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Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Connecticut House District 135

See where Hughes and Harris stand on health care and the environment. Names follow official Western Connecticut Planning Region election filings.

About this race

Anne M Hughes (Democratic), Darrell Harris (Republican) are the major-party nominees for Connecticut House District 135 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Listed from the party endorsement and nomination certificates filed with the Secretary of the State and the August 11 primary results; minor-party lines and petitioning candidates are certified separately and are not yet reflected here. Anne M Hughes is the sitting member, per the General Assembly's member list. Connecticut nominates by party convention; an August 11, 2026 primary was held only where a challenger qualified, per the Secretary of the State.

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Anne M Hughes

Anne M Hughes

DemocraticIncumbent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Defend reproductive freedom and access to healthcare
  • Take climate action
  • Strengthen worker protections
Biography

Anne Hughes is a licensed master social worker, per the campaign site. The site says Hughes graduated cum laude from the College of New Rochelle, earned a master of social work at the University of New England and teaches at the Campaign Academy for Electing Social Workers, per the campaign site. The site lists service in the legislature's fourth term as an assistant majority whip on the Aging, Energy and Technology, Human Services and Labor and Public Employees committees, per the campaign site.

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Darrell Harris

Republican

Biography

Darrell Harris is the Republican nominee for Connecticut House District 135 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Connecticut Secretary of the State's 2026 Certificate of Party Endorsement or Nomination for this district. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Connecticut House District 135 in 2026?

2 candidates are tracked for Connecticut House District 135 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Anne M Hughes and Darrell Harris. Candidate information follows official Western Connecticut Planning Region election filings; verify with the official election office linked below. See where they stand on health care and the environment.

When is the Connecticut House District 135 election in Connecticut?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Connecticut are on the Connecticut election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate profiles
Anne M Hughes, full profileDarrell Harris, full profileOfficial Connecticut election office