2010 Connecticut Senate election

The 2010 Connecticut Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect members to the Connecticut State Senate, one from each of the state's 36 Senatorial districts. The date of this the election corresponded with other elections in the state, including ones for governor, U.S. Senate, and the Connecticut House of Representatives.
Senators elected are serving a two-year term, which began in January 2011.
The 2010 election cycle saw the election or re-election of 23 Democrats and 13 Republicans to fill the Senate's 36 seats. The only change in party representation occurred in the 31st District, where the incumbent Democrat was defeated, yielding a gain by the Republican Party. Three re-elected senators, all Democrats, resigned following the election, creating vacancies later filled by special elections on February 22, 2011.

Results

Results of the 2010 Connecticut Senate election. Party shading denotes winner of Senate seat.

District	Constituency	Incumbent	Votes for Republican candidate	Votes for Democratic candidate
1	Hartford, Wethersfield	John W. Fonfara	Barbara Rhue 3,478	John W. Fonfara 11,980^WF ^TP
2	Bloomfield, Hartford, Windsor	D. Coleman	-	Eric D. Coleman 20,918^WF
3	East Hartford, [East Windsor, Connecticut\|Windsor, Connecticut\|East Windsor], Ellington, South Windsor	Gary LeBeau	Robert L. Gonzalez 10,782	Gary D. LeBeau 19,159^WF
4	Bolton, Glastonbury, Manchester, Marlborough	Mary Ann Handley	Stewart "Chip" Beckett 18,488	Steve Cassano 18,561^WF
5	Bloomfield, Burlington, Farmington, West Hartford	Jonathan A. Harris	Joseph Merritt 15,183	Beth Bye 25,085^WF
6	Berlin, Farmington, New Britain	Donald J. DeFronzo	Henry Zembko 7,307	Donald J. DeFronzo † 15,556^WF
7	[East Granby, Connecticut\|Granby, Connecticut\|East Granby], Enfield, Granby, Somers, Suffield, Windsor, Windsor Locks	John A. Kissel	John A. Kissel 17,272 ^RWI	Karen M. Jarmoc 16,286
8	Avon, Barkhamsted, Canton, Colebrook, Granby, Hartland, Harwinton, New Hartford, Norfolk, Simsbury, Torrington	Kevin Witkos	Kevin Witkos 26,417	Donald J. O'Brien 14,026^WF
9	Cromwell, Middletown, Newington, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield	R. Doyle	Dom Mazzoccoli 13,727	Paul R. Doyle 21,582
10	New Haven, West Haven	Toni N. Harp	-	Toni N. Harp 16,294
11	Hamden, New Haven	Martin M. Looney	Matthew J. Corcoran 5,597	Martin M. Looney 19,438^WF
12	Branford, Durham, Gilford, Killingworth, Madison, North Branford	Edward Meyer	Lisa Davenport 19,567	Edward Meyer 21,311
13	Cheshire, Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown	Thomas P. Gaffey	Len Suzio 13,238	Thomas P. Gaffey † 18,369^WF
14	Milford, Orange, West Haven	Gayle Slossberg	Vincent Marino 14,339	Gayle Slossberg 19,420^I
15	Naugatuck, Prospect, Waterbury	Joan V. Hartley	-	Joan V. Hartley 14,178 ^TP
16	Cheshire, Southington, Waterbury, Wolcott	Sam S.F. Caligiuri	Joe Markley 16,861 ^TP	John N. Barry 14,607^WF
17	Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Hamden, Naugatuck, Woodbridge	Joe Crisco	Tamath K. Rossi 12,292	Joe Crisco 16,666^WF
18	Griswold, Groton, North Stonington, Plainfield, Preston, Sterling, Stonington, Voluntown	Andrew M. Maynard	Stuart R. Norman, Jr. 12,126	Andrew M. Maynard 17,972
19	Andover, Bozrah, Columbia, Franklin, Hebron, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Montville, Norwich, Sprague	Edith G. Prague	Sean Sullivan 14,795	Edith G. Prague 15,597^WF
20	East Lyme, Montville, New London, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Salem, Waterford	Andrea Stillman	Daniel Docker 11,003	Andrea Stillman 20,340 ^TP
21	Monroe, Shelton, Stratford	Dan Debicella	Kevin C. Kelly 22,455	James R. Miron 10,864
22	Bridgeport, Monroe, Trumbull	Anthony Musto	David R. Pia 12,899	Anthony J. Musto 14,861^WF
23	Bridgeport, Stratford	Ed A. Gomes	Milton Johnson 275	Edwin A. Gomes 10,797^WF
24	Bethel, Danbury, New Fairfield, Sherman	Michael McLachlan	Michael A. McLachlan 15,649^I	Alice M. Hutchinson 10,956^WF
25	Darien, Norwalk	Bob Duff	Artie Kassimis 10,358	Bob Duff 18,767
26	Bethel, [New Canaan, Connecticut\|Canaan, Connecticut\|New Canaan], Redding, Ridgefield, Weston, Westport, Wilton	Toni Boucher	Toni Boucher 25,417	John Hartwell 16,262^WF
27	Darien, Stamford	Andrew J. McDonald	Bob Kolenberg 10,321	Andrew J. McDonald † 14,750
28	Easton, Fairfield, Newtown, Weston	John P. McKinney	John McKinney 26,249	Mitchell Fuchs 12,694
29	Brooklyn, Canterbury, Killingly, Mansfield, Putnam, Scotland, Thompson, Windham	Donald E. Williams, Jr.	None	Donald E. Williams 17,214 ^TP
30	Brookfield, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Milford, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Winchester	Andrew W. Roraback	Andrew Roraback 27,379 ^TP ^RWI	-
31	Bristol, Harwinton, Plainville, Plymouth	Thomas A. Colapietro	Jason Welch 14,717	Tom Colapietro 13,944^WF
32	Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Middlebury, Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour, Southbury, Thomaston, Watertown, Woodbury	Rob Kane	Robert J. Kane 28,909	-
33	Chester, Clinton, Colechester, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland, Westbrook	Eileen M. Daily	Neil Nichols 17,851	Eileen M. Daily 21,069 ^TP
34	East Haven, North Haven, Wallingford	Len Fasano	Leonard A. Fasano 23,454^WF	-
35	Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington, Hampton, Pomfret, Stafford, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, Woodstock	Tony Guglielmo	Tony Guglielmo 23,996	Susan Eastwood 13,889^WF
36	Greenwich, New Canaan, Stamford	L. Scott Frantz	L. Scott Frantz 21,926 ^TP	Nancy E. Barton 13,001

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