Connecticut Sample Ballot 2026: Every Candidate on Your November Ballot

Ned Lamont is Connecticut's incumbent governor and a Democratic candidate for re-election. A former business executive, Lamont has emphasized fiscal stability, infrastructure, education, clean energy, and maintaining Connecticut's social services and reproductive-rights protections.

Fazio represents Connecticut's 36th District in the state Senate and holds an economics degree from Northwestern University, per the campaign site. Before public office he worked in the energy, agriculture, and shipping sectors, and he has volunteered for years tutoring charter school students and delivering meals through Meals On Wheels, per the campaign site.

Susan Bysiewicz is currently serving as Connecticut's 109th Lieutenant Governor, per her campaign site. She previously served as Connecticut Secretary of the State from 1999 to 2011 and as a state representative for Middletown, Middlefield and Durham, per the campaign site. She is the author of a biography of former Connecticut Governor Ella Grasso, per the campaign site.

Matthew Corey is a Republican candidate for Connecticut lieutenant governor, a Hartford small-business owner and Navy veteran who has run for U.S. Senate and House. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

William Tong is Connecticut's incumbent attorney general and a Democratic candidate for re-election, serving since 2019 as the first Asian American elected statewide in Connecticut. He campaigns on consumer protection, health care costs, and defending Connecticut residents' rights.

John Bolton is a Connecticut attorney and former Westport Planning and Zoning Commissioner, per his campaign site. He has practiced law for more than 35 years and has lived in Westport since 1997, per the Westport Journal.

Stephanie Thomas is Connecticut's incumbent secretary of the state and a Democratic candidate for re-election, serving since 2023. She campaigns on election administration, voter access, and civic education.

Peter Lumaj is a Republican candidate for Connecticut secretary of the state, an attorney who has previously run for the office. He campaigns on voter-ID requirements and election integrity.

Sean Scanlon is Connecticut's incumbent comptroller and a Democratic candidate for re-election, serving since 2023. A former state representative, he campaigns on health care cost control, pension stewardship, and fiscal transparency.

Tooker is a business executive with about 25 years of management experience in the international reinsurance industry who previously served as First Selectwoman of Westport, Connecticut, and holds a degree in Economics and International Studies from the University of Notre Dame, per the campaign site.

Erick Russell is Connecticut's incumbent treasurer and a Democratic candidate for re-election, serving since 2023 as the first Black openly gay statewide elected official in the U.S. He campaigns on pension-fund performance and expanding the Baby Bonds program.

Fred Wilms is a Republican candidate for Connecticut treasurer, a former state representative and banking executive campaigning on investment returns and fiscal discipline.