2014 Connecticut Secretary of the State election

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2014 Connecticut Secretary of State election
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  2010 November 4, 2014 2018  
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Nominee Denise Merrill Peter Lumaj
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families Independent Party
Popular vote533,543489,515
Percentage51.0%46.8%

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Merrill:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Lumaj:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Secretary of State before election

Denise Merrill
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Denise Merrill
Democratic

The 2014 Connecticut Secretary of the State election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the next Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Incumbent Democrat Denise Merrill won re-election to a second term.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Third-party candidates and independent candidates

Working Families

The Working Families Party endorsed Merrill, giving her access to a second ballot line. Official designee

Independent Party of Connecticut

The Independent Party of Connecticut endorsed Lumaj, giving him access to a second ballot line. Official designee

Green Party

Nominee

General election

Results

2014 Connecticut Secretary of the State election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Denise Merrill503,57948.09%−2.48%
Working Families Denise Merrill29,9642.86%+0.56%
Total Denise Merrill (incumbent) 533,543 50.95% -1.92%
Republican Peter Lumaj462,03944.13%+0.32%
Independent Party Peter Lumaj27,4762.62%+1.30%
TotalPeter Lumaj489,51546.75%+2.94%
Green S. Michael DeRosa24,0382.30%+1.07%
Total votes1,367,668 100.0%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

Merrill won three of five congressional districts, with the remaining two going to Lumaj, both of which elected Democrats. [4]

DistrictMerrillLumajRepresentative
1st 55%43% John B. Larson
2nd 48.8%48.6% Joe Courtney
3rd 56%42% Rosa DeLauro
4th 48.6%49.4% Jim Himes
5th 46%51% Elizabeth Esty

References

  1. Chaman, Mark (June 6, 2014). "Merrill becomes first to qualify". Nancy On Norwalk. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  2. "Candidate: S. Michael DeRosa - Election Results". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  3. "2014 General Election - Secretary of State". Connecticut Secretary of State.
  4. "Statement of Vote" (PDF). Secretary of the State of Connecticut . Archived (PDF) from the original on March 23, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.