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Connecticut House District 85
Connecticut House of Representatives · Connecticut
Samuel Carmody held the seat for Democrats, winning by 16.7 points over Tom Laffin.
Fusion voting
Samuel CarmodyDemocrat · winner
58.4%5,079
Tom LaffinRepublican
41.6%3,625
8,704 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.
Samuel CarmodyTom Laffin
$47.6K
Raised by the campaign
$47.7K
$38.6K
Public matching funds
$38.6K
$46.4K
Spent by the campaign
$39.4K
$1.2K
Cash on hand
$8.3K
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.
- Samuel Carmody
- 94%
- Tom Laffin
- 6%
- Projected margin
- D+11.2