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Merrill: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Chapman: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Connecticut |
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The 2018 Connecticut Secretary of the State election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Incumbent Democrat Denise Merrill won re-election to a third term.
The Working Families Party endorsed Merrill, giving her access to a second ballot line.
The Independent Party of Connecticut endorsed Chapman, giving her access to a second ballot line.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |