Connecticut and Mansfield races lean primarily Democratic
Preliminary voting numbers from the Connecticut Secretary of State website show positive results for Democratic incumbents throughout the state as of 5 p.m. on Nov. 6.
In the senate race, incumbent Democrat Christopher Murphy is ahead with 57.46% of the vote in Connecticut, while Republican challenger Matthew Corey has 40.80%, according to the unofficial results from the secretary of state website. In Mansfield, Murphy has 73.85% of the vote.
In the district congressional race, Democrat Joe Courtney leads Republican Mike France with 57.88% of the vote to France’s 42.12%. Courtney also has 76.40% of Mansfield’s votes.
Democrats John B. Larson, Rosa L. DeLauro, Jim Himes and Jahana Hayes won the other four congressional races in Connecticut.
In the race for state senator in the 29th district, Republican challenger Chris Reddy leads with 50.11% of the vote to defeat Democratic incumbent Mae Flexer, who has 48.20%. In Mansfield, Flexer has 70.46% of the vote to Reddy’s 27.43%. Green Party candidate Alice Leibowitz has 1.69% of the vote in the district and 2.11% in Mansfield.
In Mansfield’s race for state representative, incumbent Democrat Greg Haddad leads with 72.45% of the votes. Republican Aaron Bowman has 27.55% of the votes.
As of 5 p.m., the secretary of state has not yet officially called the races in Connecticut. To follow the results and track specific towns or races, visit the Secretary of State’s website.