The Green Papers: Connecticut 2018 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 14 August 2018
✓ General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Tuesday 12 June 2018 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
Wednesday 8 August 2018 - Filing Deadline - Independent .
Tuesday 14 August 2018 - Primary . Polling hours 6:00a-8:00p EDT (1000-0000 UTC).
Wednesday 5 September 2018 - Filing Deadline - Third/Minor .
Tuesday 6 November 2018 - General Election . Polling hours 6:00a-8:00p EST (1100-0100 UTC).
 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:1 
2010 Census:3,581,628 (1.16% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:7(1.30% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:5(1.15% of 435)
Capital:Hartford
 

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Connecticut State and Local Government


Conventions are held in the spring by the Democratic and Republican Parties prior to the primary. Primaries are held for when a nomination is contested. Candidates must receive 15% or more support at the Convention or gather petition signatures to get onto the primary ballot. The Democratic U.S. Senate Convention is 18 May, the Democratic U.S. House is 14 May, and the Republican Convention is 11 May.


Certificates of Party Endorsement.

November 6, 2018 Election Calendar from the Connecticut Secretary of the State.

Notice of Primary from the Connecticut Secretary of the State.


14 August Primary
Returns from the Connecticut Secretary of the State.
Results from WFSB TV 3.
Results from WTNH TV.
Results from Politico.
Results from The New York Times.


6 November 2018:
General Election List of Candidates from the Connecticut Secretary of the State.
Certified returns from the Connecticut Secretary of the State.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 115th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Senator Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Renominated
 Candidate list (4, 2 write-ins)
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 825,579 59.53% Senator Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy
FEC S2CT00132; 26 Nov 18; Tot $12,477,011; Dsb $8,624,631
  Candidate Republican 545,717 39.35% Matthew McKinnon Corey
FEC S8CT00121; 26 Nov 18; Tot $191,511; Dsb $171,196
  Candidate Libertarian 8,838 0.64% Richard Lion
  Candidate Green 6,618 0.48% Jeff Russell
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 70 0.01% Fred M. Linck
Socialist

FEC S8CT00147
  Candidate Write-in 18 0.00% Kristi L. Talmadge
Total 1,386,840 100.00%  

Class 3 Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None, All Governors

Chair up for regular election
Open
Democratic Governor Dannel P. "Dan" Malloy
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Open Chair - 13 April 2017: Will not run for re-election in 2018.
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (4, 2 write-ins)
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 694,510 49.37% former Greenwich Selectman Edward "Ned" Lamont
for Lieutenant Governor: former Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz
  Candidate Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut 650,138 46.21% Robert "Bob" Stefanowski
for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Joseph "Joe" Markley
  Candidate Griebel Frank for CT 54,741 3.89% Richard "Oz" Griebel
for Lieutenant Governor: Monte Frank
  Candidate Libertarian 6,086 0.43% Rodney "Rod" Hanscomb
for Lieutenant Governor: Jeffrey "Jeff" Thibeault
  Candidate Write-in 1,254 0.09% Mark Stewart Greenstein
for Lieutenant Governor: John Demitrus
  Candidate Write-in 74 0.01% Lee Whitnum
for Lieutenant Governor: Jacey Wyatt
Total 1,406,803 100.00%  

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on a ticket with- but nominated separately from- the Governor;

Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Open Seat - Retiring

115th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Democratic (4 Renominated, 1 Open)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman John B. Larson
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018
First elected: 1998
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Renominated
 Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 175,087 63.87% Congressman John B. Larson
FEC H8CT01046; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,627,638; Dsb $1,609,404
  Candidate Republican 96,024 35.03% former Manchester Town Committeeman Jennifer T. Nye
FEC H8CT01145
  Candidate Green 3,029 1.10% Thomas "Tom" McCormick
Total 274,140 100.00%  

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018
First elected: 2006
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Renominated
 Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 179,731 62.17% Congressman Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney
FEC H2CT02112; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,154,703; Dsb $995,329
  Candidate Republican 102,483 35.45% Danny Frank "Dan" Postemski, Jr.
FEC H8CT02101; 17 Oct 18; Tot $0; Dsb $0
  Candidate Green 3,595 1.24% Michelle Louis Bicking
  Candidate Libertarian 3,305 1.14% Daniel "Dan" Reale
Total 289,114 100.00%  

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman Rosa L. DeLauro
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018
First elected: 1990
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Renominated
 Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 174,572 64.60% Congressman Rosa L. DeLauro
FEC H0CT03072; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,284,835; Dsb $1,278,716
  Candidate Republican 95,667 35.40% Angel Luis Cadena, Jr.
FEC H6CT03145
Total 270,239 100.00%  

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman Jim Himes
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018
First elected: 2008
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress
  Elected Democratic 168,726 61.21% Congressman Jim Himes
FEC H8CT04172; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,990,766; Dsb $1,645,620
  Candidate Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut 106,921 38.79% Harry Arora
FEC H8CT04214; 26 Nov 18; Tot $754,749; Dsb $705,850
  Candidate Write-in 4 0.00% Yusheng Peng
Total 275,651 100.00%  

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 5
Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Congressman Elizabeth H. Esty
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Open Seat - 2 April 2018: "... I have determined that it is in the best interest of my constituents and my family to end my time in Congress at the end of this year and not seek re-election."
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 151,225 55.87% Jahana Hayes
FEC H8CT05245; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,854,523; Dsb $1,223,328
  Candidate Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut 119,426 44.12% former Meriden Mayor Manny Santos
FEC H8CT05187; 26 Nov 18; Tot $75,563; Dsb $74,260
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 13 0.00% John Pistone
Independent Conservative

FEC H0CT05127
Total 270,664 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

Seat up for regular election Democratic Secretary of State Denise W. Merrill
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Renominated
 Candidate list (4)
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 764,067 55.87% Secretary of State Denise W. Merrill
  Candidate Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut 580,779 42.46% former New Fairfield First Selectman Susan Chapman
  Candidate Green 12,469 0.91% S. Michael "Mike" DeRosa
  Candidate Libertarian 10,361 0.76% Heather Lynn Sylvestre Gwynn
Total 1,367,676 100.00%  

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Treasurer Denise L. Nappier
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Open Seat - Retiring
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 748,091 55.06% former Hartford City Council Member Shawn Wooden
  Candidate Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut 592,811 43.63% Thaddeus "Thad" Gray
  Candidate Libertarian 15,514 1.14% Jesse Brohinsky
  Candidate Write-in 2,196 0.16% W. Michael Downes
Total 1,358,612 100.00%  

Comptroller  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

Seat up for regular election Democratic Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Renominated
 Candidate list (4)
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 746,806 55.08% Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo
  Candidate Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut 585,510 43.18% Seymour First Selectman William Kurt "Kurt" Miller
  Candidate Libertarian 13,165 0.97% Paul Passarelli
  Candidate Green 10,360 0.76% Edward G. "Ed" Heflin
Total 1,355,841 100.00%  

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Attorney General George C. Jepsen
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Open Seat - Retiring
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (3)
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 715,340 52.48% state Representative William Tong
  Candidate Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut 633,360 46.47% Susan Whitman "Sue" Hatfield
  Candidate Green 14,358 1.05% Peter D. Goselin
Total 1,363,058 100.00%  
 

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties   Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Democratic (affiliates): 13 incumbents, 1 candidate
  Republican: 1 candidate
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Green (affiliates): 6 candidates
  Libertarian: 6 candidates
Other Third Parties
  Griebel Frank for CT: 1 candidate
  Independent Party of Connecticut: 1 candidate
  Working Families: 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 7 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


 


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