2 candidates are tracked for Connecticut House District 53 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Tammy Nuccio and Michelle Doucette Cunningham. Candidate information follows official Capitol Planning Region election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Tammy Nuccio (Republican), Michelle Doucette Cunningham (Democratic) are the major-party nominees for Connecticut House District 53 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Listed from the party endorsement and nomination certificates filed with the Secretary of the State and the August 11 primary results; minor-party lines and petitioning candidates are certified separately and are not yet reflected here. Tammy Nuccio is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's member list. Connecticut nominates by party convention; an August 11, 2026 primary was held only where a challenger qualified, per the Secretary of the State.
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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Tammy Nuccio, is on the ballot.
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Republican Incumbent
Tammy Nuccio is the sitting state representative for Connecticut's 53rd Assembly District and lives in Tolland, per the Connecticut General Assembly's member roster. Nuccio has worked on consumer protections for funeral services and an expanded sales tax free week, per CT House Republicans. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Democratic
Per the campaign site.
Cunningham holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Smith College and a master's degree in public policy from Rutgers University, and has served as executive director of the Connecticut Network for Children and Youth since 2004, per the campaign site. Cunningham has lived in Willington since 2007 and served twelve years on the Willington Board of Education, including four years as chair, per the campaign site.
Who is running for Connecticut House District 53 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Connecticut House District 53 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Tammy Nuccio and Michelle Doucette Cunningham. Candidate information follows official Capitol Planning Region election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Connecticut House District 53 election in Connecticut?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Connecticut are on the Connecticut election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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