Political scientist Susan Herbst will break down the 2026 midterm results at Greenwich Town Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 17.

The League of Women Voters of Greenwich is hosting the free event from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Registration is required, and space is limited, according to Greenwich Free Press.

Greenwich voters on Nov. 3 delivered a string of Democratic wins in races for state office, part of a statewide wave that left Republicans with their smallest-ever presence in the Connecticut Senate, the CT Mirror reported.

Herbst, a University of Connecticut professor and president emeritus, will examine midterm election results and their implications for governing at the local, state and federal levels, according to Greenwich Free Press. She served as UConn's 15th president from 2011 to 2019 and was the first woman to hold that role. She now teaches political science at UConn's Stamford campus.

A scholar of public opinion, media and American politics, Herbst has authored five books. Her most recent, A Troubled Birth: The 1930s and American Public Opinion, was published by the University of Chicago Press.

Mary Browne, president of the League of Women Voters of Greenwich, said in a statement published by Greenwich Free Press: "Helping voters understand an election's consequences is as important as helping them prepare to vote." Browne added, "We're pleased to welcome Susan Herbst to help our community consider what the results mean for governing and what may lie ahead."

The discussion comes after a Nov. 3 election in which Democrats won three of Greenwich's four state legislative races. Democrat Jill Oberlander won the 36th State Senate District seat with about 54% of the vote, according to unofficial results reported by Greenwich Time. The seat covers Greenwich, North Stamford and New Canaan, and had been held by Republican Ryan Fazio, who ran for governor.

Oberlander is just the second Democrat since 1930 to win the district, Patch reported.

All results remain unofficial.

Democratic state Reps. Hector Arzeno and Steve Meskers also won re-election in the 151st and 150th House Districts, according to Greenwich Time. Republican Tina Courpas held her 149th District seat, the lone GOP win among Greenwich's state legislative races.

Statewide, Gov. Ned Lamont won a third term, and all five of Connecticut's U.S. House seats went to Democrats, according to CT Insider.

Residents can register for the Nov. 17 event at lwvgreenwich.org.