2018 Connecticut State Comptroller election

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2018 Connecticut State Comptroller election
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 2014November 6, 2018 2022  
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Nominee Kevin Lembo Kurt Miller
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families Independent
Popular vote746,806585,510
Percentage55.1%43.2%

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Lembo:     50–60%
Miller:     40–50%     50–60%

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.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Lost in primary

Results

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kurt Miller 68,846 52.44%
Republican Mark Greenberg62,44047.56%
Total votes131,286 100.0%

Third party candidates

Working Families

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

Official designee

Independent Party of Connecticut

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

Official designee

Libertarian Party

Nominee

Green Party

Nominee

General election

Results

2018 Connecticut State Comptroller election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kevin Lembo718,03352.96%+0.67%
Working Families Kevin Lembo28,7732.12%-0.80%
Total Kevin Lembo (incumbent) 746,806 55.08% +2.79%
Republican Kurt Miller563,09941.53%-4.49%
Independent Party Kurt Miller22,4111.65%-1.08%
TotalKurt Miller585,51043.18%-2.84%
Libertarian Paul Passarelli13,1650.97%N/A
Green Edward Heflin10,3600.76%-0.94%
Total votes1,355,838 100.0%
Democratic hold

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