CalledUnofficial results
Connecticut Senate District 17
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Jorge Cabrera won re-election by 25.1 points over John-Paul Dorais.
Fusion voting
Jorge CabreraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.5%21,484
John-Paul DoraisRepublican
37.5%12,869
34,353 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.
Jorge CabreraJohn-Paul Dorais
$156.3K
Raised by the campaign
$154.4K
$131.3K
Public matching funds
$131.2K
$142.6K
Spent by the campaign
$17.6K
$13.7K
Cash on hand
$136.7K
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.
- Jorge Cabrera
- >99%
- John-Paul Dorais
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+26.5