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The 2018 Connecticut elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect the following offices: Governor and Lieutenant 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]
The Democratic 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. Senator Chris Murphy winning re-election by 20 points. Democrats also performed strongly in the Connecticut General Assembly, gaining 12 seats in the State House of Representatives and 5 seats in the State Senate. However, this "blue wave" did not transfer to all state elections.[2] Although typically considered a "blue state", no Democrat had won a gubernatorial election in the state by more than 5 points since 1986. This continued in 2018, with Democratic nominee Ned Lamont only winning the governorship by 3 points.
Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut |
Incumbent Democrats won re-election to all five Connecticut seats in the United States House of Representatives.
District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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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% |
Main article: 2018 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Murphy won re-election against Republican Matthew Corey.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Chris Murphy | 787,685 | 56.80% | +4.35% | |
Working Families | Chris Murphy | 37,894 | 2.73% | +0.36% | |
Total | Chris Murphy (incumbent) | 825,579 | 59.53% | +4.71% | |
Republican | Matthew Corey | 545,717 | 39.35% | -3.94% | |
Libertarian | Richard Lion | 8,838 | 0.64% | -1.02% | |
Green | Jeff Russell | 6,618 | 0.48% | N/A | |
Write-in | 88 | 0.00% | -0.45% | ||
Total votes | 1,386,840 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
Main article: 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election |
Two-term incumbent Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman were eligible for a third term but declined to run for re-election. Democratic nominees Ned Lamont and his running mate Susan Bysiewicz won the election against Republican nominees Bob Stefanowski and Joe Markley.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Main article: 2018 Connecticut Attorney General election |
Two-term incumbent Democratic State Attorney General George Jepsen did not seek re-election. Democratic nominee and state representative William Tong defeated Republican nominee Susan Hatfield.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | William Tong | 691,496 | 50.73% | -2.80% | |
Working Families | William Tong | 23,844 | 1.75% | -1.44% | |
Total | William Tong | 715,340 | 52.48% | -4.25% | |
Republican | Susan Hatfield | 605,504 | 44.42% | +5.31% | |
Independent Party | Susan Hatfield | 27,856 | 2.04% | +0.03% | |
Total | Susan Hatfield | 633,360 | 46.47% | +5.35% | |
Green | Peter Goselin | 14,358 | 1.05% | -1.10% | |
Total votes | 1,363,058 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic hold |
Main article: 2018 Connecticut Secretary of the State election |
Incumbent Democratic Secretary of the State Denise Merrill won re-election to a third term against Republican nominee Susan Chapman.
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 |
Main article: 2018 Connecticut State Comptroller election |
Two-term incumbent Democratic State Comptroller Kevin Lembo won re-election to a third term against Republican nominee Kurt Miller.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Main article: 2018 Connecticut State Treasurer election |
Five-term incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Denise Nappier did not seek re-election. Democratic nominee Shawn Wooden defeated Republican nominee Thad Gray.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |
Main article: 2018 Connecticut State Senate election |
Democrats won 23 seats while Republicans won 13, expanding their majority by 5 seats.
23 | 13 |
Democratic | Republican |
Parties | Candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||
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2016 | 2018 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | |||
Democratic | 36 | 18 | 23 | 5 | 63.89% | 725,644 | 53.10% | 4.52% | |
Republican | 34 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 36.11% | 593,346 | 43.42% | 2.92% | |
Independent Party | 1 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 26,513 | 1.94% | 0.74% | ||
Working Families | 0 [b] | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 19,966 | 1.46% | 0.57% | ||
Green | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 1,077 | 0.08% | 0.15% | ||
Total | 74 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 100.00% | 1,366,546 | 100.00% | - |
Main article: 2018 Connecticut House of Representatives election |
Democrats won 92 seats while Republicans won 59, expanding their majority by 12 seats.
92 | 59 |
Democratic | Republican |
Parties | Seats | ||||
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2016 | 2018 | +/- | Strength | ||
Democratic | 80 | 92 | 12 | 60.93% | |
Republican | 71 | 59 | 12 | 39.07% | |
Total | 151 | 151 | 151 | 100.00% |