Connecticut Senate District 9

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Matt Lesser Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

Matt LesserDemocratic · Incumbent8 years since first win on file

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Matt Lesser (D) 100.0

Grant W. PolomskyRepublican

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Matt LesserIncumbentDemocratic(Democratic, Working Families Party)
Grant W. PolomskyRepublican
Gwen SamuelOther(Independent Party)

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Last election: Matt Lesser (Democratic) was unopposed, 2024
On the 2026 ballot: 3 candidates

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Races won and lost: 9-0; None on file
Years since first win on file: 8; Not available

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Matt LesserIncumbentDemocratic(Democratic, Working Families Party)
Grant W. PolomskyRepublican
Gwen SamuelOther(Independent Party)

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History (29 elections for this seat)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMatt LesserWonName as filed: Matthew Lesser	Democratic	35,500100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,011
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMatt LesserWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,57155.6%	55.6%
RepublicanLisa J. Marotta	Republican	16,44044.4%	44.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 53,730
Election day: November 3, 2020
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMatt LesserWon(incumbent)	Democratic	30,98257.7%	57.7%
RepublicanRichard Ruglio	Republican	22,74842.3%	42.3%

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMatt LesserWon	Democratic	24,25357.9%	57.9%
RepublicanEd Charamut	Republican	17,67442.1%	42.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 46,897
Election day: November 8, 2016
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPaul R. DoyleWon(incumbent)	Democratic	29,68463.3%	63.3%
RepublicanEarle V. Roberts	Republican	17,21336.7%	36.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,963
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPaul R. DoyleWon(incumbent)	Democratic	20,79963.1%	63.1%
RepublicanEarle V. Roberts	Republican	12,16436.9%	36.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 43,182
Election day: November 6, 2012
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPaul R. DoyleWon(incumbent)	Democratic	28,99567.2%	67.2%
RepublicanJoe D. Dinunzio	Republican	14,18732.9%	32.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,309
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPaul R. DoyleWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,58261.1%	61.1%
RepublicanDom Mazzoccoli	Republican	13,72738.9%	38.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 47,577
Election day: November 4, 2008
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPaul R. DoyleWon(incumbent)	Democratic	27,48857.8%	57.8%
RepublicanRalph Capenera	Republican	20,08942.2%	42.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,297
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPaul R. DoyleWon	Democratic	19,43458.4%	58.4%
RepublicanRalph Capenera	Republican	13,41340.3%	40.3%
OtherThomas N. Ledoux	Other	4501.4%	1.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 45,683
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBiagio CiottoWon(incumbent)	Democratic	27,87761.0%	61.0%
RepublicanRalph Capenera	Republican	17,80639.0%	39.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,475
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBiagio CiottoWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,93269.7%	69.7%
RepublicanKen McClellan	Republican	9,54330.3%	30.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 40,828
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBiagio CiottoWon(incumbent)	Democratic	29,66972.7%	72.7%
RepublicanJohn F. Kriedel	Republican	11,15927.3%	27.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,833
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBiagio CiottoWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,96269.0%	69.0%
RepublicanRobert C. Schatz	Republican	9,87131.0%	31.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 41,397
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBiagio CiottoWon(incumbent)	Democratic	22,93755.4%	55.4%
RepublicanP. J. Hallisey	Republican	18,46044.6%	44.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,412
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticBiagio CiottoWon	Democratic	19,04053.8%	53.8%
RepublicanJoseph A. Dinunzio	Republican	16,37246.2%	46.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 44,411
Election day: November 3, 1992
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRichard J. BalducciWon	Republican	28,04463.1%	63.1%
DemocraticChristopher V. White	Democratic	16,36736.9%	36.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,052
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticA. Cynthia MatthewsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	21,09458.5%	58.5%
RepublicanLawrence J. Ebner	Republican	14,95841.5%	41.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 45,842
Election day: November 8, 1988
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticA. Cynthia MatthewsWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,77254.0%	54.0%
RepublicanDominic Mazzoccoli	Republican	21,07046.0%	46.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,288
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticA. Cynthia MatthewsWon	Democratic	19,82356.2%	56.2%
RepublicanRichard B. Johnston(incumbent)	Republican	15,46543.8%	43.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 46,649
Election day: November 6, 1984
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRichard B. JohnstonWon	Republican	23,71650.8%	50.8%
DemocraticA. Cynthia Matthews(incumbent)	Democratic	22,93349.2%	49.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,640
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticA. Cynthia MatthewsWon	Democratic	19,90254.3%	54.3%
RepublicanCharles E. Alfano	Republican	16,73845.7%	45.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 49,081
Election day: November 4, 1980
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam E. Curry Jr.Won(incumbent)	Democratic	24,84050.6%	50.6%
RepublicanCharles E. Alfano	Republican	24,24149.4%	49.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,305
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticWilliam E. Curry Jr.Won	Democratic	21,20253.9%	53.9%
RepublicanElmer A. Mortensen(incumbent)	Republican	17,87845.5%	45.5%
LibertarianWayne P. Hill	Libertarian	2250.6%	0.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 47,652
Election day: November 2, 1976
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanElmer A. MortensenWon	Republican	26,04854.7%	54.7%
DemocraticJ. Martin Hennessey(incumbent)	Democratic	21,60445.3%	45.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 39,518
Election day: November 4, 1974
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJ. Martin HennesseyWon	Democratic	23,82960.3%	60.3%
RepublicanFred B. Agee Jr.	Republican	15,68939.7%	39.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 45,244
Election day: November 7, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRuth O. TruexWon	Republican	26,42558.4%	58.4%
DemocraticCurtis I. McLeod	Democratic	18,81941.6%	41.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 34,862
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRoger W. EddyWon(incumbent)	Republican	19,75656.7%	56.7%
DemocraticRichard D. Tulisano	Democratic	15,10643.3%	43.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 36,316
Election day: November 5, 1968
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Connecticut Senate District 9, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRoger W. EddyWon	Republican	18,28750.4%	50.4%
DemocraticKathleen M. Tracy(incumbent)	Democratic	18,02949.6%	49.6%

2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2024.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ct/sldu:9

DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY)Data as of Oct 28, 2026