Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Connecticut House District 43
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Bill Heughins flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 8.4 points over Greg Howard.
Fusion voting
Bill HeughinsDemocrat · winner
54.2%5,882
Greg HowardRepublican · incumbent
45.8%4,970
10,852 votes
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 12:54 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Bill HeughinsGreg Howard
$45.5K
Raised by the campaign
$46.7K
$38.6K
Public matching funds
$38.6K
$16.4K
Spent by the campaign
$42.8K
$29.1K
Cash on hand
$3.9K
Campaign money: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission, through Oct 20, 2026; Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission, through Oct 27, 2026.
Source: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 20, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Bill Heughins
- 87%
- Greg Howard
- 13%
- Projected margin
- D+8.9