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Connecticut › Connecticut State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Connecticut State Senate District 23
FusionHerron Gaston has no major-party opponent.
Herron Gaston has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Herron Gaston
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+50: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 97,238
- People per km²
- 2,591
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 17%
- White, no degree
- 14%of adults
- White 15%
- Hispanic 52%
- Black 23%
- Asian 5%
- 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
20,563 votes · D+59.9✓ Herron Gaston (D)77.1%
Brian Banacowski (R)19.3%
Ernest E Newton II (—)3.6%
2024 President Vote in this district
26,419 two-party votes · D+44.6 · D+46.1 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)72.3%
Donald Trump (R)27.7%
2022
10,750 votes · D+62.6✓ Herron Gaston (D)76.2%
Michael Garrett (R)17.5%
Juliemar Ortiz (WF)6.3%
2020 Earlier district lines
24,323 votes · D+67.1✓ Dennis Bradley (D)83.5%
Josiah Israel (R)16.5%
2020 President Vote in this district
22,732 two-party votes · D+64.8 · D+60.3 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)82.4%
Donald Trump (R)17.6%
2016 President Vote in this district
20,997 two-party votes · D+72.9 · D+70.7 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)86.5%
Donald Trump (R)13.5%