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Connecticut › Connecticut State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Connecticut State Senate District 13

Fusion

Jack Fazzino has no major-party opponent.

Jack Fazzino 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+17: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentD+15.6D+13.4 vs. nation2020 presidentD+20.6D+16.1 vs. nation2024 presidentD+16.2D+17.7 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
97,260
People per km²
538
Adults with a B.A.+
34%
White, no degree
38%of adults
  • White 57%
  • Hispanic 27%
  • Black 6%
  • Asian 4%
  • Other / multiracial 5%

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

44,391 votes · D+10.0
✓ Jan Hochadel (D)53.7%
Elain Cariati (R)43.9%
Gwen Samuel (—)2.4%

2024 President Vote in this district

44,577 two-party votes · D+16.2 · D+17.7 vs. the nation
✓ Kamala Harris (D)58.1%
Donald Trump (R)41.9%

2022

32,815 votes · D+8.9
✓ Jan Hochadel (D)54.5%
Joseph Vollano (R)45.5%

2020 Earlier district lines

47,264 votes · D+5.5
✓ Mary Daugherty Abrams (D)52.8%
Len Suzio (R)47.2%

2020 President Vote in this district

49,897 two-party votes · D+20.6 · D+16.1 vs. the nation
✓ Joe Biden (D)60.3%
Donald Trump (R)39.7%

2016 President Vote in this district

42,877 two-party votes · D+15.6 · D+13.4 vs. the nation
✓ Hillary Clinton (D)57.8%
Donald Trump (R)42.2%