Elections in Connecticut

• President: The state of Connecticut is currently apportioned seven United States Electoral College members in presidential elections. In the 2020 election, Joe Biden received 59.3% of votes cast for president, thus winning all of the state's seven electoral votes.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-connecticut.html|title=Connecticut Election Results|newspaper=The New York Times|date=3 November 2020}}
• United States Senate: As with all U.S. states, Connecticut elects two members to the United States Senate. The current senators elected from Connecticut are Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, both Democrats. Senators serve six-year terms. The most recent U.S. Senate election in the state occurred on November 8, 2022.
• United States House of Representatives: Connecticut currently has five congressional districts, each of which elects one member to the United States House of Representatives. The incumbent five are all members of the Democratic Party. Representatives serve two-year terms. The most recent congressional elections took place in the state on November 8, 2022.

• Governor and Lieutenant Governor: The governor and lieutenant governor are elected to four-year terms in the next even-year election cycle that follows a presidential election. The governor and lieutenant governor are elected on the same ballot line, though they run separately in primary elections. The current governor of Connecticut is Ned Lamont, a Democrat who took office in 2019. His lieutenant is Susan Bysiewicz.
• Constitutional Officers: The Constitutional Officers of the state are composed of the state Attorney General, Secretary of the State, Comptroller, and Treasurer. All are elected to four-year terms in the same cycle as gubernatorial elections. The incumbent four officers are all members of the Democratic Party.
• General Assembly: The Connecticut General Assembly is the state's bicameral state legislature. It is composed of two houses:
• Connecticut Senate: The Connecticut Senate is the upper house of the state legislature. There are 36 senatorial districts in the state, each of which elects one member to the Senate. The full Senate is up for election every two years. The most recent election was held on November 8, 2022.
• Connecticut House of Representatives: The Connecticut House of Representatives is the lower house of the state legislature. There are 151 assembly districts in the state, each of which elects one member to the House. The full House is up for election every two years. The most recent election was held on November 8, 2022.
• Others
• Judges of Probate: Judges of Probate are the only elected members of the judicial branch of government in Connecticut. Judges hold office for a period of four years, their election is held at the same time as gubernatorial elections. The jurisdiction of probate judges extends to the legal affairs of the deceased, some aspects of family law, conservatorship, and other matters.{{cite web |url=http://www.jud.ct.gov/probate/juris.html |title=Probate Court Jurisdiction |publisher=State of Connecticut – Judicial Branch |access-date=June 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617060026/http://www.jud.ct.gov/probate/juris.html |archive-date=June 17, 2010 }} The most recent elections for probate judges were held on November 3, 2020.
• Registrars of Voters: Connecticut state law mandates that each city and town in the state elect one Registrar of Voters from each of the two "major" parties (currently the Democratic and Republican parties) to serve as election administrators and to handle various other election-related affairs in their respective municipality.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/pub/chap146.htm#Sec9-190.htm |title=Chapter 146* Elections |access-date=2012-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120082607/http://www.cga.ct.gov/2011/pub/chap146.htm#Sec9-190.htm |archive-date=2013-01-20 |url-status=dead }} A third party registrar may be elected in addition to the required Republican and Democrat if such candidate receives more votes than either the Republican or Democratic nominee. This has only happened twice in state history when it occurred in Hartford in 2008{{cite web|url=http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2008/01.07.09_bysiewicz_swears_in_first-ever_third_party_registrar_elected.pdf |title=Bysiewicz Swears In First-Ever Third Party Registrar of Voters Elected in Connecticut |publisher=Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State |date=January 7, 2009 |access-date=June 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014202557/http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2008/01.07.09_bysiewicz_swears_in_first-ever_third_party_registrar_elected.pdf |archive-date=October 14, 2012 }} and 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.yourpublicmedia.org/content/wnpr/hartford-chooses-three-registrars-voters|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112160001/http://www.yourpublicmedia.org/content/wnpr/hartford-chooses-three-registrars-voters|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 12, 2012|title=Connecticut Public Radio - Media for the curious|website=www.yourpublicmedia.org}} The term length and year of election of registrars differs among the state's municipalities.

Elections for local government include elections for municipal leadership positions (such as mayor or first selectman), legislative bodies (such as a city council or a board of aldermen), and other elections for various municipal positions and boards and commissions, as governed by each municipality's respective charter and/or ordinances. Of the 169 towns and cities in the state, all hold municipal elections in odd-numbered years, and most hold them on the traditional Election Day in November. Fifteen{{cite web|url=http://www.ct.gov/sots/LIB/sots/ElectionServices/ElectionResults/2005_May_Election/Winners05b.pdf |title=Winners of Elections for Mayor, First Selectman or Warden - Monday, May 2, 2005 |publisher=Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State |access-date=June 24, 2010}} communities in the state, however, hold their municipal elections in May.

Unlike in most U.S. states, there is no form of county government in Connecticut. The eight counties in the state now exist solely for geographical purposes. Governing at the county level was abolished in the state in 1960, and its last holdover, county sheriffs, were eliminated by an amendment to the state constitution in 2000.

The majority of Connecticut voters are affiliated with either of the two major political parties, but the plurality of voters have no party affiliation.

The state of Connecticut has a closed primary system, whereby only electors enrolled in a political party can vote in their party's primary election. A registered Republican, for example, is only allowed to participate in Republican primaries, while a voter not affiliated with any political party (called an “unaffiliated” voter in the state) is not allowed to vote in any party primary.

• Presidential: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
• Senatorial: 1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2022
• Congressional: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022

• Gubernatorial: 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
• Attorney General: 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
• State Senate: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2018, 2020, 2022
• State House: 2010, 2018, 2020, 2022

Connecticut has no system of initiative or referendums at the statewide level, but any proposed amendment to the state constitution, after having first been passed by both houses of the state legislature in accordance with Article XII of the Connecticut Constitution, must be ratified by the people of the state via a ballot question. Additionally, in accordance with Article XIII, every 20 years (or 20 years after a constitutional convention was last called for) citizens of the state shall be allowed to vote on whether a constitutional convention to amend or revise the state constitution should be called.

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The most recent constitutional amendment proposition was Question 1 in 2022 which allowed the legislature to create a period of early voting for elections in the state of Connecticut. {{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Connecticut_Question_1,_Allow_for_Early_Voting_Amendment_(2022) |title=Connecticut Question 1, Allow for Early Voting Amendment (2022) |publisher=Ballotpedia |access-date=February 13, 2023}} and it passed 60.5% to 39.5%. The most recent constitutional convention question appeared on the ballot on November 4, 2008, and the call for a convention was rejected 847,518 to 579,904.

While there is no statewide initiative or referendums, many municipalities have some form of it for issues of local concern. Additionally, five municipalities{{cite web|last=McCready |first=Brian |url=http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/06/16/news/milford/bb1mirecall061610.txt |title=Parents aim to oust Milford board member |publisher=NHRegister.com |date=June 16, 2010 |access-date=June 24, 2010}} afford voters the right to recall local elected public officials, a practice that does not extend to state offices.{{cite web|url=http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2/comments/paul_newman_could_become_westport_selectman_in_recall_election/ |title=Paul Newman Could Become Westport Selectman in Recall Election |publisher=WestportNow.com |date=August 10, 2003 |access-date=June 24, 2010}}

On June 26, 2009, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell signed into law a bill that requires that a special election be called under most circumstances should a vacancy occur in either of Connecticut's two U.S. Senate seats.{{cite web|author=Office of the Governor |url=http://www.ct.gov/Governorrell/cwp/view.asp?A=3675&Q=442418 |title=Gov. Rell Signs Bill Requiring Elections to Fill U.S. Senate Vacancies |publisher=Ct.gov |date=June 26, 2009 |access-date=June 24, 2010}} Prior to this law, the governor of the state had the right to appoint a replacement to fill such vacancies.

Since passed, this law has not yet been used.

• United States presidential elections in Connecticut
• Political party strength in Connecticut

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• [http://www.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=415810&sotsNav= Elections and Voting] at the Connecticut Secretary of the State official website
• {{Ballotpedia|Connecticut|Connecticut}}
• {{citation |title=State Elections Legislation Database |quote= State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020 |url= https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/elections-legislation-database.aspx |publisher=National Conference of State Legislatures |work=Ncsl.org |location=Washington, D.C. }}

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