2 candidates are tracked for Connecticut Senate District 26 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Samantha Nestor and Alma Sarelli. Candidate information follows official Western Connecticut Planning Region election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Samantha Nestor (Democratic), Alma Sarelli (Republican) are the major-party nominees for Connecticut Senate District 26 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. The General Assembly's member list shows no sitting member among these candidates. 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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Democratic
Samantha Nestor is the Democratic nominee for Connecticut Senate District 26 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Connecticut Secretary of the State's 2026 Certificate of Party Endorsement or Nomination for this district. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Republican
Per the campaign site.
Alma Sarelli is a member of Westport's Representative Town Meeting, where she has voted on school budgets including funding for Long Lots Elementary School, per her campaign site.
Who is running for Connecticut Senate District 26 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Connecticut Senate District 26 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Samantha Nestor and Alma Sarelli. Candidate information follows official Western Connecticut Planning Region election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Connecticut Senate District 26 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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