Ned Lamont was reelected as governor and Susan Bysiewicz as lieutenant governor over opponents Ryan Fazio and Matthew Corey.
As of the morning of Nov. 4, Lamont won 56.14% of the vote with 648,100 votes, and Fazio has 39.44% and 455,341 votes, according to the Secretary of the State’s election night unoffical results reporting website.
Lamont’s campaign focused on lowering costs to make Connecticut more affordable for families, lowering the cost of electricity, expanding childcare access with the goal of achieving universal pre-K and investing in public schools and special education programs, to name a few stated from his website.
Fazio’s platform highlighted cutting energy costs, expanding the state’s housing supply, reforming the 2020 anti-police legislation, improving education achievements in reading and math, holding data centers accountable to pay their electric bills and cracking down on corruption tax, as stated on his website.
There were two candidates running to fill the second congressional district seat, incumbent Joe Courtney (D) and George Patrick Austin (R). As of Nov. 4, Courtney has 61.26% of the vote with 146,958 votes and Austin has 36.63% and 87,863 votes.
Courtney was initially elected to this seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2006.
Courtney’s key priorities include investing in modernizing the state’s infrastructure, specifically supporting the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that was signed into law by former President Joe Biden in 2021, making health care costs more affordable by building on the Affordable Care Act and proposing to expand Medicare to cover those 55 and over and pushing to eliminate interest on federal student loans among other initiatives, according to his website.
Austin’s key priorities include the expansion of technical programs in high school settings, strengthening boarder security and enforcement, including the reform of the asylum process and lowering the cost of living through tax relief and utility bills, as stated on his website.
Mae Flexer (D) and Chris Reddy (R) were the two candidates running for a state senator seat representing Mansfield. As of Nov. 4, Flexer has 72.66% with 3,795 votes compared to Reddy with 21.21% and 1,108 votes.
Flexer, the incumbent, was elected to this seat in November 2014 after six years serving as the state representative for district 44. This is the second time Flexer and Reddy have faced one another; they first met in the 2024 general election. Flexer received 49.8% and 21,385 votes and Reddy received 48.4% and 20,796 votes, as stated on the Secretary of the State’s website.
Gregg Haddad (D) ran unopposed in assembly district 54 for state representative. Haddad received 90.04% with 3,227 votes as of Nov. 4.
Haddad was elected to the Connecticut General Assembly in 2010. Prior to his election, Haddad served as the Deputy Mayor on the Mansfield Town Council for 11 years and on the Mansfield Planning and Zoning Commission, according to the Connecticut House Democrats website.
The race between incumbent Pat Boyd (D) and Anthony J. Emilio (R) for the state representative seat in District 50 concluded with Boyd receiving 79.52% with 792 votes vs. Emilio with 20.48% and 204 votes as of Nov. 4.
Boyd was first elected to the house in 2016. In the state house, Boyd serves on the joint committee on veteran’s and military affairs, committee on children and most recently started serving as house chairman of the public safety and security committee, as stated on the Connecticut House Democrats website.
Emilio’s campaign highlights a reduction in property taxes, lower electric rates from utility providers, affordability for families and has promoted access to therapy dogs in schools, as stated on his website.
The two candidates running to fill the secretary of state role include incumbent Stephanie Thomas (D), and Peter Lumaj (R). As of Nov. 4, Thomas has 57.89% with 652,469 votes and Lumaj with 37.53% and 422,956 votes.
Thomas was elected to her first term as secretary in 2022. In this year’s election, Thomas was endorsed by the Working Families and Independent parties. Her priorities include continuing the early voting initiative, expanding civic engagement and education as well as business development, as stated on her website.
Her opponent, Lumaj highlighted reducing taxes, cutting red tape, fostering a thriving environment for families and defending constitutional rights through his campaign.
Fred Wilms (R) ran against incumbent Erick Russell (D) for the seat of state treasurer. As of Nov. 4, Russell has 56.54% with 637,103 votes and Wilms has 38.81% and 437,380 votes.
Wilms’s key priorities elaborated on reducing dept, reforming the state’s public pension program and concluded with financial transparency and accountability, as stated on his website.
Following his initial election to treasurer back in 2022, Russell’s futuristic vision for Connecticut is to continue building reforms to the pension fund, upgrading the state’s credit rating and investing in housing development that is both affordable and positive economic growth for the state, according to his website.
The race between incumbent Sean Scanlon (D) and Jennifer S. Tooker (R) for state comptroller concluded with Scanlon receiving 57.65% with 647,047 votes compared to Tooker with 37.91% and 425,480 votes.
Scanlon’s platform brought attention to lowering costs for taxpayers, saving an estimated $1 billion from pension and healthcare reforms for the state and created the state’s first prescription drug discount card to make healthcare resources accessible, as stated on his website.
Opponent Tooker’s campaign for comptroller focused its efforts on state financial transparency, affordability for families and small businesses to grow, according to her website.
There were two candidates running to fill the attorney general seat, incumbent William Tong (D) and John Bolton (R). As of Nov. 4, Tong has 59.21% with 667,303 votes and Bolton has 37.64% and 424,216 votes.
During his time as attorney general, Tong has filed more than 50 lawsuits against President Donald Trump in response to law enforcement, academic and medical research funding cuts, according to his website.
Tong was first elected to serve as attorney general in 2018, following his time in the Connecticut House of Representatives. Initiatives and priorities of Tong’s work over his previous two terms in this role can be found on his website.
Bolton ran his campaign on affordable energy prices, lowering healthcare costs through existing consumer protection laws, continuing to support law enforcement and supporting parent’s right to direct their child’s education experience, as stated on Bolton’s website.
Democrat Sophia H. Shaikh ran unopposed for probate judge, receiving 100.00% with 4,290 votes.
Ron Manizza (D) and Alfred E. Fratoni (R) both ran for Registrar of Voters back in 2024. Then, Manizza received 73.6% with 6,271 votes and Fratoni received 26.4% with 2,248 votes. The two faced one another again in the 2026 general election.
As of Nov. 4, Manizza has 77.88% with 3,992 votes and Fratoni has 22.12% and 1,134 votes.