Voters across 黑料吃瓜网 will go to the polls Nov. 8 to cast ballots in a number of races, including those that will decide 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 next governor and races that could impact control of Congress.
Ballots will and also include a number of local races and contests for 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 state legislature.
Registered voters should before voting. For the general election, same-day registration is allowed.
Here's what you need to know for election day.
- When are polls open?
- How do I register to vote?
- Can I register to vote on Election Day?
- Where do I vote?
- Do you need to show photo identification in order to vote?
- Can I vote by absentee ballot?
- How can I see the ballot for my town?
What are the races?
- Governor and Lieutenant Governor
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House of Representatives (1st District)
- U.S. House of Representatives (2nd District)
- U.S. House of Representatives (3rd District)
- U.S. House of Representatives (4th District)
- U.S. House of Representatives (5th District)
- Secretary of the State
- Treasurer
- Comptroller
- Attorney General
- Statewide ballot question: Early Voting in 黑料吃瓜网
When are polls open?
Polls in 黑料吃瓜网 are open Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Any elector standing in line at the polls at 8 p.m. will be allowed to vote.
How do I register to vote?
You can register to vote , , or in person at your local registrar of voters or the Department of Motor Vehicles.
According to the Secretary of the State, 鈥渢he pre-election voter registration cutoff deadline is seven (7) days before Election Day鈥� or Tuesday, Nov. 1.
Can I register to vote on Election Day?
Yes. Eligible voters can register and vote in person on Election Day. Note: Election Day registration is not available at your polling place. Instead, visit in your town. These locations open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.
Plan for long lines. You must be registered by 8 p.m. in order to vote. You will need to provide proof of identity and residency, according to the Secretary of the State.
Where do I vote?
Registered voters can look up their polling place .
Do you need to show photo identification in order to vote?
No. In lieu of presenting ID, you can, in most cases, sign an affidavit when poll workers ask for ID. Your identification does not need to be a driver鈥檚 license. It also does not need to have a photo. Here is .
Can I vote by absentee ballot?
Yes. 黑料吃瓜网 law allows you to receive an absentee ballot if you cannot appear at your assigned polling place on Election Day. Reasons for this can include illness, active military service, religious beliefs, physical disabilities and a variety of other factors.
You can request an absentee ballot up until the day before the election, Monday, Nov. 7.
To receive an absentee ballot, you can complete and sign an application and return it in person or by mail to your local , or use a secure ballot drop box.
The state has also launched . It requires you to have a 黑料吃瓜网 driver鈥檚 license.
Applications in both English and Spanish .
How can I see the ballot for my town?
Here is .
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
- (Democratic Party / Working Families Party / Griebel Frank for CT Party)
- (Republican Party)
- (Independent Party)
In the race for governor, incumbent Democrat Ned Lamont faces Republican challenger Bob Stefanowski and Independent Party candidate Rob Hotaling. For Stefanowski, it鈥檚 a rematch against Lamont. In 2018, Stefanowski lost by 3.2 percentage points or about 40,000 votes.
Lamont told Where We Live on Sept. 8 he worked to 鈥渟trike the right balance鈥� between tax relief and paying down the state鈥檚 massive pool of pension debt. He also reflected on the work his administration did during the COVID-19 pandemic that defined much of the Democrat鈥檚 first term.
Stefanowski told Where We Live on Sept. 6 that if he鈥檚 elected governor, people will 鈥渓ive their lives as they see fit.鈥� He claimed the government was 鈥済etting in the way鈥� of parents and their children. 鈥淧arents should be making the decision about what social issues to talk to their kids about when they鈥檙e in grade school,鈥� he said.
Hotaling told Where We Live on Oct. 6 that he鈥檚 鈥渢he only one who can break the blue-red divide.鈥� Hotaling said he鈥檚 previously been part of both Republican and Democratic parties. 鈥淎ctually being part of both those parties makes it even better,鈥� he said. 鈥淎 lot of my platform [is] beholden to the best ideas, not the parties.鈥�
U.S. Senate
- (Democratic Party / Working Families Party)
- (Republican Party)
Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal faces Republican challenger Leora Levy. Blumenthal was first elected to the Senate in 2010 and previously served as 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 attorney general. Levy, a first-time candidate who lent her campaign more than $1 million, touted her backing from former President Donald Trump as proof that she is a 鈥渢rue America-first patriot.鈥� She is a GOP fundraiser and former commodities trader.
U.S. House of Representatives (1st District)
- (Democratic Party / Working Families Party)
- (Republican Party)
- (Green Party)
Democrat John Larson represents 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was first elected in 1998 and has served 12 terms. In Congress, Larson has served as the chair of the Democratic Caucus of the House. He also promotes his chairmanship on the House Ways and Means subcommittee on Social Security.
Republican Larry Lazor works as a physician at Hartford Hospital. He describes himself as a moderate Republican focused on the economy. He has said his time working in health care provides him with a fresh perspective to serve in government.
Larson and Lazor met in a debate hosted by 黑料吃瓜网 on Oct. 11.
U.S. House of Representatives (2nd District)
- (Democratic Party)
- (Republican Party)
- (Libertarian Party)
- (Green Party)
Democrat Joe Courtney has represented the 2nd District for more than a decade after narrowly defeating Republican Rob Simmons in 2006 by only 83 votes.
Republican challenger Mike France, a Navy veteran, is serving his fourth term as a state representative for the 42nd District in 黑料吃瓜网. France is the ranking member of the General Assembly鈥檚 Appropriations Committee and bills himself as 鈥渄edicated to the principles of limited government, economic freedom, and individual liberty.鈥�
Courtney and France met in a debate hosted by 黑料吃瓜网 on Oct. 4.
U.S. House of Representatives (3rd District)
- (Democratic Party)
- (Republican Party)
- (Independent Party)
- (Green Party)
Rosa DeLauro was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990. She is a former co-chair of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee and is chair of the Appropriations Committee.
Lesley DeNardis is vice president of academic affairs at Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell. DeNardis is the daughter of Lawrence J. DeNardis, the last Republican member of Congress to represent the 3rd District in the early 1980s.
U.S. House of Representatives (4th District)
- (Democratic Party)
- (Republican Party / Independent Party)
Jim Himes was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008. He has served on the Committee on Financial Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Himes was born in Peru, attended Harvard University and is a former Rhodes Scholar.
Jayme Stevenson served for 10 years as Darien鈥檚 First Selectman. She says she will 鈥渂ring bipartisan solutions to Congress鈥� and will work to restore and preserve freedoms that 鈥渁llow every American to pursue happiness.鈥�
Himes and Stevenson met in a debate hosted by 黑料吃瓜网 on Oct. 14.
U.S. House of Representatives (5th District)
- (Democratic Party / Working Families Party)
- (Republican Party / Independent Party)
Jahana Hayes made history in 2018 as the first Black woman to represent 黑料吃瓜网 in Congress. Speakingon 黑料吃瓜网 Radio鈥檚 Where We Live, Hayes said her message to voters is her record in Congress, including voting for, a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package Congress passed in March 2021.
George Logan served for two terms as a state senator. He is trained as an engineer and played guitar in . Speaking on Where We Live, Logan said he would describe himself 鈥渁s a proud 黑料吃瓜网 Republican. I鈥檓 more moderate when it comes to dealing with social issues and more conservative-leaning when it comes to financial, fiscal issues.鈥�
Logan said he鈥檚 consistently supported women鈥檚 rights, including access to an abortion, 鈥渁s long as it鈥檚 safe, legal and rare.鈥� Hayes recently took part in a discussion with Vice President Kamala Harris and the national president of Planned Parenthood on abortion rights.
Secretary of the State
- (Democratic Party / Working Families Party)
- (Republican Party)
- (Independent Party)
Dominic Rapini said he believes fraud is undermining elections in 黑料吃瓜网.
鈥淭here absolutely is a culture of fraud in our cities that we have to take care of,鈥� Rapini said. 鈥淏ecause, when we don鈥檛 do that, people feel that their vote does not count.鈥�
Stephanie Thomas said cases of fraud in 黑料吃瓜网 are small when compared to the large numbers of people who vote. In 2020, 黑料吃瓜网 .
鈥淵ou think about the 1.8 million voters who vote here in 黑料吃瓜网 鈥� it鈥檚 what most people would call an acceptable risk. I think zero fraud is naive and unrealistic,鈥� Thomas said.
A state judge recently found the former
But nationally, a review of the 2020 election found in six battleground states disputed by former President Donald Trump.
Thomas and Rapini met in a debate hosted by 黑料吃瓜网 on Oct. 18.
Treasurer
- (Democratic Party / Working Families Party)
- (Republican Party)
- (Independent Party)
- (Libertarian Party)
If elected, Erick Russell could be the first Black out LGBTQ person elected to statewide office in U.S. history, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund. Russell is an attorney who specializes in municipal finances.
He faces Harry Arora, a state representative and ranking member of the Labor and Public Employees Committee. He鈥檚 also a member of the Energy & Technology and the Human Services committees.
Comptroller
- (Democratic Party / Independent Party / Working Families Party)
- (Republican Party)
State Rep. Sean Scanlon is in his fourth term representing Branford and Guilford and is the House chairman of the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee.
Mary Fay has served three terms as a member of West Hartford鈥檚 Town Council. She is a financial services senior executive.
Attorney General
- (Democratic Party / Working Families Party)
- (Republican Party)
- (Independent Party)
- (Green Party)
William Tong has served as 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 attorney general since 2019. He was a member of the state House of Representatives from 2007 to 2019. Tong touts his work combating the opioid and addiction crisis, and securing settlement money for 黑料吃瓜网.
Jessica Kordas bills herself as a 鈥減olitical outsider鈥� who got involved 鈥渨ith fighting against mask mandates鈥� in Norwalk. She is a member of the 黑料吃瓜网 Bar Association and said she is an advocate for the rights of parents to make decisions for their children.
Are there statewide ballot questions this year?
Yes. There鈥檚 a statewide ballot question regarding early voting. Voters will be asked: 鈥淪hall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to provide for early voting?鈥�
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 黑料吃瓜网 is one of . In other states, early voting laws let ballots be cast anywhere from a few days to a few weeks before an election at designated polling spots. People who support early voting say it gives people more flexibility to vote.
Former Democratic Secretary of the State Denise Merrill told 黑料吃瓜网 Radio that early voting would 鈥渆nable many more people to be able to vote more conveniently.鈥�
If the ballot question passes, the state legislature would still need to write early voting laws. According to the League of Women Voters, that means .
Many municipalities will also have their own ballot questions that will vary by town.
黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 Lisa Hagen contributed to this report. This story contains information from the Associated Press.
