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2018 election for Connecticut Senate District 36

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Alexandra Bergstein (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating L. Scott Frantz (R) by 1.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Alexandra BergsteinDemocrat · winner
50.4%22,261
L. Scott FrantzRepublican · incumbent
49.0%21,645
0.5%238
44,144 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

EvenR+25.22010R+23.62012R+19.62016D+1.42018D+2.82020R+0.22022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The candidates