Haskell Wins Re-Election In 26th State Senate District

NEW CANAAN, CT — Incumbent Democrat Will Haskell won re-election Tuesday after defeating Republican challenger Kim Healy for the 26th District seat, according to unofficial numbers from the Secretary of the State's office.

Haskell took to Facebook early Wednesday to thank his supporters and congratulate Healy on a hard-fought campaign.

"This victory would not have been possible without the tireless efforts of our volunteers through these incredibly difficult times," Haskell wrote. "I could not be more excited to represent this community for another 2 years."

Haskell, who was seeking a second term, unofficially garnered 37,937 votes compared to Healy's 26,978 votes. Healy appeared on two ballot lines, Republican and Independent, which Haskell only appeared on the Democratic line.

The district includes Bethel, Redding, Ridgefield, Wilton, and parts of New Canaan, Weston and Westport, and Haskell unofficially won in all of those communities except for New Canaan.

In New Canaan, the only community Haskell lost, he unofficially received 2,547 votes to 2,918 votes for Healy.