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Various special elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives and Connecticut State Senate were held in the U.S. state of Connecticut on various dates in 2021. Candidates for special elections in Connecticut are nominated through party conventions rather than party primaries.

State elections

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Legislative

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State Senate 27th district special election

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A special election was held on March 2, 2021, to fill Connecticut's 27th State Senate district after incumbent Democrat Carlo Leone resigned on January 5, 2021. The election was won by Democrat Patricia Billie Miller.[1]

2021 Connecticut Senate 27th district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patricia Billie Miller 4,692 59.5%
Republican Joshua Esses 3,109 39.4%
Independent Brian Merlen 87 1.1%
Total votes 7,888 100%
Democratic hold

House of Representatives 112th district special election

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A special election was held on April 13, 2021, to fill Connecticut's 112th House of Representatives district after incumbent Republican J.P. Sredzinski resigned on February 17, 2021. The election was won by Republican Tony Scott.[1]

2021 Connecticut House of Representatives 112th district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Scott 2,248 53.2%
Democratic Nicholas Kapoor 1,948 46.1%
Independent William Furrier 31 0.7%
Total votes 4,227 100%
Republican hold

House of Representatives 145th district special election

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A special election was held on April 27, 2021, to fill Connecticut's 145th House of Representatives district after incumbent Democrat Patricia Miller resigned on March 8, 2021, after winning a special election to the Connecticut State Senate. The election was won by Democrat Corey Paris.[1]

2021 Connecticut House of Representatives 145th district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Corey Paris 730 76.4%
Republican J.D. Ospina 225 23.6%
Total votes 955 100%
Democratic hold

State Senate 36th district special election

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A special election was held on August 17, 2021, to fill Connecticut's 36th State Senate district after incumbent Democrat Alexandra Kasser resigned on June 22, 2021.[1] Democrats nominated Alexis Gevanter,[2] while Republicans nominated Ryan Fazio.[3] John Blankely, a Democrat, ran as an independent. Fazio ended up defeating Gevanter by 458 votes (2.9%), while Blankley earned 408 votes (50 votes less than Fazio’s winning margin). This was the first legislative flip of the 2021 United States elections.

2021 Connecticut State Senate 36th district special election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan Fazio 8,911 50.1%
Democratic Alexis Gevanter 8,453 47.6%
Independent John Blankley 408 2.3%
Total votes 17,778 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Connecticut state legislative special elections, 2021". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  2. ^ greenwichfreepress. "Democratic Delegates Vote Unanimously to Endorse Gevanter for 36th District State Senate Seat". Greenwich Free Press. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  3. ^ Keating, Christopher. "Greenwich Republican nominated to run for open Connecticut Senate seat in special election". courant.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.