Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Connecticut Senate District 7
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
David Kiner flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 10.9 points over John Kissel.
Fusion voting
David KinerDemocrat · winner
55.4%22,113
John KisselRepublican · incumbent
44.6%17,779
39,892 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.
David KinerJohn Kissel
$155.9K
Raised by the campaign
$152.1K
$131.2K
Public matching funds
$131.2K
$153.7K
Spent by the campaign
$147.1K
$2.2K
Cash on hand
$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.
- David Kiner
- 82%
- John Kissel
- 18%
- Projected margin
- D+6.5