CalledUnofficial results
Connecticut Senate District 9
Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut
Matt Lesser won re-election by 31.0 points over Grant Polomsky.
Fusion voting
Matt LesserDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.4%24,169
Grant PolomskyRepublican
33.4%12,539
Gwen SamuelIndependent
2.2%834
37,542 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 LesserNo Republican
$152.6K
Raised by the campaign
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$131.2K
Public matching funds
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$48.9K
Spent by the campaign
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$103.8K
Cash on hand
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Other candidates' campaigns: Gwen Samuel $1.2K.
Campaign money: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission, through Oct 27, 2026.
Source: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 20, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Matt Lesser
- >99%
- Grant Polomsky
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+29.1
The candidates
Matt Lesser (D)
Incumbent, Connecticut State Senate, first elected 2018Grant Polomsky (R)
Incumbent, Connecticut State Senate, first elected 2018Grant Polomsky (R)
Also on the ballot: Gwen Samuel (Independent), 2.2%