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2014Final results

2014 election for Connecticut Senate District 15

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Joan Hartley (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Karl D. Shehu (R) by 37.5 points.

Joan HartleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%12,934
Karl D. ShehuRepublican
29.9%5,739
Blair F. BertacciniWorking Families
2.7%510
19,183 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 2014

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)Karl D. Shehu (R)

Also on the ballot: Blair F. Bertaccini (Working Families), 2.7%