CalledUnofficial results
Connecticut Senate District 26
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Samantha Nestor held the seat for Democrats, winning by 30.8 points over Alma Sarelli.
Fusion voting
Samantha NestorDemocrat · winner
65.4%28,585
Alma SarelliRepublican
34.6%15,114
43,699 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.
Samantha NestorAlma Sarelli
$159.6K
Raised by the campaign
$152.7K
$131.6K
Public matching funds
$131.2K
$151.3K
Spent by the campaign
$54K
$8.3K
Cash on hand
$98.7K
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.
- Samantha Nestor
- >99%
- Alma Sarelli
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+34.3