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2020Final results

2020 election for Connecticut Senate District 33

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Norm Needleman (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Brendan Saunders (R) by 8.0 points.

Norm NeedlemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%33,351
46.0%28,432
61,783 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenR+13.22014R+15.62016D+0.22018D+8.02020D+9.42022D+13.72024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET