Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, CT-01
Luke Bronin
American politician and lawyer (born 1979)
- Over
- Amy Chai (Republican), 31.0%
- Votes
- 170,479 (92,018 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia · read 2026-11-14
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +26.2, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Luke Aaron Bronin is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 67th mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, from 2016 to 2024.
More
A member of the Democratic Party, he is the party's nominee for Connecticut's 1st congressional district in 2026, having defeated incumbent John B. Larson in the primary.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-10-31 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- June 30, 1979 (age 47)
- Education
- Yale College
- Yale Law School
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- Balliol College
- Yale University
- Occupation
- Not on file
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).
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The race
U.S. House, CT-01. Won with 67.3%, 36.3 points ahead over Amy Chai.
- Luke Bronin Democratic · winner67.3%
- Amy Chai Republican31.0%
- Mary L. Sanders G1.8%
- Mark Stewart Greenstein Write-in0.0%
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-14 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +26.2, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- D +36.3
- Difference
- 10.1 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: LUKE BRONIN FOR CONGRESS. Covers July 30, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
3.9% of the $3,786,426 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)3.8%$146,878
- Individuals, itemized94.2%$3,639,548
- Other political committees (PACs)2.0%$78,750
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts0.0%$335
Employers donors listed
- AMPHENOL CORPORATION$14,0004 contributions
- PMR$11,7505 contributions
- K2 INTEGRITY$11,5004 contributions
- CHASE ENTERPRISES$11,0005 contributions
- THE HARTFORD$10,65011 contributions
- ALL WASTE INC$10,5003 contributions
- AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT$10,5003 contributions
- CAA$10,5003 contributions
- SKY HARBOUR$10,5003 contributions
- INTERSECT PUBLIC SOLUTIONS$10,0007 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-09 · filings can be amended · response hash 90ee4d2e99eb
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here.
Record
Not yet on file: committee assignments, bills and votes (this person is not a sitting member in the public dataset). Are you this person? Update your profile
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- broninforcongress.com official
- Campaign email
- info@broninforcongress.com · source
- Social
- Not on file
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 2:58 AM ET
- 2016 to presentMayor of Hartford, Connecticut Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q21572863). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
- New House members on their top priorities: "Cannot be afraid to do big things"
- Many voters want generational change. Boomer priorities still rule.
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Connecticut&oldid=1385462701
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 2:58 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Bronin
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21572863
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6CT01206/
- photo_gallery https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mayor_Luke_Bronin.jpg
- photo_headshot https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luke_Bronin_(42831415392).jpg
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