Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Connecticut Senate District 35
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Ethan Werstler flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 8.2 points over Jeff Gordon.
Fusion voting
Ethan WerstlerDemocrat · winner
54.1%22,719
Jeff GordonRepublican · incumbent
45.9%19,294
42,013 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.
Ethan WerstlerJeff Gordon
$155.9K
Raised by the campaign
$152.4K
$131.2K
Public matching funds
$131.2K
$127.2K
Spent by the campaign
$129.9K
$28.7K
Cash on hand
$22.5K
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.
- Ethan Werstler
- 68%
- Jeff Gordon
- 32%
- Projected margin
- D+3.4