2026 forecast

Connecticut Treasurer forecast

Erick Russell vs Fred Wilms, with Erick Russell running again. The model has Russell ahead by 21.3 points, with a 100 percent chance of winning.

Safe DModel D +21.3Updated October 17, 2026

County forecast

8 counties · 6 lean Democratic
D +40R +40Hover a county for its projected vote

How the model gets there

statewide margin at each step
Top of ticket, governorD +15.5
Down ballot history, moved to 2026D +20.9
Blend of every legD +18.2
With incumbency and primary unityD +21.6
With polls, none in the raceD +21.3

Leg weights: Top of ticket 38%, Approval fundamentals 19%, Gallup, relaxed 13%, Down ballot history 31%. 80 percent of outcomes fall between D +29.8 and D +12.8.

Polls of the race

no polls
PollsterSampleEndedRussellWilmsMargin
No public polls of this race. The forecast rests on the top of ticket, past results and the primaries.