2026 results · Connecticut · Connecticut 1st District
Luke Bronin, the Democrat, holds Connecticut's 1st District for the Democrats
Kamala Harris carried the district by 22.7 points in 2024; this year's count is a 13.6-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luke BroninDemocrat | 170,475 | 67.3% | |
| Amy ChaiRepublican | 78,461 | 31.0% | |
| Mary L. SandersGreen | 4,435 | 1.8% | |
| Mark Stewart GreensteinOther party | 17 | under 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 94% counted.
About 94% of the expected vote counted253,388 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 4:59 PM ESTSource: Connecticut Secretary of the State
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About the seat
Connecticut's 1st District takes in all or part of 4 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+22.7 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 13.6 points toward the Democrats, ranks 2 of 5 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+22.7
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+26.4
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 2 of 5
- Capitol Planning Region77%
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region8%
- Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region8%
- Northwest Hills Planning Region7%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 4 planning regions compared moved 13.6 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The planning regions compared cast 73% as many votes as in 2024, from 77% in Capitol Planning Region to 55% in Northwest Hills Planning Region.
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region moved most: R+2.2 for president in 2024, D+15.0 this year
The 4 planning regions with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Capitol Planning Region added 7,025 net votes for Bronin against the 2024 margin, 53% of the district's change
Across the 4 planning regions compared, the margin moved by 13,334 votes toward Bronin: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, planning region by planning region. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Capitol Planning Region+7,025 Bronin
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region+3,791 Bronin
- Northwest Hills Planning Region+2,000 Bronin
- Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region+518 Bronin
1 planning region Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Bronin this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Naugatuck Valley Planning RegionR+2.2D+15.0
Connecticut’s ballot
StatewideDemocrats won all 5 of Connecticut's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 5–0, now D 5–0
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Connecticut Secretary of the State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.