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2014Final results

2014 election for Connecticut Senate District 5

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Beth Bye (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Wadsworth (R) by 17.9 points.

Beth ByeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.9%22,181
Bill WadsworthRepublican
41.1%15,457
37,638 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

EvenD+41.42006D+41.82008D+24.62010D+17.92014D+18.42016D+31.42018

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