2018 Connecticut State Comptroller election

2018 Connecticut State Comptroller election

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Nominee Kevin Lembo Kurt Miller Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Independent Popular vote 746,806 585,510 Percentage 55.1% 43.2%

County results Municipality results Congressional district results Lembo:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Miller:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Comptroller before election Kevin Lembo Democratic Elected Comptroller Kevin Lembo Democratic

The 2018 Connecticut State Comptroller election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next Connecticut State Comptroller. Incumbent Democrat Kevin Lembo was re-elected to a third term, defeating Republican nominee Kurt Miller.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kevin Lembo, incumbent state comptroller (2011–2021) ^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kurt Miller, first selectman of Seymour ^[2]

Lost in primary

• Mark Greenberg, businessman from Litchfield ^[2]

Results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kurt Miller	68,846	52.44%
	Republican	Mark Greenberg	62,440	47.56%
Total votes			131,286	100.0%

Third party candidates

Working Families

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

• Kevin Lembo, incumbent state comptroller

Independent Party of Connecticut

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

• Kurt Miller, first selectman of Seymour

Libertarian Party

Nominee

• Paul Passarelli, CEO of Solar and Thermal Systems, Inc. and nominee for U.S. Senator in 2012 ^[4]

Green Party

Nominee

• Edward Heflin, entrepreneur and candidate for state senator from the 36th district in 2016 ^[5]

General election

Results

2018 Connecticut State Comptroller election ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kevin Lembo	718,033	52.96%	+0.67%
	Working Families	Kevin Lembo	28,773	2.12%	−0.80%
	Total	Kevin Lembo (incumbent)	746,806	55.08%	+2.79%
	Republican	Kurt Miller	563,099	41.53%	−4.49%
	Independent Party	Kurt Miller	22,411	1.65%	−1.08%
	Total	Kurt Miller	585,510	43.18%	−2.84%
	Libertarian	Paul Passarelli	13,165	0.97%	N/A
	Green	Edward Heflin	10,360	0.76%	−0.94%
Total votes			1,355,838	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By congressional district

Lembo won all five congressional districts. ^[7]

District	Lembo	Miller	Representative
1st	60%	39%	John B. Larson
2nd	52%	46%	Joe Courtney
3rd	57%	41%	Rosa DeLauro
4th	56%	43%	Jim Himes
5th	51%	47%	Elizabeth Esty (115th Congress)
			Jahana Hayes (116th Congress)

References

1. Stuart, Christine (August 31, 2017). "Lembo Bows Out of Governor's Race, Announces Re-Election". ctnewsjunkie.com. Doug Hardy. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
2. Phaneuf, Keith; Silber, Clarice (May 12, 2018). "Gray narrowly tops Linares for treasurer, Miller gets GOP nod for comptroller". CT Mirror . Bruce Putterman. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
3. "2018 Aug 14 - Republican Primary: Comptroller". Connecticut Secretary of the State .
4. "Paul Passerelli (L)". stamfordelections.com. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
5. "Edward G Heflin (G)". stamfordelections.com. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
6. "2018 General Election - Comptroller". Connecticut Secretary of the State .
7. "Statement of Vote" (PDF). Secretary of the State of Connecticut . Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.