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Connecticut House District 83
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Chad Cardillo held the seat for Democrats, winning by 9.6 points over Bob Ham.
Fusion voting
Chad CardilloDemocrat · winner
54.8%5,225
Bob HamRepublican
45.2%4,310
9,535 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.
Chad CardilloBob Ham
$46.3K
Raised by the campaign
$46.1K
$38.5K
Public matching funds
—
$38.6K
Spent by the campaign
$43K
$7.8K
Cash on hand
$3.1K
Campaign money: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission, through Oct 25, 2026; Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission, through Oct 27, 2026.
Source: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 25, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Chad Cardillo
- 96%
- Bob Ham
- 4%
- Projected margin
- D+12.9