Connecticut 2026 Primary Election Results

With Gov. Ned Lamont a notable exception, many incumbents fared poorly in Aug. 11 primaries that determined party candidates for November’s gubernatorial, General Assembly, and U.S. congressional elections.

Lamont, the two-term Democratic incumbent and his party’s endorsed candidate for the governor’s race, easily held off a challenge from Hamden state Rep. Josh Elliott.

Lamont took 68% of the primary vote, winning all but three towns—Chaplin, Scotland, and Woodstock—including Elliott’s home town of Hamden.

Elliott will now run for a sixth term representing the 88th House District.

Three-term state senator Ryan Fazio is the Republican Party’s candidate for governor.

State Senate Results

Senate District	Democratic Candidates	Republican Candidates
2nd (Bloomfield, Hartford, Windsor)	+Maryam Khan: 41% Ayana Taylor: 32% *Doug McCrory: 27%
13th (Cheshire, Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown)	+Jack Fazzino: 63% Jim Jinks: 37%
19th (Columbia, Franklin, Hebron, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Marlborough, Montville, Norwich, Sprague)		+Jason Guidone: 56% Mike France: 44%

+Party endorsed candidate; *Incumbent

Five-term incumbent Doug McCrory finished third in the Democratic primary for the 2nd Senate District, drawing just 27% of votes cast.

Two-term Windsor state Rep. Maryam Khan, the party’s endorsed candidate, won the primary with 41% of the vote, with Windsor Board of Education chair Ayana Taylor at 32%.

Two-term Berlin state Rep. Jack Fazzino won the Democratic primary for the 13th Senate District., left vacant when two-term Democratic incumbent Sen. Jan Hochadel decided not to run for reelection.

Fazzino, the party’s endorsed candidate, won with 63% of the vote, besting Cheshire Town Council vice chair Jim Jinks.

In the 19th Senate District Republican primary, former state representative Mike France lost his challenge against party endorsed candidate Jason Guidone, a former ESPN executive.

Guidone won 56% of the vote and will face eight-term Democratic incumbent Sen. Cathy Osten, co-chair of the legislature’s Appropriations Committee, in the November general election.

State House Results

House District	Democratic Candidates	Republican Candidates
4th (Hartford)	*+Julio Concepcion: 65% Venice Sotomayor: 35%
10th (East Hartford)	+Angie Parkinson: 51% Tyron Harris: 49%
31st (Glastonbury)	+Moise Carelus: 68% Anthony DiLizia: 32%
50th (Ashford, Brooklyn, Eastford, Hampton, Mansfield, Pomfret, Woodstock)		Anthony Emilio: 78% +Jadon MacCormack: 22%
71st (Middlebury, Waterbury)		*+Bill Pizzuto: 65% Michael Grosso: 35%
92nd (New Haven)	Eli Sabin: 44% *+Patricia Dillon: 36% Justin Farmer: 20%
97th (New Haven)	Wildaliz Bermudez: 54% +Leland Moore: 46%
118th (Milford)	+Toni Lombardi: 73% Chris Saley: 27%

+Party endorsed candidate; *Incumbent

In the Hartford-based 4th House District primary, five-term Democratic incumbent Julio Concepcion held off a challenge from entrepreneur Venice Sotomayor.

East Hartford town councilor Angie Parkinson—the party’s endorsed candidate—defeated Tyron Harris in the 10th District Democratic primary, with long-term Democratic incumbent Henry Genga not running again.

Former teacher Moise Carelus, who won the Democrat endorsement for the 31st House District over four-term incumbent Jill Barry earlier this year, defeated town councilor Anthony DiLizia in the primary.

He will face Barry, who is running as an Independent for the Glastonbury-based seat, in the general election.

The Democratic primary for the 58th District between first-term incumbent and party endorsed candidate John Santanella and Enfield attorney Thomas Tyler was postponed until Sept. 1 following a court ruling on Tyler’s eligibility.

In the New Haven-based 92nd House District Democratic primary, incumbent Patricia Dillon—who has held the seat since 1985—lost to New Haven alder Eli Sabin.

Sabin won 44% of the vote, with Dillon taking 36% and environmental consultant Justin Farmer at 20% in the three-way race.

Community organizer Wildaliz Bermudez won the 97th District Democratic primary—set up by five-term incumbent Alfonse Paolillo‘s decision to run for state Senate—against New Haven attorney Leland Moore.

Democratic incumbent Frank Smith is not running for reelection in the 118th House District, with Milford alderman Toni Lombardi winning the party’s primary over public works director Christopher Saley.

Pomfret business owner Anthony Emilio won the Republican primary for the 50th House District over former state legislative aide Jadon MacCormack.

Two-term GOP incumbent Bill Pizzutto easily won his primary battle with Waterbury alderman Michael Grosso in the 71st House District.

Congressional Results

Congressional Seat	Democratic Candidates	Republican Candidates
1st U.S. House District	+Luke Bronin: 54% *John Larson: 33% Jillian Gilchrest: 8% Ruth Fortune: 5%
4th U.S. House District		+Michael Goldstein: 74% Daniel Miressi: 26%
5th U.S. House District		+Chris Shea: 81% Jonathan De Barros: 19%

+Party endorsed candidate; *Incumbent

Democratic U.S. Representative John Larson, who has held Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District for 28 years, lost his bid for reelection to the U.S. House to former Hartford mayor Luke Bronin.

Bronin, the party’s endorsed candidate, took 54% of the vote in the four-way race, with Larson at 33%.

State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest finished third with 8% of the vote, followed by Hartford Board of Education member Ruth Fortune at 5%.

Greenwich doctor and lawyer Michael Goldstein defeated Wilton youth hockey coach Daniel Miressi in the U.S. House 4th District Republican primary.

Goldstein will face Democratic incumbent Jim Himes, who has held the seat since 2008.

In the 5th Congressional District primary, Republican voters chose firefighter and former Navy SEAL Chris Shea over Waterbury community activist Jonathan De Barros.

Shea meets Democratic incumbent Jahana Hayes in the November general election.