2 candidates are tracked for Connecticut House District 120 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kaitlyn Shake and Troy D Gargiulo. Candidate information follows official Greater Bridgeport Planning Region election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Kaitlyn Shake (Democratic), Troy D Gargiulo (Republican) are the major-party nominees for Connecticut House District 120 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. Kaitlyn Shake 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, Kaitlyn Shake, is on the ballot.
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Democratic Incumbent
Shake is the State Representative for Stratford, per the Connecticut House Democrats caucus page, having represented the 120th District since winning election to the seat in 2024, per the Stratford Crier. Recent work highlighted there includes education funding, energy assistance and environmental restoration of Stratford's tidal flats. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Republican
Gargiulo, 42, is a Stratford resident who has worked in HVAC for 25 years, per the Stratford Crier. He was nominated by the Stratford Republican Town Committee to run for the 120th House District seat, which would be his first elected office. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Who is running for Connecticut House District 120 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Connecticut House District 120 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kaitlyn Shake and Troy D Gargiulo. Candidate information follows official Greater Bridgeport Planning Region election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Connecticut House District 120 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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