Connecticut 2020 General Election

The Green Papers: Connecticut 2020 General Election

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Connecticut
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 11 August 2020
✓ General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

✓ Tuesday 9 June 2020 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
✓ Friday 7 August 2020 - Filing Deadline - New Party/No Party (including President) .
✓ Tuesday 11 August 2020 - Primary . Polling hours 6:00a-8:00p EDT (1000-0000 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 20 October 2020 - Filing Deadline - Write-in .
✓ Tuesday 3 November 2020 - General Election . Polling hours 6:00a-8:00p EST (1100-0100 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	3,581,628	(1.16% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	7	(1.30% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	5	(1.15% of 435)
Capital:	Hartford

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Connecticut State and Local Government

Connecticut 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

11 May 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont decreased the number of petition signatures necessary and extended the petitioning deadline from 5 to 7 August.

Conventions are held in the spring by the Democratic and Republican Parties prior to the primary. Primaries are held for when a nomination is contested. Candidates must receive 15% or more support at the Convention or gather petition signatures to get onto the primary ballot. The Democratic Conventions are 11 May and the Republican Convention is 7 May (CD 1), 11 May (CD 2), 12 May (CD 3), 13 May (CD 4), 14 May (CD 5).

Election Calendars and Current: Elections & Voting - Home Page from the Connecticut Secretary of the State.

2020 Certificates of Party Endorsement from the Connecticut Secretary of the State.

11 August 2020 Primary List of Nominees from the Connecticut Secretary of the State.

11 August 2020 note: Reports state that 7 polling places in Connecticut are still without power due to last Tuesday's Tropical Storm "Isaias". These sites will use generators. Mail-in ballots will be counted as long as they are received by Thursday 13 August.

11 August 2020 Runoff results from a media source.

Candidate List November 2020 Election and REGISTERED WRITE-IN CANDIDATES from the Connecticut Secretary of the State.

3 November 2020 results from the Connecticut Secretary of the State.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 7 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (4, 10 write-ins)

		Democratic	1,080,831	59.26%	former Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • for Vice President: California Senator Kamala D. Harris (7 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80000722; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,064,613,463; Dsb $1,063,053,521

		Republican	714,717	39.19%	President Donald John Trump • for Vice President: Vice President Michael R. "Mike" Pence • FEC P80001571; 23 Nov 20; Tot $717,303,371; Dsb $718,174,436

		Libertarian	20,230	1.11%	Jo Jorgensen • for Vice President: Jeremy "Spike" Cohen • FEC P00013524; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,405,357; Dsb $3,373,521

		Green	7,538	0.41%	Howie Gresham Hawkins • for Vice President: Angela Nichole Walker • FEC P00012211; 23 Nov 20; Tot $495,566; Dsb $476,095

		Write-in; (Independent)	255	0.01%	Kanye "Deez Nutz" West • for Vice President: Michelle Tidball • FEC P00016741; 23 Nov 20; Tot $14,442,390; Dsb $12,135,513
		Write-in; (American Solidarity)	219	0.01%	Brian T. Carroll • for Vice President: Amar Patel • FEC P00013771
		Write-in; (Independent)	22	0.00%	Jade Simmons • for Vice President: Claudeligh J. Roze • FEC P00015537; 23 Nov 20; Tot $125,500; Dsb $72,644
		Write-in; (Republican)	13	0.00%	Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, Jr. • for Vice President: Darcy G. Richardson • FEC P60016342; 23 Nov 20; Tot $14,220,189; Dsb $14,208,041
		Write-in	12	0.00%	Shawn W. Howard • for Vice President: Alyssa C. Howard • FEC P00011189; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,386; Dsb $3,281
		Write-in; (Independent)	11	0.00%	Mark Robert Charles • for Vice President: Adrian Wallace • FEC P00012039; 23 Nov 20; Tot $157,733; Dsb $155,506
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)	6	0.00%	Kasey J. Wells • for Vice President: Rachel M. Wells • FEC P00007864; 14 Oct 20; Tot $10,625; Dsb $10,578
		Write-in	2	0.00%	Mary Ruth Caro Simmons • for Vice President: Sherrie Dow
		Write-in	1	0.00%	Karynn Krill Weinstein • for Vice President: David Weinstein
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Jeffrey J. Klojzy, Jr. • for Vice President: Thomas A. LeMay
Total			1,823,857	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 116^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (1)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy* • FEC S2CT00132

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Richard Blumenthal • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (2)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Richard Blumenthal* • FEC S0CT00177

		Republican			John J. Flynn • FEC S2CT00264

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Edward "Ned" Lamont • First elected: 2018 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Elected on a ticket with- but nominated separately from- the Governor;

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz • First elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

116^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Democratic (5 Renominated)

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Member of Congress John B. Larson • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Democratic; Working Families	222,668	63.76%	Member of Congress John B. Larson • FEC H8CT01046; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,386,321; Dsb $1,287,685

		Republican	122,111	34.97%	West Hartford Town Councilor Mary Fay • FEC H0CT01126; 31 Dec 20; Tot $26,836; Dsb $25,118

		Green	4,458	1.28%	Thomas "Tom" McCormick • FEC H8CT01152
Total			349,237	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Member of Congress Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic; Working Families	218,119	59.38%	Member of Congress Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney • FEC H2CT02112; 23 Nov 20; Tot $967,543; Dsb $979,834

		Republican	140,356	38.21%	Justin Anderson • FEC H0CT02207; 23 Nov 20; Tot $80,227; Dsb $78,712

		Green	4,960	1.35%	Cassandra Martineau • FEC H0CT02215

		Libertarian	3,903	1.06%	Daniel J. "Dan" Reale • FEC H8CT02085

		Write-in	9	0.00%	John M. Traceski
Total			367,347	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Member of Congress Rosa L. DeLauro • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 1990 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Democratic; Working Families	203,265	58.73%	Member of Congress Rosa L. DeLauro • FEC H0CT03072; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,911,583; Dsb $1,753,770

		Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut	137,598	39.76%	Margaret Streicker • FEC H0CT03155; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,016,116; Dsb $1,854,225

		Green	5,240	1.51%	Justin Cobb Paglino • FEC H0CT03163; 31 Dec 20; Tot $29,200; Dsb $28,670
Total			346,103	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Member of Congress Jim Himes • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	224,432	62.22%	Member of Congress Jim Himes • FEC H8CT04172; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,604,167; Dsb $2,142,960

		Republican	130,627	36.21%	Jonathan Riddle • FEC H0CT04195; 30 Sep 20; Tot $28,491; Dsb $12,171

		Independent Party of Connecticut	5,647	1.57%	Brian Merlen • FEC H0CT04211

		Write-in	10	0.00%	Yusheng Peng • FEC H0CT04245
Total			360,716	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Member of Congress Jahana Hayes • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Democratic; Working Families	192,484	55.07%	Member of Congress Jahana Hayes • FEC H8CT05245; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,056,350; Dsb $1,523,470

		Republican	151,988	43.48%	David Xavier Sullivan • FEC H0CT05200; 23 Nov 20; Tot $430,195; Dsb $406,170

		Independent Party of Connecticut	5,052	1.45%	Bruce W. Walczak • FEC H0CT05242
Total			349,524	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Democratic	Secretary of State Denise W. Merrill • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014, 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Democratic	Treasurer Shawn T. Wooden • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Comptroller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Democratic	Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014, 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Democratic	Attorney General William Tong • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 13 incumbents, 1 candidate
	• Republican: 3 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Green (affiliates): 4 candidates
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• American Solidarity: 1 candidate
	• Independent Party of Connecticut (affiliate of Alliance Party): 3 candidates
	• Working Families: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 3 candidates
	• Non Affiliated: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 12 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.