The Green Papers: Connecticut 2021 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:1 
2020 Census:3,608,298 (1.16% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:7(1.30% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:5(1.15% of 435)
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 Conventions are TBD and the Republican Convention is TBD (CD 1), TBD (CD 2), TBD (CD 3), TBD (CD 4), TBD (CD 5).

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 117th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy
First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy
FEC S2CT00132

Class 3 Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (5)
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Richard Blumenthal
FEC S0CT00177; 30 Sep 21; Tot $3,541,711; Dsb $515,092
  Candidate Republican     Michael DeLorenzo
  Candidate Republican     John J. Flynn
FEC S2CT00264
  Candidate Republican     Robert Finley Hyde
25 November 2019: Filed a Termination Report with the FEC.

FEC S2CT00256; 30 Sep 21; Tot $5,030; Dsb $4,902
  Candidate Republican     Pjerin "Peter" Lumaj
FEC S2CT00272

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None, All Governors

  Democratic Governor Edward "Ned" Lamont
First elected: 2018
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (2)
  Candidate Democratic     Governor Edward "Ned" Lamont
  Candidate Republican     former state General Assembly Member Themis Klarides

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Elected on a ticket with- but nominated separately from- the Governor;

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz
First elected: 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

117th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit. 117th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Democratic (5 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1 Democratic Member of Congress John B. Larson
First elected: 1998
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Muad Hrezi
FEC H2CT01205; 30 Sep 21; Tot $131,846; Dsb $90,270
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress John B. Larson
FEC H8CT01046; 30 Sep 21; Tot $640,800; Dsb $280,044
  Candidate Republican     Lawrence Zidovsky "Larry" Lazor
FEC H2CT01213; 30 Sep 21; Tot $101,820; Dsb $56,717

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2 Democratic Member of Congress Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney
First elected: 2006
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney
FEC H2CT02112; 30 Sep 21; Tot $277,450; Dsb $165,093
  Candidate Democratic     Anthony Adelino DiLizia
FEC H2CT02179; 30 Sep 21; Tot $3,616; Dsb $3,164
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Mike France
FEC H2CT02161; 30 Sep 21; Tot $179,957; Dsb $75,287

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3 Democratic Member of Congress Rosa L. DeLauro
First elected: 1990
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Rosa L. DeLauro
FEC H0CT03072; 30 Sep 21; Tot $853,883; Dsb $471,396
  Candidate Democratic     Eric Storesund
  Candidate Green     Justin Cobb Paglino
FEC H0CT03163; 30 Sep 21; Tot $7,987; Dsb $7,961
  Candidate Libertarian     Amy Fogelstrom Chai
FEC H2CT03102

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4 Democratic Member of Congress Jim Himes
First elected: 2008
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Jim Himes
FEC H8CT04172; 30 Sep 21; Tot $310,751; Dsb $317,444
  Candidate Democratic     Brian Merlen
FEC H0CT04211
  Candidate Republican     Michael Goldstein
FEC H2CT04076

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 5 Democratic Member of Congress Jahana Hayes
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Jahana Hayes
FEC H8CT05245; 30 Sep 21; Tot $668,635; Dsb $333,542
  Candidate Republican     Michelle L. Botelho
FEC H2CT05230
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator George S. Logan
FEC H2CT05222; 30 Sep 21; Tot $126,689; Dsb $26,633

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Democratic Secretary of State Denise W. Merrill
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014, 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Open Seat - 23 June 2021: Announced retirement.
 Candidate list (8)
  Candidate Democratic     Maritza Bond
  Candidate Democratic     New Haven City Alder Darryl J. Brackeen, Jr.
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Josh Elliott
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Mae Flexer
  Candidate Democratic     former New Haven City Alder Jacqueline "Jackie" James
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Hilda E. Santiago
  Candidate Republican     Dominic Rapini
  Candidate Republican     Brock Weber

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Democratic Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Comptroller  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022


Vacant
Democratic Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014, 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Vacant Office - 3 December 2021: Comptroller Kevin Lembo announced that he will be resigning due to an ongoing medical condition, effective 31 December 2021.
 Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo (Democratic) who was first elected in 2010; and re-elected in 2014 and 2018, announced on 3 December 2021 that he will resign effective 31 December 2021 due to an ongoing medical condition. His successor will be named by Governor Edward "Ned" Lamont (Democratic).

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Democratic Attorney General William Tong
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 

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, 18 candidates
  Republican: 12 candidates
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): 1 candidate
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  Conservative USA
  Unity
  Working Families
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Not readily classifiable
 
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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