2018 Connecticut State Treasurer election

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2018 Connecticut State Treasurer election
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  2014 November 6, 2018 2022  
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Nominee Shawn Wooden Thad Gray
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families Independent Party
Popular vote748,091592,811
Percentage55.1%43.7%

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County results
Wooden:     50–60%
Gray:     40–50%     50–60%

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.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Dita Bhargava, COO of Catalan Investments [2]

Declined

Endorsements

Shawn Wooden
Mayors

Results

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Shawn Wooden 116,167 56.82%
Democratic Dita Bhargava88,29843.18%
Total votes204,465 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Art Linares
Governors

Results

Republican primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thad Gray 74,042 56.04%
Republican Art Linares 58,08743.96%
Total votes132,129 100.0%

General election

Results

2018 Connecticut Secretary of the State election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Shawn Wooden717,00252.78%−1.49%
Working Families Shawn Wooden31,0892.29%N/A
Total Shawn Wooden 748,091 55.06% +0.79%
Republican Thad Gray569,73741.94%−1.51%
Independent Party Thad Gray23,0691.70%+0.29%
TotalThad Gray592,81143.63%+0.18%
Libertarian Jesse Brohinsky15,5141.14%N/A
Write-in W. Michael Downes2,1960.16%N/A
Total votes1,358,612 100.0%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

Wooden won all 5 congressional districts. [10]

DistrictWoodenGrayRepresentative
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)

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References

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  10. https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/contests/view/3787/aggregate_by:220