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Connecticut House District 79
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Mary Fortier won re-election by 18.6 points over Cheryl Thibeault.
Fusion voting
Mary FortierDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%4,127
Cheryl ThibeaultRepublican
40.7%2,830
6,957 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.
Mary FortierCheryl Thibeault
$46.1K
Raised by the campaign
$47.7K
$38.6K
Public matching funds
$38.6K
$43.1K
Spent by the campaign
$32.1K
$3K
Cash on hand
$15.6K
Campaign money: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission, through Oct 27, 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.
- Mary Fortier
- 96%
- Cheryl Thibeault
- 4%
- Projected margin
- D+13.5