Connecticut state executive official elections, 2022

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Connecticut state executive official elections
Election details
Filing deadline: June 7, 2022
Primary: August 9, 2022 General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Connecticut
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Six state executive offices were up for election in Connecticut in 2022:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Comptroller

Governor

General election candidates

• Ned Lamont  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party, Griebel Frank for CT Party) ✔
• Bob Stefanowski  (Republican Party)
• Robert Hotaling  (Independent Party) 
• Michelle Louise Bicking  (Independent) (Write-in) 

Did not make the ballot:

• Aaron Lewis (Libertarian Party)  

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 Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• Ned Lamont (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• Bob Stefanowski ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Themis Klarides
• Susan Patricelli Regan 

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Lieutenant Governor

General election candidates

• Susan Bysiewicz  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party, Griebel Frank for CT Party) ✔
• Laura Devlin  (Republican Party)
• Stewart Beckett  (Independent Party) 
• Cassandra Martineau  (Independent) (Write-in)

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 Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• Susan Bysiewicz (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• Laura Devlin ✔

Attorney General

General election candidates

• William Tong  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ✔
• Jessica Kordas  (Republican Party)
• Ken Krayeske  (Green Party)
• A.P. Pascarella  (Independent Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• William Tong (Incumbent) ✔

 Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• Jessica Kordas ✔

Secretary of State

General election candidates

• Stephanie Thomas  (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ✔ 
• Dominic Rapini  (Republican Party)
• Cynthia Jennings  (Independent Party)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Maritza Bond 
• Stephanie Thomas ✔ 

Did not make the ballot:

• Matthew L. Lesser
• Hilda Santiago

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 Republican primary candidates

• Dominic Rapini ✔
• Terrie Wood

Did not make the ballot:

• Brock Weber

Treasurer

General election candidates

• Erick Russell  (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ✔
• Harry Arora  (Republican Party) 
• Jennifer Baldwin  (Independent Party) 
• JoAnna Laiscell  (Libertarian Party)

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Dita Bhargava
• Karen DuBois-Walton
• Erick Russell ✔

 Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• Harry Arora ✔ 

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Comptroller

General election candidates

• Sean Scanlon  (Democratic Party, Working Families Party, Independent Party) ✔
• Mary Fay  (Republican Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• Sean Scanlon ✔

 Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• Mary Fay ✔

Context of the 2022 elections

Party control in Connecticut

Connecticut Party Control: 1992-2025
Fifteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Connecticut

Election information in Connecticut: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 1, 2022
• By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 1, 2022
• Online: Nov. 1, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 7, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 7, 2022
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 7, 2022
• By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

No

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to N/A

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Past elections

2018

The following elections took place in 2018:

• Connecticut Attorney General election, 2018
• Connecticut Secretary of State election, 2018
• Connecticut Treasurer election, 2018
• Connecticut Comptroller election, 2018
• Connecticut gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

External links

Suggest a link

• State of Connecticut official website

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