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... Whether due to the strength of Democratic candidates or backlash against President Donald Trump and national Republicans, the state experienced a blue wave like it's rarely seen before.

Here are some numbers to know.

25

That's how many executive officer seats flipped from red to blue, based on unofficial Election Day results that still must be validated and certified.

Democrats grabbed power of mayor and first selectmen seats in more than two dozen places, from cities like New Britain to small towns like Bethany and from middle-class communities like Ansonia to wealthy ones like Westport.

That total doesn't count an additional three towns (Enfield, Killingly and South Windsor) where Democrats won majorities on local town councils or another town (Putnam) where a mayor recently flipped his affiliation from Republican to Democratic. ...