CalledUnofficial results
Connecticut House District 81
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Chris Poulos won re-election by 15.4 points over Timothy Wilk.
Fusion voting
Chris PoulosDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.7%6,351
Timothy WilkRepublican
42.3%4,655
11,006 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.
Chris PoulosTimothy Wilk
$46.9K
Raised by the campaign
$46.5K
$38.6K
Public matching funds
$38.5K
$28.5K
Spent by the campaign
$35.8K
$18.4K
Cash on hand
$10.7K
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.
- Chris Poulos
- 85%
- Timothy Wilk
- 15%
- Projected margin
- D+7.9