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2018Final results

2018 election for Connecticut Senate District 9

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Matt Lesser (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Ed Charamut (R) by 15.7 points.

Matt LesserDemocrat · winner
57.8%24,253
Ed CharamutRepublican
42.2%17,674
41,927 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

EvenD+34.32012D+26.22014D+26.62016D+15.72018D+15.32020D+11.22022

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