CONNECTICUT

Your complete directory of Connecticut candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Major Parties): June 9, 2020 Dem Convention: May 2020 GOP Convention: May 2020 Filing Deadline (Independents): August 5, 2020 Filing Deadline (Third Parties): September 2020 Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): October 2020 Primary: August 11, 2020

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on April 9, 2020

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Ned Lamont (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2022.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Susan Bysiewicz (D)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF THE STATE:
Denise Merrill (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
William Tong (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Shawn Wooden (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE COMPTROLLER:
Kevin Lembo (D)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. SENATOR:

Richard Blumenthal (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2022.
John Flynn (R) - Investment Executive & '18 St Rep Nominee

Chris Murphy (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2024.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
John Larson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Betty Dang (R) - Relationship Coach & '20 Pres. Candidate

District 2:
Joe Courtney (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Justin Anderson (R) - National Guard Officer, Afghan War Veteran & Retired Correctional Officer
Thomas Gilmer (R) - Sales Executive

District 3:
Rosa DeLauro (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Margaret Streicker (R) - Real Estate Broker

District 4:
Jim Himes (D)* - (Campaign Site)
TJ Elgin (R) - Brewmaster, Businessman, Philanthropist & '17/'19 Selectman Candidate
Michael Goldstein (R) - Physician
Carlos Perez de Villa-Amil (R)
Jonathan Riddle (R) - Financial Investment Executive
Brian Merlen (G) - Cinematographer, '16 St Rep Candidate & '17 Town Board Candidate

District 5:
Jahana Hayes (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Pete Barresi (R) - Aircraft Maintenance Manager & Volunteer Firefighter
Robert Hyde (R) - Lobbyist, Ex-Landscaper & Iraq War Veteran
Ryan Meehan (R) - Energy Executive & Afghan War Veteran Veteran
Ruben Rodriguez (R) - City Water Dept Technician, GOP Activist & '14 St Rep Nominee
David Sullivan (R) - Retired Federal Prosecutor

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

AMiGO Party
Connecticut Democratic Party (D)
Connecticut Green Party (G)
Independent Party of Connecticut (IPC) - Alliance Party state affiliate
Libertarian Party of Connecticut (L)
Connecticut Republican Party (R)
Connecticut Working Families Party (WF)
Independent / No Party (I)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

State Elections Enforcement Commission

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

PRINT MEDIA:
Bristol Press
Connecticut Post (Bridgeport)
CT Capitol Report
CT News Junkie
Danbury News-Times
Darien News-Review
Fairfield County Weekly
Fairfield County - Hersam Acorn Community Newspapers
Greenwich Time
Hartford Advocate
Hartford Courant - (Politics)
Manchester Journal-Inquirer
Meriden Record-Journal
Middletown Press
Moodus Hometown News
New Britain Herald
New Haven Advocate
New Haven Register
New London Day
Newtown Bee
Norwalk Advocate
Norwich Bulletin
Stamford Advocate
Torrington Register-Citizen
Waterbury Republican-American
Westport Minuteman

BROADCAST MEDIA:
News-12 Connecticut (TV - Cablevision)
WFSB TV-3 (CBS - Hartford)
WTIC TV-61 (FOX-Hartford)
WTNH TV-8 (ABC - New Haven)
WVIT TV-30 (NBC - Hartford)

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