GOP flips two seats in Connecticut special elections

Published February 27, 2019 7:52pm ET



Republican candidates in Connecticut flipped two state legislative seats in a five-race special election held Tuesday.

Gennaro Bizzarro pulled off the biggest upset of the night. He defeated Democratic Rep. Rick Lopes in the 6th District Senate race with 53 percent of the vote, the CT Mirror reports. The seat was vacated after the incumbent was appointed to a state role by newly elected Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration.

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