Connecticut 2026 Primary

U.S. House & Governor

Aug 11 2026

Completed

Governor & U.S. House

Nov 3 2026

83 days away

Filing Deadline: Jun 9, 2026

★ Governor Safe D

Incumbent: D Ned Lamont

Ned Lamont Incumbent Nominee

Josh Elliott

Ryan Fazio

Held August 11, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Ned Lamont ✓	121,575	67.9%
Josh Elliott	57,449	32.1%

95% reporting

CT-01 District 1 Safe D D John Larson

John B Larson (D) ^* Jack Perry (D) Jillian Gilchrest (D) Luke Bronin (D) ✓ Ruth R. Fortune (D) Amy Fogelstrom Chai (R)

Democratic · Aug 11 Luke Bronin 28,441 54.4% ✓ John B. Larson 17,094 32.7% Jillian Gilchrest 4,273 8.2% Ruth Fortune — —

95% reporting

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CT-02 District 2 Safe D D Joe Courtney

Joseph Courtney (D) ^* Kyle Gauck (D) George Patrick Austin (R) Mike France (R)

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CT-03 District 3 Safe D D Rosa DeLauro

Rosa L Delauro (D) ^* Damjan Denoble (D) Andrew James Rice (I) Christopher John Lancia (R)

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CT-04 District 4 Safe D D Jim Himes

Jim Himes (D) ^* Dan Miressi (R) Daniel Miressi (R) Michael Goldstein (R) ✓

Republican · Aug 11 Michael Ted Goldstein 4,628 74.2% ✓ Daniel Miressi 1,606 25.8%

100% reporting

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CT-05 District 5 Likely D D Jahana Hayes

Jahana Hayes (D) ^* Chris Shea (R) ✓ Jonathan De Barros (R) Michele Botelho (R)

Republican · Aug 11 Chris Shea 9,277 80.5% ✓ Jonathan De Barros 2,252 19.5%

93% reporting

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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	Change Research (D) partisan·D	2026-05-29	887 LV	Ned Lamont 58% · Josh Elliott 20% · Unsure 22%
House · Democratic primary	Global Strategy Group (D) partisan·D	2026-05-21	500 LV	Luke Bronin 38% · John Larson 30% · Jillian Gilchrest 10% · Ruth Fortune 4% · Unsure 18%
Governor · Democratic primary	University of New Hampshire	2026-04-20	177 LV	Ned Lamont 52% · Josh Elliott 18% · Unsure 30%

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