Connecticut gubernatorial election, 2018

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Connecticut gubernatorial election, 2018
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  2014 November 6, 20182022 
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Nominee Ned Lamont Bob Stefanowski
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Susan Bysiewicz Joe Markley
Popular vote694,640650,225
Percentage49.4%46.2%

Governor before election

Dannel Malloy
Democratic

Elected Governor

Ned Lamont
Democratic

The 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut, concurrently with the election of Connecticut's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

The three classes of United States Senators are made up of 33 or 34 Senate seats each. The purpose of the classes is to determine which Senate seats will be up for election in a given year. The three groups are staggered so that senators in one of the groups are up for election every two years, rather than having all 100 seats up for election at once. For example, the 33 Senate seats of class 1 were up for election in 2018, the elections for the 33 seats of class 2 will take place in 2020, and the elections for the 34 seats of class 3 will be held in 2022.

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As Connecticut does not have gubernatorial term limits, incumbent Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy was eligible to run for a third term, but declined to do so. [1] [2] [3] After the resignation of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback in January 2018, Malloy became the most unpopular governor in the United States. [4] [5] The general election was between 2006 Democratic Senate nominee and businessman Ned Lamont, and Republican businessman Bob Stefanowski.

Democratic Party (United States) political party in the United States

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. Tracing its heritage back to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison's Democratic-Republican Party, the modern-day Democratic Party was founded around 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.

Dannel Malloy 88th Governor of Connecticut

Dannel Patrick Malloy is an American politician, who served as the 88th governor of Connecticut from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he chaired the Democratic Governors Association from 2016 to 2017.

Sam Brownback American politician and 46th Governor of Kansas

Samuel Dale Brownback is an American attorney, politician, diplomat and member of the Republican Party who has served as the United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom since February 2018. Brownback previously served as the Secretary of Agriculture of Kansas (1986–93), as the U.S. Representative for Kansas's 2nd congressional district (1995–96), as a United States Senator from Kansas (1996–2011) and the 46th Governor of Kansas (2011–18). He also ran for the Republican nomination for President in 2008.

Democratic primary

Governor

Democratic nominee

  • Ned Lamont, businessman, former Greenwich Selectman, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2006 and candidate for Governor of Connecticut in 2010 [6] [7] (endorsed by the state party)
Ned Lamont 89th Governor of Connecticut

Edward Miner Lamont Jr. is an American businessman and politician serving as the 89th Governor of Connecticut since January 9, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he won the 2018 gubernatorial election, defeating Republican Bob Stefanowski and independent Oz Griebel.

Greenwich, Connecticut Town in Connecticut, United States

Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 61,171. It is the 10th largest municipality in Connecticut, and the largest that functions as a town.

Lost the Democratic primary

Joseph Peter Ganim is an American politician and the mayor of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and was a Candidate for Governor of the State of Connecticut. He was elected mayor of the city six times serving from 1991 to 2003, when he resigned as after being convicted on federal felony corruption charges. Ganim was released after serving six years in a Federal Correctional Institution at Fort Dix. In 2015, Ganim mounted a successful political comeback after being elected Bridgeport mayor again. Ganim was sworn in as mayor on December 1, 2015. Ganim has twice unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor of Connecticut, running in 1994 and 2018.

Bridgeport, Connecticut City in Connecticut, United States

Bridgeport is a historic seaport city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located in Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Island Sound, 60 miles from Manhattan and 40 miles from the Bronx. It is bordered by the towns of Trumbull to the north, Fairfield to the west, and Stratford to the east.

Withdrew prior to the Democratic primary

Dan Drew (politician) American politician

Daniel T. Drew is an American politician from Connecticut and the current mayor of Middletown, Connecticut. Drew was elected mayor in 2011 and was re-elected in 2013 and 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Middletown, Connecticut City in Connecticut, United States

Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Native American name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. Middletown was included within Hartford County upon its creation on May 10, 1666. In 1784, the central settlement was incorporated as a city distinct from the town. Both were included within newly formed Middlesex County in May 1785. In 1923, the City of Middletown was consolidated with the Town, making the city limits extensive.

Jonathan Harris (politician) American politician

Jonathan A. Harris is an American politician. Harris, a Democrat, is the former Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection. He served as a state senator from Connecticut's Fifth District from 2005 to 2011.

Declined

Democratic Party of Connecticut

The Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Connecticut. The state chair of the party is Nancy Wyman. The Democratic Party controls both chambers of the state legislature, all constitutional state offices and all five of Connecticut's seats in the House and both of its Senate seats.

Luke Bronin

Luke Aaron Bronin is an American politician and lawyer who is the 67th and current Mayor of the city of Hartford, Connecticut since January 1, 2016. He previously served as General Counsel for the Governor of Connecticut, Dannel Malloy. Prior to that position, he served in two senior posts at the United States Department of the Treasury during the first administration of President Barack Obama, first as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, and then as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes.

Hartford, Connecticut capital of Connecticut

Hartford is the capital city of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960. The city is nicknamed the "Insurance Capital of the World", as it hosts many insurance company headquarters and is the region's major industry. It is the core city in the Greater Hartford area of Connecticut. Census estimates since the 2010 United States Census have indicated that Hartford is the fourth-largest city in Connecticut, behind the coastal cities of Bridgeport, New Haven, and Stamford.

Primary endorsements

Susan Bysiewicz (withdrew)
State legislators
Mayors and other municipal leaders
Sean Connolly (withdrew)
State legislators
Jonathan Harris (withdrew)
Statewide officials
State legislators
Mayors and other municipal leaders
Ned Lamont
Presidents
Vice President
Withdrawn Candidates
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Party leaders
  • Kevin Comer, Chairman of Washington Democratic Town Committee [41]
  • Steven Sheinberg, Chairman of Fairfield Democratic Town Committee [41]
  • Audrey Tyson, Member of Democratic State Central Committee [41]
  • Barbara Reynolds, Member of Democratic State Central Committee [41]
  • Karen Jarmoc, Member of Democratic State Central Committee [41]
Newspapers and magazines
Mayors and other municipal leaders
2018 Candidates for Office
  • Amanda Webster, Democratic Nominee for Connecticut Representatives from the 62nd District
Labor unions

Results

Democratic primary results by municipality. Dark blue denotes win for Lamont, light blue for Ganim Image 8-15-18 at 2.52 PM (1).jpg
Democratic primary results by municipality. Dark blue denotes win for Lamont, light blue for Ganim
Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ned Lamont172,02481.2
Democratic Joe Ganim39,91318.8
Total votes211,937100.0

Lieutenant Governor

Democratic nominee

Lost the Democratic primary

  • Eva Bermúdez Zimmerman, activist [52]

Withdrew

  • Liz Linehan, State Representative [53]
  • Drew Marzullo, Greenwich Selectman [54]
  • Charlie Stallworth, State Representative [55]

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Susan Bysiewicz129,92862.2
Democratic Eva Bermúdez Zimmerman79,02137.8
Total votes208,949100.0

Republican primary

Governor

Republican nominee

Endorsed by the state party; lost the Republican primary

Lost the Republican primary

  • Tim Herbst, former First Selectman of Trumbull and nominee for State Treasurer in 2014 [60]
  • Stephen A. Obsitnik, businessman and nominee for CT-04 in 2012 [61]
  • David Stemerman, businessman [62]

Eliminated at Convention

Withdrew prior to the Convention

Declined

Convention

The Republican statewide nominating convention was held May 11–12, 2018 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut.

Under the rules established by the convention, any candidate not receiving at least eight percent of the vote would be eliminated in the first round of voting. In the second round of voting, candidates not receiving 15 percent of the vote would be eliminated. In all subsequent rounds of voting, the candidate with the fewest votes would be eliminated, regardless of percentage. Voting would continue until one candidate receives 50 percent plus one of all votes cast. [87]

Results at the Convention

RoundMark BoughtonTim HerbstSteve ObsitnikPeter LumajMark LaurettiDavid M. WalkerPrasad SrinivasanMike Handler
127724.4%21318.8%11710.3%16714.7%11910.5%1049.2%907.9%464.1%
240836.3%31928.4%19817.6%16114.3%262.3%131.2%
355750.1%45440.9%1009.0%

Primary endorsements

Mark Boughton [88]
Tim Herbst [96]
Steve Obsitnik
Bob Stefanowski
David Stemerman
Mike Handler (eliminated)
Mark Lauretti (eliminated)
State legislators
Mayors and other municipal leaders
Republican Town Committee leaders
  • Mike Barnes, Chairman, New Milford RTC [118]
  • Bill Paecht, Chairman, Seymour RTC [118]
  • Anthony Simonetti, Chairman, Shelton RTC [118]
Peter Lumaj (eliminated)
Prasad Srinivasan (eliminated)
State Legislators
Local Officials
  • Stewart "Chip" Beckett, Member, Glastonbury Town Council
  • Tim Devanney, Member, Town of Manchester Board of Directors
  • Matthew Galligan, Member, Town of Manchester Board of Directors
  • Carolyn Mirek, Member, South Windsor Town Council and former Mayor
  • Robert Morra, Member, Town of Bolton Board of Selectmen
  • George P. Norman, Member, Glastonbury Town Council
  • Donald Palmer, Member, Town of Manchester Ways and Means Committee
  • William T. Finn, former Member, Glastonbury Town Council
  • Michael T. Zelasky, Chairman, Lisbon Board of Finance
State Central Committee
  • Michael FitzPatrick (4th Senatorial District) of Glastonbury
  • Louis Spadaccini (4th Senatorial District) of Manchester
Republican Town Committee Leaders
  • John Deeb, Chairman, Manchester RTC
  • Rodney Fournier, Chairman, Bolton RTC
  • Ken Hjulstrom, Chairman, Marlborough RTC
  • Robert Ike, Chairman, Bloomfield RTC
  • Robert Lynn, Chairman, Glastonbury RTC
  • Allan Spotts, Chairman, Cromwell RTC
  • John Tanski, First Vice Chair, Glastonbury RTC
Erin Stewart (withdrew)

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Mark
Boughton
Tim
Herbst
Steve
Obsitnik
Bob
Stefanowski
David
Stemerman
Undecided
Tremont Public Advisors August 7–9, 20181,151± 3.0%32%16%11%22%17%3%
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Stefanowski) July 21–23, 2018400± 4.9%18%11%4%29%17%21%
Tremont Public Advisors July 18–20, 20181,006± 3.0%34%15%12%20%15%5%

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Stefanowski42,11929.4
Republican Mark D. Boughton30,50521.3
Republican David Stemerman26,27618.3
Republican Tim Herbst25,14417.6
Republican Steve Obsitnik19,15113.4
Total votes143,195100.0

Lieutenant Governor

Republican nominee

Lost the Republican primary

Withdrew

  • Ann Brookes, attorney [127]
  • Peter Tesei, Greenwich First Selectman [128]

Endorsements

Joe Markley
Erin Stewart

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Joe Markley65,70247.6
Republican Erin Stewart45,26232.8
Republican Jayme Stevenson27,13919.7
Total votes138,103100.0

Independent

Candidates

Declared

Declined

  • Joe Scarborough, television personality and former Republican U.S. Representative from Florida [132]

Withdrew

  • Micah Welintukonis, former Coventry Town Councilman and Army veteran [133]

Endorsements

Oz Griebel

General election

Endorsements

Bob Stefanowski (R)
Ned Lamont (D)
Federal officials
Public figures
Statewide officials
State legislators
Party leaders
Newspapers and magazines
Mayors and other municipal leaders
2018 Candidates for Office
  • Amanda Webster, Democratic Nominee for Connecticut Representatives from the 62nd District
Organizations
Labor unions
Oz Griebel (I)
Newspapers and magazines

Debates

Host
network
DateLink(s)Participants
Ned
Lamont (D)
Oz
Griebel (I)
Bob
Stefanowski (R)
Connecticut Broadcasters Association October 18, 2018 [170] AttendedAttendedAttended
WCTX September 17, 2018 [171] AttendedNot InvitedAttended
WTNH September 12, 2018 [172] AttendedNot InvitedAttended
WFSB September 5, 2018 [173] AttendedAttendedDid not attend

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [174] TossupOctober 5, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report [175] Lean DOctober 12, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [176] Lean DOctober 11, 2018
Real Clear Politics [177] TossupOctober 30, 2018
Daily Kos [178] Lean DOctober 23, 2018
Fox News [179] Likely DNovember 5, 2018
Politico [180] Lean DOctober 23, 2018
Governing [181] Lean DOctober 23, 2018
FiveThirtyEight [182] Likely DOctober 23, 2018
The Washington Post [183] TossupNovember 4, 2018

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Ned
Lamont (D)
Bob
Stefanowski (R)
Oz
Griebel (I)
OtherUndecided
Gravis Marketing October 30 – November 1, 2018681± 3.8%46%37%9%8%
Sacred Heart University October 29–31, 2018500± 4.3%38%40%9%1%12%
Emerson College October 27–29, 2018780± 3.7%46%39%10%0% [184] 5%
Quinnipiac University October 22–28, 20181,201± 4.0%47%43%7%0%4%
Sacred Heart University October 13–17, 2018501± 4.3%40%36%8%1%15%
Public Policy Polling (D-Change Course CT PAC) October 8–9, 201882843%38%19%
Quinnipiac University October 3–8, 2018767± 5.0%47%39%11%0%3%
Sacred Heart University September 12–17, 2018501± 4.3%43%37%4%16%
Gravis Marketing August 24–27, 2018606± 4.0%49%40%12%
Quinnipiac University August 16–21, 20181,029± 3.9%46%33%4%2% [185] 14%
53%37%6%
Sacred Heart University August 16–21, 2018502± 4.3%41%37%6%17%

Results

Connecticut's gubernatorial election, 2018 [186]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Ned Lamont 694,640 49.37% -1.39%
Republican Bob Stefanowski650,22546.22%-1.97%
Independent Oz Griebel54,7463.89%N/A
Libertarian Rod Hanscomb6,0860.43%N/A
Independent Mark Greenstein1,2540.09%N/A
Independent Lee Whitnum (write-in)740.01%N/A
Total votes1,407,025100.0%N/A
Democratic hold

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  184. Rod Hanscomb (L) with 0%
  185. Rod Hanscomb (L) with 1%, other with 1%
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