Various special elections for the

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and

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were held in the U.S. state of

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on various dates in 2021. Candidates for special elections in Connecticut are nominated through party conventions rather than party primaries.

State elections

Legislative

State Senate 27th district special election

A special election was held on March 2, 2021, to fill Connecticut's 27th State Senate district after incumbent

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Carlo Leone resigned on January 5, 2021. The election was won by Democrat Patricia Billie Miller.

House of Representatives 112th district special election

A special election was held on April 13, 2021, to fill

Connecticut's 112th House of Representatives district Connecticut's 112th House of Representatives district elects one member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. It consists of the town of Monroe and part of Shelton. It has been represented by Republican Tony Scott since 2021. Recent elec ...

after incumbent Republican J.P. Sredzinski resigned on February 17, 2021. The election was won by Republican

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House of Representatives 145th district special election

A special election was held on April 27, 2021, to fill Connecticut's 145th House of Representatives district after incumbent Democrat Patricia Miller resigned on March 8, 2021, after winning a special election to the Connecticut State Senate. The election was won by Democrat Corey Paris.

State Senate 36th district special election

A special election was held on August 17, 2021, to fill

Connecticut's 36th State Senate district Connecticut's 36th State Senate district elects one member of the Connecticut State Senate. The district consists of the towns of Greenwich, North Stamford North Stamford is an affluent section of Stamford, Connecticut, United States, north of ...

after incumbent Democrat

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resigned on June 22, 2021. Democrats nominated Alexis Gevanter, while Republicans nominated Ryan Fazio. John Blankely, a Democrat, ran as an independent. Fazio ended up defeating Gevanter by 458 votes (2.9%), while Blankley earned 408 votes (50 votes less than Fazio’s winning margin). This was the first legislative flip of the 2021 United States elections.

References

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