2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2018 election for Connecticut House District 53
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Pat Wilson Pheanious (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating Samuel P. Belsito Jr. (R) by 4.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Pat Wilson PheaniousDemocrat · winner
52.3%5,876
Samuel P. Belsito Jr.Republican · incumbent
47.7%5,369
11,245 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET