.6R+40R+20EvenD+20D+40

How the odds have moved

Chance of winning by forecast date.

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Fritz 63%Fishbein 37%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

0%25%50%75%100%AugSepOctNovNov 3Fritz 82%Fishbein 18%

Updated nightly. Each day is the current model run on the polls that had ended by then (how).

The candidates

What goes into the forecast

Every ingredient's estimate of the final margin.

National environment
D+9.5Election Day forecast
Connecticut state offices
+1.0Polls for governor, statewide and legislative races · details
Environment here
D+10.5Used by the fundamentals
Swing reaching this office
58%Of a shift in the environment, from past legislative races since 2016
New England adjustment
−2.0How legislative races in the region have run against lean and environment lately
← RepublicanDemocratic →Lean + environmentUsual vote, shifted by 58% of the environment andthe New England adjustmentD+7.9Fundamentals modelAdds incumbency, past results, money andexperienceD+1.9Polls in similar placesPolling of similar races in Connecticut andlook-alike placesD+2.6Polling averageNo polls of this racenot availableHorizon forecastPolls + fundamentals, projected to Election DayD+2.5Pulse forecastPolls (and polling of similar places) only, todayD+8.6

Each estimate is a margin before national and statewide uncertainty is simulated. Horizon blends polls, fundamentals and a little of the similar-places estimate, weighting each by how precise it is; Pulse uses polls and similar places only.

Fundamentals inputs
Incumbency (+1 D, −1 R)-1
Fundraising edge (log ratio of individual money)-1.51
Elected-experience edge-0.67
First-term incumbent0
Seat's last result vs. expectation-9.02
Incumbent's last result vs. expectation-9.02

Polls

No public polls of this race. The forecast relies on fundamentals and on polling of similar places in the state.

The district

Lean D+3: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentR+7.3R+9.6 vs. nation2020 presidentD+2.7R+1.8 vs. nation2024 presidentD+2.5D+4.0 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
26,957
People per km²
256
Adults with a B.A.+
41%
White, no degree
50%of adults
  • White 82%
  • Hispanic 11%
  • Black 2%
  • Asian 3%
  • Other / multiracial 2%

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

13,752 votes · R+9.0
✓ Craig Fishbein (R)54.5%
Rebecca Hyland (D)45.5%

2024 President Vote in this district

19,419 two-party votes · D+2.5 · D+4.0 vs. the nation
✓ Kamala Harris (D)51.3%
Donald Trump (R)48.7%

2022

11,110 votes · R+11.0
✓ Craig C Fishbein (R)55.5%
Rebecca Hyland (D)44.5%

2020 Earlier district lines

14,103 votes · Even
✓ Craig Fishbein (R)50.0%
Jim Jinks (D)50.0%

2020 President Vote in this district

15,582 two-party votes · D+2.7 · R+1.8 vs. the nation
✓ Joe Biden (D)51.4%
Donald Trump (R)48.6%

2016 President Vote in this district

13,170 two-party votes · R+7.3 · R+9.6 vs. the nation
✓ Donald Trump (R)53.7%
Hillary Clinton (D)46.3%