CalledUnofficial results
Connecticut House District 51
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Chris Stewart won re-election by 8.2 points over Lina Wagner.
Fusion voting
Chris StewartRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.1%4,645
Lina WagnerDemocrat
45.9%3,944
8,589 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.
Lina WagnerChris Stewart
$45.5K
Raised by the campaign
$46K
$38.6K
Public matching funds
$38.7K
$32.2K
Spent by the campaign
$40K
$13.3K
Cash on hand
$6K
Campaign money: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission, through Oct 27, 2026; Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission, through Oct 20, 2026.
Source: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 27, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Lina Wagner
- 5%
- Chris Stewart
- 95%
- Projected margin
- R+12.6