2018 Primary Recap

The 2018 Democratic and Republican primary elections were held on August 14 and saw a surprisingly strong turnout from the electorate:

32% of active Republicans
30% of active Democrats

Secretary of State Denise Merrill initially predicted a turnout of 20 - 25%, so this strong showing suggests voters are engaged, paying attention, and ready to make their voices heard.

The results of the 2018 primaries can be seen below. Winners are in blue. If there are no candidates listed below a party, then there was no primary for that seat.

Governor

Democrats

Ned Lamont - 81.19% (172,557 votes)
Joe Ganim - 18.81% (39,975 votes)

Republicans

Bob Stefanowski - 29.43% (42,067 votes)
Mark Boughton - 21.33% (30,483 votes)
David Stemerman - 18.32% (26,190 votes)
Timothy M Herbst - 17.55% (25,081 votes)
Steve Obsitnik - 13.38% (19,122 votes)

Lieutenant Governor

Democrats

Susan Bysiewicz - 62.20% (130,443 votes)
Eva Bermudez Zimmerman - 37.80% (79,277 votes)

Republicans

Joe Markley - 47.64% (65,976 votes)
Erin Stewart - 32.73% (45,324 votes)
Jayme Stevenson -19.63% (27,176 votes)

Attorney General

Democrats

William Tong - 57.43% (119,567 votes)
Chris Mattei - 25.85% (53,823 votes)
Paul Doyle - 16.72% (34,822 votes)

Republicans

Sue Hatfield - 79.33% (106,144 votes)
John Shaban - 20.67% (27,659 votes)

Treasurer

Democrats

Shawn Wooden - 56.79% (116,160 votes)
Dita Bhargava - 43.21% (88,384 votes)

Republicans

Thad Gray - 56.03% (74,087 votes)
Art Linares - 43.97% (58,129 votes)

Comptroller

Democrats

Republicans

Kurt Miller - 52.43% (68,875 votes)
Mark Greenberg - 47.57% (62,493 votes)

U.S. Senate

Democrats

Republicans

Matthew Corey - 76.55% (99,977 votes)
Dominic Rapini - 23.45% (30,634 votes)

U.S. Congress - 5th District

Democrats

Jahana Hayes - 62.26% (24,690 votes)
Mary Glassman - 37.74% (14,964 votes)

Republicans

Manny Santos - 52.39% (16,817 votes)
Ruby Corby-O'Neill - 26.23% (8,419 votes)
Richard DuPont - 21.38% (6,863 votes)

State Senate

District 9

Democrats

Matt Lesser - 56% (4,727)
Tony Guerrera - 44% (3,647)

Republicans

Ed Charamut - 52% (1,949)
Tyler Flanigan - 48% (1,812)

District 13

Democrats

Mary Abrams - 73% (4,283)
Alex Tiktinsky - 27% (1,568)

Republicans

District 14

Democrats

Republicans

Pam Staneski - 65% (2,791)
Anthony Giannattasio - 35% (1,520)

District 16

Democrats

Vickie Nardello - 50% (2,679)
Dagmara Scalise - 49% (2,642)

Republicans

District 17

Democrats

Jorge Cabrea - 39% (2,508)
Valerie Horsley - 33% (2,121)
Sean Grace - 28% (1,832)

Republicans

District 23

Democrats

Dennis Bradley - 55% (2,989)
Aaron Turner - 45% (2,467)

Republicans

John Rodriguez 51% (147)
Caz Mizera - 49% (141)

District 34

Democrats

Aili McKeen - 71% (3,260)
Josh Balter - 29% (1,346)

Republicans

State House

District 3

Democrats

Minnie Gonzalez - 65% (847)
Gannon Long - 35% (453)

Republicans

District 5

Democrats

Brandon McGee - 74% (1,704)
Lawrence Jaggon - 26% (597)

Republicans

District 18

Democrats

Jillian Gilchrest - 52% (1,707)
Andy Fleischmann - 48% (1,558)

Republicans

District 29

Democrats

Kerry Wood - 54% (1,159)
Christopher Duff - 46% (994)

Republicans

District 38

Democrats

Brad Welch-Collins - 36% (616)
Patrick Murphy - 36% (608)
Nick Gauthier - 28% (469)

Republicans

District 43

Democrats

Kate Rotella - 53% (1,152)
Chris Donahue - 47% (1,021)

Republicans

District 60

Democrats

Jane Garibay - 67% (1,368)
Kathleen Tracy - 33% (662)

Republicans

District 100

Democrats

Republicans

Anthony Gennaro - 65% (449)
Tyrell Brown - 35% (247)

District 116

Democrats

Republicans

Richard DePalma - 64% (141)
Roman Kondker - 36% (81)

District 126

Democrats

Charlie Stallworth - 52% (1,145)
Shante Hanks - 48% (1,037)

Republicans

District 128

Democrats

Republicans

Ethan Book - 73% (27)
Luis Colon - 10 (27%)

District 140

Democrats

Travis Simms - 53% (562)
Colin Hosten - 47% (494)

Republicans

District 146

Democrats

David Michel - 68% (1,063)
Terry Adams - 32% (489)

Republicans

More Information

Unofficial Primary Results, As They Roll In (CT Mirror)
Voter Turnout Surprisingly Strong for a Summer Primary (Hartford Courant)
In Connecticut, Ned Lamont Scores a Decisive Win, and Jahana Hayes Moves Closer to History (New York Times)

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