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2010Final results

2010 election for Connecticut Senate District 15

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Joan Hartley (D) won with 84.8% of the vote, defeating Theodore J. Derouin Jr. (Ind) by 73.6 points.

Joan HartleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.8%14,178
11.2%1,871
Blair F. BertacciniWorking Families
4.0%675
16,724 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+34.31994R+23.11996R+49.71998D+27.32000D+37.52014D+34.92026

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Joan Hartley (D)Theodore J. Derouin Jr. (I)

Also on the ballot: Blair F. Bertaccini (Working Families), 4.0%