2018 Connecticut Secretary of the State election

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2018 Connecticut Secretary of State election
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  2014 November 6, 2018 2022  
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Nominee Denise Merrill Susan Chapman
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families Independent Party
Popular vote764,067580,779
Percentage55.9%42.5%

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Connecticut Secretary of State Election Results by Congressional District, 2018.svg
Merrill:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Chapman:     50–60%

Secretary of State before election

Denise Merrill
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Denise Merrill
Democratic

The 2018 Connecticut Secretary of the State election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Incumbent Democrat Denise Merrill won re-election to a third term.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Susan Chapman, candidate for first selectman of Fairfield in 2017 [2]

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 Chapman, giving her access to a second ballot line.

Official designee

Green Party

Nominee

Libertarian Party

Nominee

  • Heather Lynn Sylvestre Gwynn [4]

General election

Results

2018 Connecticut Secretary of the State election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Denise Merrill735,74353.80%+5.71%
Working Families Denise Merrill28,3242.07%−0.79%
Total Denise Merrill (incumbent) 764,067 55.87% +4.91%
Republican Susan Chapman557,61640.77%−3.36%
Independent Party Susan Chapman23,1631.69%−0.93%
TotalSusan Chapman580,77942.46%−4.29%
Green S. Michael DeRosa12,4690.91%−1.39%
Libertarian Heather Lynn Sylvestre Gwynn10,3610.76%N/A
Total votes1,367,668 100.0%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

Merrill won all 5 congressional districts. [6]

DistrictMerrillChapmanRepresentative
1st 60%38% John B. Larson
2nd 53%45% Joe Courtney
3rd 58%41% Rosa DeLauro
4th 57%41% Jim Himes
5th 52%46% Elizabeth Esty (115th Congress)
Jahana Hayes (116th Congress)

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References

  1. Pazniokas, Mark (August 18, 2017). "Merrill is first constitutional officer to declare for re-election". CT Mirror . Bruce Putterman. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  2. "Susan Chapman files paperwork to run for Secretary of the State". twitter.com. January 30, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  3. "Candidate: S. Michael DeRosa - Election Results". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  4. "Candidate: Heather Lynn Sylvestre Gwynn - Election Results". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  5. "2018 General Election - Secretary of State". Connecticut Secretary of State.
  6. https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/contests/view/3786/aggregate_by:220