Connecticut 2026 Primary

U.S. House & Governor

Aug 11 2026

Completed

Governor & U.S. House

Nov 3 2026

17 days away

Filing Deadline: Jun 9, 2026

★ Governor Safe D

Incumbent: D Ned Lamont

Democrat

Ned Lamont Incumbent Nominee

Josh Elliott

Republican

Ryan Fazio Nominee

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held August 11, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Ned Lamont ✓	125,831	67.8%
Josh Elliott	59,716	32.2%

Republican Primary

Held August 11, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Ryan Fazio ✓	—	—

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★ U.S. House 5 districts

CT-01 District 1 Safe D Open

Luke Bronin (D) ✓ Amy Fogelstrom Chai (R) ✓

Democratic · Aug 11 Luke Bronin 29,657 54.3% ✓ John B. Larson 17,930 32.8% Jillian Gilchrest 4,460 8.2% Ruth Fortune 2,555 4.7%

Republican · Aug 11 Amy Fogelstrom Chai — — ✓

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CT-02 District 2 Safe D D Joe Courtney

Joe Courtney (D) Incumbent Kyle Gauck (D) George Patrick Austin (R) Mike France (R)

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CT-03 District 3 Safe D D Rosa DeLauro

Christopher John Lancia (R) ✓ Rosa DeLauro (D) Incumbent Damjan Denoble (D) Andrew James Rice (I)

Republican · Aug 11 Christopher John Lancia — — ✓

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CT-04 District 4 Safe D D Jim Himes

Jim Himes (D) Incumbent ✓ Michael Goldstein (R) ✓

Democratic · Aug 11 Jim Himes — — ✓

Republican · Aug 11 Michael Ted Goldstein 4,632 74.3% ✓ Daniel Miressi 1,606 25.8%

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CT-05 District 5 Safe D D Jahana Hayes

Jahana Hayes (D) Incumbent ✓ Chris Shea (R) ✓

Democratic · Aug 11 Jahana Hayes — — ✓

Republican · Aug 11 Chris Shea 10,414 81.2% ✓ Jonathan De Barros 2,411 18.8%

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📊 Primary Polls

Race	Pollster	Date	Sample	Results
Governor · Democratic primary	Sacred Heart University/WFSB/CT Insider	2026-07-26	374 LV	Ned Lamont 57% · Josh Elliott 22% · Unsure 20%
Governor · Democratic primary	Change Research (D) partisan·D	2026-07-26	859 LV	Ned Lamont 48% · Josh Elliott 27% · Unsure 24%
Governor · Democratic primary	University of New Hampshire	2026-06-23	286 LV	Ned Lamont 53% · Josh Elliott 23% · Unsure 24%

Primary polls are shown here only — they never enter the general-election averages. Pollster names link to track records.

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