Voters on Tuesday will elect Connecticut’s 89th governor and its entire General Assembly.
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. to decide several key races for one U.S. senate seat, five congressional seats, state comptroller, state treasurer, attorney general, secretary of the state and all 187 members of the State House and Senate. Tuesday’s ballot also includes two proposed changes to the state’s constitution.
As of Monday, there were 877,392 unaffiliated and 26,848 independent voters registered for Tuesday’s election. A total of 792,558 Democrats, 463,167 Republicans and 3,502 minor party voters also registered, according to Connecticut Secretary of the State’s office.
Several recent polls have forecasted a statistical tie between Republican and former financial executive Bob Stefanowski and Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont, a Democrat. Unaffiliated candidate Oz Griebel, the former CEO of MetroHartford Alliance, has trailed by a wide margin.
Stefanowski’s running mate for lieutenant governor is Joe Markley, Lamont’s is Susan Bysiewicz and Griebel’s is Monte E. Frank.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who did not seek re-election, will leave his post in January after serving two terms since 2011. Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman is also not seeking re-election.
Hartford Business Journal sat down with all three gubernatorial candidates for in-depth interviews. Find out where they stand on issues important to the business community:
Ned Lamont, Democrat
Bob Stefanowski, Republican
Oz Griebel, Unaffiliated
Other races include:
U.S. Senate: Democratic incumbent U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is running against Republican Matthew Corey.
Secretary of the State: Incumbent Denise Merrill, a Democrat, is running against Republican Susan Chapman.
Comptroller: Democratic incumbent Kevin Lembo is running against Republican Kurt Miller.
Treasurer: Republican Thad Gray vs. Democrat Shawn Wooden. Treasurer Denise L. Nappier is not seeking re-election after 20 years in office.
Attorney General: Republican Sue Hatfield is facing Democrat William Tong. Attorney General George P. Jepsen, a Democrat, is not seeking re-election.
Tuesday’s ballot also includes two questions that would change Connecticut’s constitution. They include the following:
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Should the constitution be altered to ensure all transportation funds are used solely for transportation purposes?
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Should the constitution enact certain limits on the General Assembly when it attempts to sell, transfer or dispose state-owned or state-controlled property?
