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 2024 Dem Convention: May 2024 GOP Convention: May 2024 Filing Deadline (Independents): August 7, 2024 Filing Deadline (Third Parties): September 2024 Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): October 2024 Primary: August 13, 2024

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

This page was last updated on March 28, 2023

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

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

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2026.

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

SECRETARY OF THE STATE:
Stephanie Thomas (D)* - (Campaign Site)

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

STATE TREASURER:
Erick Russell (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE COMPTROLLER:
Sean Scanlon (D)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. SENATOR:

Chris Murphy (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Robert Hyde (R) - Lobbyist, Iraq War Veteran, '22 Candidate & '20 US Rep Candidate
Peter Lumaj (R) - Attorney & Frequent Candidate

Richard Blumenthal (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2028.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
John Larson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Hancock (R) - Ex-Windsor Locks School Board Member
Mary Sanders (G) - Nonprofit Program Consultant, Progressive Activist & '22 Nominee

District 2:
Joe Courtney (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike France (R) - Ex-State Rep., Retired Navy Veteran & '22 Nominee
William Hall (L) - Attorney, Libertarian Activist & '22 Nominee

District 3:
Rosa DeLauro (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Justin Paglino (G) - Research Scientist, Physician & '20/'22 Nominee

District 4:
Jim Himes (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Michael Goldstein (R) - Attorney, Physician & '20/'22 Candidate
Bob MacGuffie (R) - Insurance Agency Owner & Conservative Activist
Jayme Stevenson (R) - Ex-Darien First Selectman, '22 Nominee & '18 Lt Gov Candidate

District 5:
Jahana Hayes (D)* - (Campaign Site)
George Logan (R) - Ex-State Sen., Mechanical Engineer, Musician & '22 Nominee

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Connecticut (C)
Connecticut Democratic Party (D)
Forward Party / Griebel-Frank for CT Party (F)
Connecticut Green Party (G)
Independent Party of Connecticut (IP) - Alliance Party state affiliate
Libertarian Party of Connecticut (L)
Connecticut Republican Party (R)
Connecticut Working Families Party (WF)
Independent / No Party (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

State Elections Enforcement Commission

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

PRINT MEDIA:
Bristol Press
Connecticut Examiner
Connecticut Post (Bridgeport)
Connecticut Voice (LGBT)
CT Capitol Report
CT Insider (Fairfield / Westport / New Milford)
CT Latino News
CT Mirror
CT News Junkie
Danbury News-Times
Darien News
Darien Times
Greenwich Time
Hartford Courant
Inquiring News (African American)
Norwalk Hour
Manchester Journal-Inquirer
Meriden Record-Journal
Middletown Press
New Britain Herald
New Haven Independent
New Haven Register
New London Day
Newtown Bee
Northend Agent's (African American)
Norwalk Hour
Norwich Bulletin
Stamford Advocate
Torrington Register-Citizen
La Voz Hispana de Connecticut (Spanish)
Waterbury Republican-American
Westport Local

BROADCAST MEDIA:
Connecticut Public Television / Public Radio (PBS / NPR)
WFSB TV-3 (CBS - Hartford)
WRDM TV-19 (Telemundo - Hartford)
WVIT TV-30 (NBC - Hartford)
WTIC TV-61 (FOX - Hartford)
WTNH TV-8 (ABC - New Haven)
News-12 Connecticut (Norwalk)