Fusion voting
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Connecticut › Connecticut State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Connecticut State Senate District 5
FusionDerek Slap has no major-party opponent.
Derek Slap has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Derek Slap
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+39: 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
- 97,236
- People per km²
- 459
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 66%
- White, no degree
- 23%of adults
- White 70%
- Hispanic 10%
- Black 6%
- Asian 9%
- 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
53,803 votes · D+36.3✓ Derek Slap (D)68.2%
Kyla Zimmermann (R)31.8%
2024 President Vote in this district
55,377 two-party votes · D+39.1 · D+40.6 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)69.5%
Donald Trump (R)30.5%
2022
30,947 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Derek Slap (D)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
57,104 votes · D+35.1✓ Derek Slap (D)65.4%
Phillip Chabot (R)31.5%
Joelle Nawrocki (—)3.1%
2020 President Vote in this district
56,655 two-party votes · D+39.9 · D+35.4 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)69.9%
Donald Trump (R)30.1%
2016 President Vote in this district
49,777 two-party votes · D+34.6 · D+32.4 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)67.3%
Donald Trump (R)32.7%