2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election

The 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut, concurrently with the election of Connecticut's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. This race's Democratic margin of victory was the closest to the national average of 3.1 points. (It was 0.1 point more Democratic.)

For related races, see 2018 United States gubernatorial elections.

2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election
November 6, 2018
Turnout61.4% Increase
 
Nominee Ned Lamont Bob Stefanowski
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families Independent
Running mate Susan Bysiewicz Joe Markley
Popular vote 694,510 650,138
Percentage 49.4% 46.2%
Lamont:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Stefanowski:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Tie:      40–50%
Governor before election

Dannel Malloy
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Ned Lamont
Democratic

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As Connecticut does not have gubernatorial term limits, incumbent Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy was eligible to run for a third term, but declined to do so.[1][2][3] After the resignation of Kansas Governor Sam Brownback in January 2018, Malloy became the most unpopular governor in the United States.[4][5] The general election was between 2006 Democratic U.S. Senate nominee and businessman Ned Lamont, and Republican businessman Bob Stefanowski. Independent candidate and former Republican Oz Griebel has been called a spoiler candidate for Stefanowski, earning 3.89% of the vote.[6]

Democratic primary

Democratic nominee

Lost the Democratic primary

Withdrew prior to the Democratic primary

Declined

Primary endorsements
Susan Bysiewicz (withdrew)
State legislators
Mayors and other municipal leaders
Sean Connolly (withdrew)
State legislators
Jonathan Harris (withdrew)
Statewide officials
State legislators
Mayors and other municipal leaders
Ned Lamont
Presidents
Vice President
Withdrawn Candidates
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Party leaders
  • Kevin Comer, Chairman of Washington Democratic Town Committee[42]
  • Steven Sheinberg, Chairman of Fairfield Democratic Town Committee[42]
  • Audrey Tyson, Member of Democratic State Central Committee[42]
  • Barbara Reynolds, Member of Democratic State Central Committee[42]
  • Karen Jarmoc, Member of Democratic State Central Committee[42]
Newspapers and magazines
Mayors and other municipal leaders
2018 Candidates for Office
  • Amanda Webster, Democratic Nominee for Connecticut Representatives from the 62nd District
Labor unions

Results
municipality
Democratic primary results by municipality. Shades of blue denote win for Lamont, green for Ganim.
county
Democratic primary results by county. Shades of blue denote win for Lamont.
Map legend
  •   Lamont—≥90%
  •   Lamont—80–90%
  •   Lamont—70–80%
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ned Lamont 172,024 81.2
Democratic Joe Ganim 39,913 18.8
Total votes 211,937 100.0

Democratic nominee

Lost the Democratic primary
  • Eva Bermúdez Zimmerman, activist[53]

Withdrew

Results
municipality
Results by municipality
county
Results by county
  Bysiewicz
  •   50-60%
  •   60-70%
  •   70-80%
  Zimmerman
  •   50-60%
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Susan Bysiewicz 129,928 62.2
Democratic Eva Bermúdez Zimmerman 79,021 37.8
Total votes 208,949 100.0

Republican primary

Republican nominee

Endorsed by the state party; lost the Republican primary

Lost the Republican primary
  • Tim Herbst, former First Selectman of Trumbull and nominee for state treasurer in 2014[61]
  • Stephen A. Obsitnik, businessman and nominee for CT-04 in 2012[62]
  • David Stemerman, businessman[63]

Eliminated at Convention

Withdrew prior to the Convention

Declined

Convention

The Republican statewide nominating convention was held May 11–12, 2018 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut.

Under the rules established by the convention, any candidate not receiving at least eight percent of the vote would be eliminated in the first round of voting. In the second round of voting, candidates not receiving 15 percent of the vote would be eliminated. In all subsequent rounds of voting, the candidate with the fewest votes would be eliminated, regardless of percentage. Voting would continue until one candidate receives 50 percent plus one of all votes cast.[88]

Results at the Convention
Round Mark Boughton Tim Herbst Steve Obsitnik Peter Lumaj Mark Lauretti David M. Walker Prasad Srinivasan Mike Handler
1 277 24.4% 213 18.8% 117 10.3% 167 14.7% 119 10.5% 104 9.2% 90 7.9% 46 4.1%
2 408 36.3% 319 28.4% 198 17.6% 161 14.3% 26 2.3% 13 1.2%
3 557 50.1% 454 40.9% 100 9.0%

Primary endorsements
Mark Boughton[89]
Tim Herbst[97]
Steve Obsitnik
Bob Stefanowski
David Stemerman
Mike Handler (eliminated)
Mark Lauretti (eliminated)
State legislators
Mayors and other municipal leaders
Republican Town Committee leaders
  • Mike Barnes, Chairman, New Milford RTC[119]
  • Bill Paecht, Chairman, Seymour RTC[119]
  • Anthony Simonetti, Chairman, Shelton RTC[119]
Peter Lumaj (eliminated)
Prasad Srinivasan (eliminated)
State Legislators
  • State Rep. Sam Belsito (R-53rd District) of Tolland
  • State Rep. Tom Delnicki (R-14th District) of South Windsor
  • State Rep. Bill Simanski (R-62nd District) of Granby
  • State Rep. Mark Tweedie (R-13th District) of Manchester
Local Officials
  • Stewart "Chip" Beckett, Member, Glastonbury Town Council
  • Tim Devanney, Member, Town of Manchester Board of Directors
  • Matthew Galligan, Member, Town of Manchester Board of Directors
  • Carolyn Mirek, Member, South Windsor Town Council and former Mayor
  • Robert Morra, Member, Town of Bolton Board of Selectmen
  • George P. Norman, Member, Glastonbury Town Council
  • Donald Palmer, Member, Town of Manchester Ways and Means Committee
  • William T. Finn, former Member, Glastonbury Town Council
  • Michael T. Zelasky, Chairman, Lisbon Board of Finance
State Central Committee
  • Michael FitzPatrick (4th Senatorial District) of Glastonbury
  • Louis Spadaccini (4th Senatorial District) of Manchester
Republican Town Committee Leaders
  • John Deeb, Chairman, Manchester RTC
  • Rodney Fournier, Chairman, Bolton RTC
  • Ken Hjulstrom, Chairman, Marlborough RTC
  • Robert Ike, Chairman, Bloomfield RTC
  • Robert Lynn, Chairman, Glastonbury RTC
  • Allan Spotts, Chairman, Cromwell RTC
  • John Tanski, First Vice Chair, Glastonbury RTC
Erin Stewart (withdrew)

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Mark
Boughton		 Tim
Herbst		 Steve
Obsitnik		 Bob
Stefanowski		 David
Stemerman		 Undecided
Tremont Public Advisors August 7–9, 2018 1,151 ± 3.0% 32% 16% 11% 22% 17% 3%
Tremont Public Advisors July 18–20, 2018 1,006 ± 3.0% 34% 15% 12% 20% 15% 5%
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Stefanowski) Archived August 10, 2018, at the Wayback Machine July 21–23, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 18% 11% 4% 29% 17% 21%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Mark
Boughton		 Mike
Handler		 Tim
Herbst		 Mark
Lauretti		 Peter
Lumaj		 Steve
Obsitnik		 Prasad
Srinivasan		 Bob
Stefanowski		 David
Stemerman		 Erin
Stewart		 Dave
Walker		 Undecided
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Stefanowski) May 4–6, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 7% 2% 3% 4% 2% 2% 3% 33% 2% 11% 3% 30%

Results
municipality
Republican primary results by municipality. Shades of reddenote win for Stefanowski, orange for Boughton, purplefor Stemerman, green for Herbst, and teal for Obsitnik.
county
Republican primary results by county. Shades of red denote win for Stefanowski. Shades of green denote win for Boughton.
Map legend
  •   Stefanowski—30–40%
  •   Stefanowski—<30%
  •   Boughton—<30%
  •   Boughton—30–40%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Stefanowski 42,119 29.4
Republican Mark D. Boughton 30,505 21.3
Republican David Stemerman 26,276 18.3
Republican Tim Herbst 25,144 17.6
Republican Steve Obsitnik 19,151 13.4
Total votes 143,195 100.0

Republican nominee

Lost the Republican primary

Withdrew
  • Ann Brookes, attorney[128]
  • Peter Tesei, Greenwich First Selectman[129]

Endorsements
Joe Markley
Erin Stewart

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joe Markley 65,702 47.6
Republican Erin Stewart 45,262 32.8
Republican Jayme Stevenson 27,139 19.7
Total votes 138,103 100.0

Independent

Declared

Declined

Withdrew
  • Micah Welintukonis, former Coventry town councilman and army veteran[134]

Endorsements
Oz Griebel

General election

Endorsements
Bob Stefanowski (R)
Ned Lamont (D)
Federal officials
Public figures
Statewide officials
State legislators
Party leaders
Newspapers and magazines
Mayors and other municipal leaders
2018 Candidates for Office
  • Amanda Webster, Democratic Nominee for Connecticut Representatives from the 62nd District
Organizations
Labor unions
Oz Griebel (I)
Newspapers and magazines

Debates
Dates Location Lamont Stefanowski Griebel Link
October 18, 2018 Hartford, Connecticut Participant Participant Participant Full debate - C-SPAN
October 30, 2018 New Haven, Connecticut Participant Participant Participant Full debate - C-SPAN

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[171] Tossup October 26, 2018
The Washington Post[172] Tossup November 5, 2018
FiveThirtyEight[173] Likely D November 5, 2018
Rothenberg Political Report[174] Lean D November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[175] Lean D November 5, 2018
RealClearPolitics[176] Tossup November 4, 2018
Daily Kos[177] Lean D November 5, 2018
Fox News[178][lower-alpha 1] Likely D November 5, 2018
Politico[179] Lean D November 5, 2018
Governing[180] Lean D November 5, 2018
Notes
  1. The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Ned
Lamont (D)		 Bob
Stefanowski (R)		 Oz
Griebel (I)		 Other Undecided
Gravis Marketing October 30 – November 1, 2018 681 ± 3.8% 46% 37% 9% – 8%
Sacred Heart University Archived July 24, 2019, at the Wayback Machine October 29–31, 2018 500 ± 4.3% 38% 40% 9% 1% 12%
Emerson College October 27–29, 2018 780 ± 3.7% 46% 39% 10% 0%[lower-alpha 1] 5%
Quinnipiac University October 22–28, 2018 1,201 ± 4.0% 47% 43% 7% 0% 4%
Sacred Heart University Archived October 23, 2018, at the Wayback Machine October 13–17, 2018 501 ± 4.3% 40% 36% 8% 1% 15%
Public Policy Polling (D-Change Course CT PAC) October 8–9, 2018 828 – 43% 38% – – 19%
Quinnipiac University October 3–8, 2018 767 ± 5.0% 47% 39% 11% 0% 3%
Sacred Heart University Archived July 23, 2019, at the Wayback Machine September 12–17, 2018 501 ± 4.3% 43% 37% – 4% 16%
Gravis Marketing August 24–27, 2018 606 ± 4.0% 49% 40% – – 12%
Quinnipiac University August 16–21, 2018 1,029 ± 3.9% 46% 33% 4% 2%[lower-alpha 2] 14%
53% 37% – – 6%
Sacred Heart University Archived July 23, 2019, at the Wayback Machine August 16–21, 2018 502 ± 4.3% 41% 37% – 6% 17%
Hypothetical polling
with Ned Lamont and Mark Boughton
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Ned
Lamont (D)		 Mark
Boughton (R)		 Undecided
Tremont Public Advisors May 3–5, 2018 550 ± 4.5% 50% 40% 11%
with Ned Lamont and Erin Stewart
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Ned
Lamont (D)		 Erin
Stewart (R)		 Undecided
Tremont Public Advisors May 3–5, 2018 550 ± 4.5% 44% 46% 10%
with Susan Bysiewicz and Erin Stewart
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Susan
Bysiewicz (D)		 Erin
Stewart (R)		 Undecided
Tremont Public Advisors May 3–5, 2018 550 ± 4.5% 40% 50% 10%
with Susan Bysiewicz and Mark Boughton
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Susan
Bysiewicz (D)		 Mark
Boughton (R)		 Undecided
Tremont Public Advisors May 3–5, 2018 550 ± 4.5% 42% 47% 11%
with generic Democrat and Republican
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Generic
Democrat		 Generic
Republican		 Undecided
Tremont Public Advisors May 3–5, 2018 550 ± 4.5% 43% 50% 7%

Results
Connecticut's gubernatorial election, 2018[181]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ned Lamont 676,649 48.10% -0.36%
Working Families Ned Lamont 17,861 1.27% -1.00%
Total Ned Lamont 694,510 49.37% -1.36%
Republican Bob Stefanowski 624,750 44.41% -1.71%
Independent Bob Stefanowski 25,388 1.80% -0.24%
Total Bob Stefanowski 650,138 46.21% -1.95%
Griebel-Frank for CT Party Oz Griebel 54,741 3.89% N/A
Libertarian Rod Hanscomb 6,086 0.43% N/A
Amigo Constitution Liberty Mark Greenstein 1,254 0.09% N/A
Write-in Lee Whitnum 74 0.01% N/A
Total votes 1,406,803 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

Results by congressional district

Lamont won 3 of the 5 congressional districts, while Stefanowski won the other 2, which both elected Democrats.

Results by congressional district:
  Lamont/Bysiewicz—50–60%
  Stefanowski/Markley—40–50%
By county
County Ned Lamont

Democratic

 Bob Stefanowski

Republican

 Various candidates

Other parties

 Margin Total votes cast
#  % #  % #  % #  % #
Fairfield 188,334 53.01% 160,641 45.22% 6,283 1.77% 27,693 7.80% 355,258
Hartford 179,182 51.74% 144,218 41.64% 22,930 6.62% 34,964 10.10% 346,330
Litchfield 32,125 37.61% 49,280 57.69% 4,015 4.70% -17,155 -20.08% 85,420
Middlesex 36,483 45.78% 38,678 48.54% 4,524 5.68% -2,195 -2.75% 79,685
New Haven 160,406 49.39% 153,865 47.38% 10,485 3.23% 6,541 2.01% 324,756
New London 50,417 47.38% 49,364 46.39% 6,625 6.23% 1,053 0.99% 106,406
Tolland 29,992 45.13% 31,882 47.98% 4,576 6.89% -1,890 -2.84% 66,450
Windham 17,571 41.42% 22,210 52.35% 2,643 6.23% -4,639 -10.93% 42,424
Total 694,510 49.37% 650,138 46.22% 62,081 4.41% 44,372 3.15% 1,406,729

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

See also

Notes
  1. Rod Hanscomb (L) with 0%
  2. Rod Hanscomb (L) with 1%, other with 1%

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