CalledUnofficial results
Connecticut Senate District 32
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Eric Berthel won re-election by 6.3 points over Matt Knickerbocker.
Fusion voting
Eric BerthelRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.2%25,633
Matt KnickerbockerDemocrat
46.8%22,573
48,206 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.
Matt KnickerbockerEric Berthel
$152.6K
Raised by the campaign
$152.8K
$131.2K
Public matching funds
$131.1K
$151.4K
Spent by the campaign
$30.6K
$1.2K
Cash on hand
$122.2K
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.
- Matt Knickerbocker
- 18%
- Eric Berthel
- 82%
- Projected margin
- R+6.6