RepublicanNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

Raymond Collins III

Lost the 2026 race for Connecticut House District 117.

Last margin
−14.1
Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Collins has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Collins won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Connecticut House District 117GeneralLostMj Shannon (D)42.9%D+14.1$45.6KD+8.6−5.5
2024Connecticut House of Representatives, District 117GeneralLostM.J. Shannon (D)48%D+4.0——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Connecticut Secretary of the State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

Collins’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$45.6K

Source: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission filings through Oct 27, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

COLLINS 2026
State
Active

Source: Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission filings through Oct 27, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:51 PM ET