2018 Connecticut elections November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06 )
Elections in Connecticut State elections Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Secretary of the State State Treasurer State Comptroller State Senate State House
The2018 Connecticut state elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the following offices:governor andlieutenant governor (on one ticket),attorney general ,secretary of the state ,comptroller ,treasurer ,U.S. Senate ,U.S. House of Representatives ,Connecticut State Senate ,Connecticut State House of Representatives , and various others. Primary elections were held on August 14, 2018.[ 1]
TheDemocratic Party performed strongly in federal elections with incumbent Democrats winning re-election to all five Connecticut seats in the U.S. House of Representatives by more than 10 points, and incumbent U.S. SenatorChris Murphy winning re-election by 20 points. Democrats also performed strongly in theConnecticut General Assembly , gaining 12 seats in the State House of Representatives and five seats in the State Senate. However, this "blue wave" did not transfer to all state elections.[ 2] blue state ", no Democrat had won a gubernatorial election in the state by more than five points since1986 . This continued in 2018, with Democratic nomineeNed Lamont only winning the governorship by three points.
United States Senate [ edit ] Incumbent DemocraticU.S. Senator Chris Murphy won re-election against Republican Matthew Corey.
United States House of Representatives [ edit ] Incumbent Democrats won re-election to all five Connecticut seats in theUnited States House of Representatives .
District Democratic Republican Others Total Result Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % District 1 166,155 60.61% 96,024 35.03% 11,961 4.36% 274,140 100.0% Democratic hold District 2 167,659 57.99% 102,483 35.45% 18,972 6.56% 289,114 100.0% Democratic hold District 3 163,211 60.40% 95,667 35.40% 11,361 4.20% 270,239 100.0% Democratic hold District 4 168,726 61.21% 103,175 37.43% 3,750 1.36% 275,651 100.0% Democratic hold District 5 142,901 52.80% 115,146 42.54% 12,617 4.66% 270,664 100.0% Democratic hold Total 808,652 58.61% 512,495 37.14% 58,661 4.25% 1,379,808 100.0%
Two-term incumbent Democratic GovernorDannel Malloy and Lieutenant GovernorNancy Wyman were eligible for a third term but declined to run for re-election. Democratic nomineesNed Lamont and his running mateSusan Bysiewicz won the election against Republican nomineesBob Stefanowski andJoe Markley .
2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Ned Lamont 676,649 48.10% −0.36% Working Families Ned Lamont 17,861 1.27% −1.00% Total Ned Lamont 694,510 49.37% -1.36% Republican Bob Stefanowski 624,750 44.41% −1.71% Independent Party Bob Stefanowski 25,388 1.80% −0.24% Total Bob Stefanowski 650,138 46.21% −1.95% Griebel-Frank for CT Party Oz Griebel 54,741 3.89% N/A Libertarian Rod Hanscomb 6,086 0.43% N/A Amigo Constitution Liberty Mark Greenstein 1,254 0.09% N/A Write-in Lee Whitnum 74 0.01% N/A Total votes 1,406,803 100.00% N/A Democratic hold
Two-term incumbent Democratic State Attorney GeneralGeorge Jepsen did not seek re-election. Democratic nominee and state representativeWilliam Tong defeated Republican nominee Susan Hatfield.
Secretary of the State [ edit ] Incumbent Democratic Secretary of the StateDenise Merrill won re-election to a third term against Republican nominee Susan Chapman.
2018 Connecticut Secretary of the State election[ 6] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Denise Merrill 735,743 53.80% +5.71% Working Families Denise Merrill 28,324 2.07% −0.79% Total Denise Merrill (incumbent)764,067 55.87% +4.91% Republican Susan Chapman 557,616 40.77% −3.36% Independent Party Susan Chapman 23,163 1.69% −0.93% Total Susan Chapman 580,779 42.46% −4.29% Green S. Michael DeRosa 12,469 0.91% −1.39% Libertarian Heather Lynn Sylvestre Gwynn 10,361 0.76% N/A Total votes 1,367,668 100.0% Democratic hold
Two-term incumbent Democratic State ComptrollerKevin Lembo won re-election to a third term against Republican nominee Kurt Miller.
2018 Connecticut State Comptroller election[ 7] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Kevin Lembo 718,033 52.96% +0.67% Working Families Kevin Lembo 28,773 2.12% −0.80% Total Kevin Lembo (incumbent)746,806 55.08% +2.79% Republican Kurt Miller 563,099 41.53% −4.49% Independent Party Kurt Miller 22,411 1.65% −1.08% Total Kurt Miller 585,510 43.18% −2.84% Libertarian Paul Passarelli 13,165 0.97% N/A Green Edward Heflin 10,360 0.76% −0.94% Total votes 1,355,838 100.0% Democratic hold
Five-term incumbent Democratic State TreasurerDenise Nappier did not seek re-election. Democratic nomineeShawn Wooden defeated Republican nominee Thad Gray.
2018 Connecticut Secretary of the State election[ 8] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Shawn Wooden 717,002 52.78% −1.49% Working Families Shawn Wooden 31,089 2.29% N/A Total Shawn Wooden 748,091 55.06% +0.79% Republican Thad Gray 569,737 41.94% −1.51% Independent Party Thad Gray 23,069 1.70% +0.29% Total Thad Gray 592,811 43.63% +0.18% Libertarian Jesse Brohinsky 15,514 1.14% N/A Write-in W. Michael Downes 2,196 0.16% N/A Total votes 1,358,612 100.0% Democratic hold
Democrats won 23 seats while Republicans won 13, expanding their majority by five seats.
↓ 23 13 Democratic Republican
State House of Representatives [ edit ] Democrats won 92 seats while Republicans won 59, expanding their majority by 12 seats.
↓ 92 59 Democratic Republican
^ In addition, the Independent Party of Connecticut cross-endorsed 26 candidates, 2 Democrats and 24 Republicans. ^ In addition, the Working Families Party of Connecticut cross-endorsed 20 candidates, all Democrats.
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