CalledUnofficial results
Connecticut Senate District 3
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Saud Anwar won re-election by 34.1 points over Elliot Hughes.
Fusion voting
Saud AnwarDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.1%21,746
Elliot HughesRepublican
32.9%10,684
32,430 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.
Saud AnwarElliot Hughes
$157.4K
Raised by the campaign
$152K
$131.2K
Public matching funds
$131.2K
$151.1K
Spent by the campaign
$131.3K
$6.3K
Cash on hand
$20.6K
Campaign money: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission, through Oct 20, 2026; 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.
- Saud Anwar
- >99%
- Elliot Hughes
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+30.4