2022 Connecticut State Comptroller election

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2022 Connecticut State Comptroller election

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Nominee Sean Scanlon Mary Fay Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Independent Popular vote 681,856 554,678 Percentage 55.1% 44.9%

County results Municipality results Congressional district results Scanlon:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Fay:     50–60%     60–70%

Comptroller before election Natalie Braswell Democratic Elected Comptroller Sean Scanlon Democratic

The 2022 Connecticut State Comptroller election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next Connecticut State Comptroller. Incumbent Democrat Natalie Braswell was appointed to the position by Governor Ned Lamont after the resignation of Kevin Lembo. She did not seek a full term. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Sean Scanlon, state representative (2015–present) ^{[2] [3]}

Declined

• Natalie Braswell, incumbent comptroller ^[4]

Endorsements

Sean Scanlon

Organizations

• Connecticut Working Families Party ^[5]
• Democratic Party of Connecticut ^[6]

Labor unions

• Connecticut AFL–CIO ^[7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mary Fay, member of the West Hartford town council ^[8]

Endorsements

Mary Fay

Organizations

• Connecticut Republican Party ^[9]

General election

Results

2022 Connecticut State Comptroller election ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sean Scanlon	645,450	52.20%	−0.76%
	Working Families	Sean Scanlon	18,513	1.50%	−0.62%
	Independent Party	Sean Scanlon	17,893	1.44%	−0.21%
	Total	Sean Scanlon	681,856	55.14%	+0.06%
	Republican	Mary Fay	554,678	44.86%	+1.68%
Total votes			1,236,534	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By county

County	Sean Scanlon Democratic		Mary Fay Republican		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%
Fairfield	173,616	56.15%	135,565	43.85%	309,181
Hartford	177,890	58.88%	124,221	41.12%	302,111
Litchfield	35,496	44.49%	44,295	55.51%	79,791
Middlesex	39,845	54.5%	33,268	45.5%	73,113
New Haven	153,790	55.35%	124,068	44.65%	277,858
New London	53,065	54.43%	44,428	45.57%	97,493
Tolland	30,431	51.9%	28,202	48.1%	58,633
Windham	17,723	46.21%	20,631	53.79%	38,354
Totals	681,856	55.14%	554,678	44.86%	1,236,534

By congressional district

Scanlon won four of five congressional districts with Fay winning the remaining one, which elected a Democrat. ^[11]

District	Scanlon	Fay	Representative
1st	60%	40%	John B. Larson
2nd	53%	47%	Joe Courtney
3rd	57%	43%	Rosa DeLauro
4th	57%	43%	Jim Himes
5th	49.5%	50.5%	Jahana Hayes

References

1. Pazniokas, Mark (December 10, 2021). "Natalie Braswell is the next comptroller for Connecticut". Hartford Courant . Retrieved July 4, 2022.
2. McQuaid, Hugh (January 18, 2022). "Finance Chairman Announces Run For State Comptroller". ctnewjunkie.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
3. McQuaid, Hugh (April 4, 2022). "Scanlon Makes It Official". ctnewsjunkie.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
4. "Natalie Braswell is the next comptroller for Connecticut". Hartford Courant. December 10, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
5. "Connecticut Working Families Party announces candidate endorsements for Treasurer, Comptroller, and Secretary of the State". May 5, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
6. Moritz, John (May 7, 2022). "CT Democrats battle in races for treasurer and secretary of the state". New Haven Register . Retrieved July 4, 2022.
7. "Labor Endorses Slate of Pro-Worker Candidates". June 24, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
8. Newton, Ronni (January 18, 2022). "West Hartford Town Councilor Mary Fay Announces Candidacy for State Comptroller". we-ha.com. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
9. Walsh, Michael (May 17, 2022). "West Hartford town councilor Mary Fay endorsed by Republicans for state comptroller". Connecticut Post . Retrieved July 4, 2022.
10. "2022 General Election - Comptroller". Connecticut Secretary of State.
11. "State of Connecticut Elections Database » 2022 Nov 8 :: General Election :: Comptroller :: State of Connecticut". State of Connecticut Elections Database. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.

External links

• Mary Fay (R) for Comptroller