Q3 Finance Reports allow voters to see how candidates for governor are faring including Erin Stewart, Ryan Fazio, and Josh Elliott, as well as the challenges they face.
In addition, we are looking to see how viable Democratic primary challengers to Rep. John Larson are in CT-01.
Let’s Dive into Local Races!
Election Day is November 4th. Early Voting Starts on Monday October 20th. Let’s discuss the local races taking place in the state’s six largest cities: Bridgeport, Stamford, New Haven, Hartford, Waterbury and Norwalk.
21 Towns and Cities held local municipal primaries last night. Let’s go through some notable results, and see how some candidates did throughout the state.
Updated 8/29 – 18 of 21 Primaries Have Been Covered
Some towns in Connecticut will have Democratic and Republican primaries for local municipal offices ranging from mayor to board offices.
There will be no primary for mayoral nominations in Stamford, however there will be a Democratic primary on September 9th for the Stamford Board of Representatives in five districts. Some districts have an incumbent who did not receive the town endorsement and are challenging the endorsed slate.
State Senator Ryan Fazio (R-Greenwich) launched an exploratory committee for governor last Friday. Fazio need to make a decision in the next couple of weeks if he wants a shot at the nomination.
Waterbury has no mayoral race this year. However, contested primaries in the Board of Aldermen and Board of Education on both sides have attracted attention. Republicans face internal infighting. Democrats have two groups the DTC and United Democrats of Waterbury facing off against one another.
Luke Bronin, the former mayor of Hartford, released a campaign video Tuesday morning announcing a primary challenge to 14-term incumbent John Larson. Bronin tells viewers in his campaign video “We don’t have time to wait”.
John Larson has two challengers who filed against him. In addition, two promient local politicans, Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin and State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest may join what’s looking like a crowded race against the 14-term incumbent.
Though solidly Democratic at the federal level. On the local level, disputes and infighting have been plentiful in the town of Bloomfield. Former Mayors Sydney Schulman and Suzette DeBeatham-Brown have led opposition to the town council on a variety of issues in public fashion.