2018 Connecticut State Treasurer election

2018 Connecticut State Treasurer election

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Nominee Shawn Wooden Thad Gray Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Independent Party Popular vote 748,091 592,811 Percentage 55.1% 43.7%

County results Municipality results Congressional district results Wooden:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Gray:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     80–90%

State Treasurer before election Denise Nappier Democratic Elected State Treasurer Shawn Wooden Democratic

The 2018 Connecticut State Treasurer election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next Connecticut State Treasurer. Five-term incumbent Democratic Party Treasurer Denise Nappier did not seek re-election. Democratic nominee Shawn Wooden defeated Republican nominee Thad Gray with 55.1% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Shawn Wooden, attorney and former member of the Hartford City Council ^[1]

Eliminated in primary

• Dita Bhargava, COO of Catalan Investments ^[2]

Declined

• Denise Nappier, incumbent state treasurer ^[3]

Endorsements

Shawn Wooden

Mayors

• Toni Harp, mayor of New Haven ^[4]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shawn Wooden	116,167	56.82%
	Democratic	Dita Bhargava	88,298	43.18%
Total votes			204,465	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Thad Gray, former CIO of Abbot Capital Management ^[1]

Eliminated in primary

• Art Linares, state senator

Endorsements

Thad Gray

Individuals

• Leora Levy, Republican National Committeewoman ^[6]

Art Linares

Governors

• Chris Christie, former governor of New Jersey (2010–2018) and candidate for President of the United States in 2016 ^[7]

Results

Republican primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thad Gray	74,042	56.04%
	Republican	Art Linares	58,087	43.96%
Total votes			132,129	100.0%

General election

Results

2018 Connecticut Secretary of the State election ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Shawn Wooden	717,002	52.78%	−1.49%
	Working Families	Shawn Wooden	31,089	2.29%	N/A
	Total	Shawn Wooden	748,091	55.06%	+0.79%
	Republican	Thad Gray	569,737	41.94%	−1.51%
	Independent Party	Thad Gray	23,069	1.70%	+0.29%
	Total	Thad Gray	592,811	43.63%	+0.18%
	Libertarian	Jesse Brohinsky	15,514	1.14%	N/A
	Write-in	W. Michael Downes	2,196	0.16%	N/A
Total votes			1,358,612	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By congressional district

Wooden won all 5 congressional districts. ^[10]

District	Wooden	Gray	Representative
1st	60%	39%	John B. Larson
2nd	52%	47%	Joe Courtney
3rd	57%	41%	Rosa DeLauro
4th	56%	43%	Jim Himes
5th	51%	48%	Elizabeth Esty (115th Congress)
			Jahana Hayes (116th Congress)

References

1. Phaneuf, Kieth (November 1, 2018). "Wooden and Gray vie to replace a 20-year veteran for state treasurer's office". CT Mirror . Bruce Putterman. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
2. Borsuk, Ken (February 26, 2018). "Greenwich residents eye treasurer post". Greenwich Time . Retrieved February 16, 2024.
3. Comtois, James (January 3, 2018). "Connecticut Treasurer Denise Nappier will not seek re-election". Pensions & Investments. Crain Communications, Inc. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
4. Mariwala, Jever (January 28, 2018). "Harp makes first endorsement of 2018 election". Yale Daily News . Retrieved February 16, 2024.
5. "2018 Aug 14 - Democratic Primary: Treasurer". Connecticut Secretary of State .
6. Munsun, Emilie (August 8, 2018). "Thad Gray picks up endorsement of RNC representative" . Connecticut Post. Archived from the original on February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
7. Munson, Emilie (August 10, 2018). "Art Linares endorsed by Chris Christie for treasurer". Connecticut Post . Retrieved February 16, 2024.
8. "2018 Aug 14 - Republican Primary: Treasurer". Connecticut Secretary of State .
9. "Statement of Vote - General Election November 6, 2018". Connecticut Secretary of the State.
10. https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/contests/view/3787/aggregate_by:220