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Connecticut Senate District 33
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Norman Needleman won re-election by 18.8 points over Charles Ferraro.
Fusion voting
Norman NeedlemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.4%29,267
Charles FerraroRepublican
40.6%20,006
49,273 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.
Norman NeedlemanCharles Ferraro
$213K
Raised by the campaign
$153.9K
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Public matching funds
$131.1K
$182.6K
Spent by the campaign
$126.9K
$30.4K
Cash on hand
$26.9K
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.
- Norman Needleman
- 96%
- Charles Ferraro
- 4%
- Projected margin
- D+13.7