Connecticut elections, 2024

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This page provides information on the 2024 elections in Connecticut, including the offices on the ballot covered by Ballotpedia, election dates, and frequently asked questions.

Election dates

Statewide election dates in Connecticut are listed below. For more dates, please see the elections calendar.

Statewide election dates

April 2, 2024: Presidential preference primary
August 13, 2024: Primary
November 5, 2024: General election

Offices on the ballot

Noteworthy elections

Below is a list of races in this state that are receiving in-depth coverage on Ballotpedia. Click the link below to learn about that race.

• Connecticut's 5th Congressional District election, 2024

Statewide ballot measures

See also: Connecticut 2024 ballot measures

What's on your ballot?

See also: Sample Ballot Lookup

List of candidates

The following table displays a list of candidates in Connecticut. The list does not include presidential candidates, and it may not include all candidates for local offices. Please click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Federal Candidates

candidate	office	party	status
Matthew Corey	U.S. Senate Connecticut	Republican	On the Ballot Primary
Gerry Smith	U.S. Senate Connecticut	Republican	On the Ballot Primary
Christopher S. Murphy Incumbent	U.S. Senate Connecticut	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Robert Hyde	U.S. Senate Connecticut	Independent	Candidacy Declared General
John Larson Incumbent	U.S. House Connecticut District 1	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mark Hancock	U.S. House Connecticut District 1	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Joe Courtney Incumbent	U.S. House Connecticut District 2	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Mike France	U.S. House Connecticut District 2	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Rosa L. DeLauro Incumbent	U.S. House Connecticut District 3	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Rafael Irizarry	U.S. House Connecticut District 3	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Michael Massey	U.S. House Connecticut District 3	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Michael Goldstein	U.S. House Connecticut District 4	Republican	On the Ballot Primary
Bob MacGuffie	U.S. House Connecticut District 4	Republican	On the Ballot Primary
Jim Himes Incumbent	U.S. House Connecticut District 4	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jaden Skudlarek	U.S. House Connecticut District 4	Independent	Candidacy Declared General
Jahana Hayes Incumbent	U.S. House Connecticut District 5	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Michelle Botelho	U.S. House Connecticut District 5	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
George Logan	U.S. House Connecticut District 5	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary

State Candidates

candidate	office	party	status
Douglas McCrory Incumbent	Connecticut State Senate District 2	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Shellye Davis	Connecticut State Senate District 2	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ayana Taylor	Connecticut State Senate District 2	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Derek Slap Incumbent	Connecticut State Senate District 5	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tremell Collins	Connecticut State Senate District 6	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Cynthia Mangini	Connecticut State Senate District 7	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nathan Wolliston	Connecticut State Senate District 7	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Lisa Seminara Incumbent	Connecticut State Senate District 8	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Paul Honig	Connecticut State Senate District 8	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Christine Cohen Incumbent	Connecticut State Senate District 12	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kevin C. Kelly Incumbent	Connecticut State Senate District 21	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Scott Burns	Connecticut State Senate District 22	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Bill Finch	Connecticut State Senate District 22	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox	Connecticut State Senate District 22	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tyler Mack	Connecticut State Senate District 22	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Herron Gaston Incumbent	Connecticut State Senate District 23	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ernest Newton	Connecticut State Senate District 23	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ceci Maher Incumbent	Connecticut State Senate District 26	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Patricia Miller Incumbent	Connecticut State Senate District 27	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Rob Blanchard	Connecticut State Senate District 28	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Chris Reddy	Connecticut State Senate District 29	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Susanne Witkowski	Connecticut State Senate District 29	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Stephen Harding, Jr. Incumbent	Connecticut State Senate District 30	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Justin Potter	Connecticut State Senate District 30	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Eric Berthel Incumbent	Connecticut State Senate District 32	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jeff Desmarais	Connecticut State Senate District 32	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jeff Duigou	Connecticut State Senate District 33	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Ryan Fazio Incumbent	Connecticut State Senate District 36	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Trevor Crow	Connecticut State Senate District 36	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Nick Simmons	Connecticut State Senate District 36	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Bobby Gibson Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 15	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Jennifer Marshall-Nealy	Connecticut House of Representatives District 15	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Aram Ayalon	Connecticut House of Representatives District 26	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
David DeFronzo	Connecticut House of Representatives District 26	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Savet Constantine	Connecticut House of Representatives District 42	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Alexander	Connecticut House of Representatives District 58	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
John Santanella	Connecticut House of Representatives District 58	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Edwin Cady	Connecticut House of Representatives District 69	Republican	On the Ballot Primary
Jason Buchsbaum	Connecticut House of Representatives District 69	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Ed Edelson	Connecticut House of Representatives District 69	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Joshua Elliott Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 88	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Dan Garrett	Connecticut House of Representatives District 88	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Jennifer Pope	Connecticut House of Representatives District 91	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Laurie Sweet	Connecticut House of Representatives District 91	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Tarolyn Moore	Connecticut House of Representatives District 94	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Abdul Osmanu	Connecticut House of Representatives District 94	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Steven Winter	Connecticut House of Representatives District 94	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Robin Comey Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 102	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Kara Rochelle Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 104	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Cassetti	Connecticut House of Representatives District 104	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Michelle Embree Ku	Connecticut House of Representatives District 106	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Aaron Zimmer	Connecticut House of Representatives District 107	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Melissa Santana	Connecticut House of Representatives District 110	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Bob Godfrey Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 110	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Austin Monteiro	Connecticut House of Representatives District 110	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Tony Scott Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 112	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
William Heffernan III	Connecticut House of Representatives District 115 (Special election)	Democratic	Won General
Silvana Apicella	Connecticut House of Representatives District 115 (Special election)	Republican	Lost General
Victor Borras	Connecticut House of Representatives District 115 (Special election)	Independent	Lost (Write-in) General
Edward O'Brien	Connecticut House of Representatives District 115 (Special election)	Independent	Lost General
Kathy Kennedy Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 119	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Ben McGorty Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 122	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
David Rutigliano Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 123	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Andre Baker Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 124	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Eneida Martinez	Connecticut House of Representatives District 124	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Tom O'Dea Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 125	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Travis Simms Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 140	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Carleton Giles	Connecticut House of Representatives District 140	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
Tracy Marra Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 141	Republican	Candidacy Declared Primary
Hubert Delany Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 144	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Corey Paris Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 145	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Eilish Collins Main	Connecticut House of Representatives District 146	Democratic	On the Ballot Primary
David Michel Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 146	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Matt Blumenthal Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 147	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Anabel Figueroa Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 148	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Jonathan Jacobson	Connecticut House of Representatives District 148	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary
Rachel Khanna Incumbent	Connecticut House of Representatives District 149	Democratic	Candidacy Declared Primary

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