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Connecticut Senate District 36
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Jill Oberlander flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 9.9 points over Joseph Kelly.
Fusion voting
Jill OberlanderDemocrat · winner
55.0%22,896
Joseph KellyRepublican
45.0%18,761
41,657 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.
Jill OberlanderJoseph Kelly
$51.2K
Raised by the campaign
$158.4K
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Public matching funds
$131.5K
$35.8K
Spent by the campaign
$116K
$15.4K
Cash on hand
$42.4K
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.
- Jill Oberlander
- 98%
- Joseph Kelly
- 2%
- Projected margin
- D+18.7