Alma Sarelli
Republican candidate, State Senator, 26th District (Nov. 3, 2026)
On the Nov. 3, 2026 Connecticut ballot for State Senator, 26th District, on the Republican, Independent line(s), per the Secretary of the State sample ballot (read 2026-10-25).
Coverage (3 articles)
Nestor Wins 26th Senate Seat; Charter Questions Fail
Jack Beckett·
First Selectwoman Samantha Nestor won the 26th Senate District, Rep. Anne Hughes kept the 135th, and voters rejected all three charter questions in the registrars' preliminary count. Gov. Ned Lamont carried Weston with 68.4 percent.
Weston's Nestor faces Sarelli for open state Senate seat
Jack Beckett·
Weston First Selectwoman Samantha Nestor, a Democrat, faces Republican Alma Sarelli of Westport for the open 26th District Senate seat. Where they stand, the money and how to vote.
Weston charter vote could end budget meeting's power to cut
Jack Beckett·
Weston votes Nov. 3 on three charter questions: ending the budget meeting's power to cut, letting one party hold five of seven board seats, and a rewrite that raises spending limits.