Connecticut gubernatorial election, 2018 (August 14 Republican primary)/06
Polls
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| Governor of Connecticut 2018, Republican primary | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Poll sponsor | Bob Stefanowski (R) | Erin Stewart (R) | Mark Boughton (R) | Mark Lauretti (R) | Tim Herbst (R) | Prasad Srinivasan (R) | Dave Walker (R) | David Stemerman (R) | Steve Obsitnik (R) | Michael Handler (R) | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||
| Tremont Public Advisors, LLC (August 7-9, 2018) | N/A | 22% | 0% | 32% | 0% | 16% | 0% | 0% | 17% | 11% | 0% | +/-3.0 | 1,151 | ||||||
| Tremont Public Advisors, LLC (July 18-20, 2018) | N/A | 20% | 0% | 34% | 0% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 12% | 0% | +/-3.0 | 1,006 | ||||||
| McLaughlin & Associates (May 4-6, 2018) | The Stefanowski campaign | 33% | 11% | 7% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | +/-4.9 | 400 | ||||||
| AVERAGES | 25% | 3.67% | 24.33% | 1.33% | 11.33% | 1% | 1% | 11.33% | 8.33% | 0.67% | +/-3.63 | 852.33 | |||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Campaign finance
The following campaign finance figures were obtained from the January 2018 round of campaign finance reports submitted to the Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission and are accurate as of December 31, 2017.
Major contributions
David Stemerman
On June 25, 2018, Stemerman announced that he would contribute $10 million to his own campaign. Prior to the contribution, Stemerman had self-funded $2.8 million.[1]
Noteworthy events
SEEC investigation of Steve Obsitnik
On June 27, 2018, the State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) voted in favor of opening an investigation into the Steve Obsitnik (R) campaign for potential violations of campaign finance regulations. The investigation was launched following allegations that the Obsitnik campaign had collaborated with the independent group FixCT, Inc., which has campaigned in support of Obsitnik. Both the campaign and FixCT, Inc., hired Connect Strategy Communications to manage digital services.[2] Under state law, a rebuttable presumption of coordination occurs when a campaign shares staff or vendors with an outside group.[3] Obsitnik campaign manager Dan Debicella denied that any coordination had occurred, saying, "As a Navy veteran, Steve holds honor above all else and will continue to be transparent throughout this process." On the same day, the commission voted in favor of a subpoena to investigate allegations that the campaign and FixCT, Inc., had coordinated in collecting the $250,000 the campaign was required to raise in order to participate in the state's public financing program. As long as the investigation remains ongoing, the campaign will not be permitted to receive disbursements from the public financing program.[2] On July 18, 2018, the SEEC voted to approve a $1.35 million grant to the Obsitnik campaign as part of the state's public financing system but did not change the status of the investigation.[4]
Footnotes
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "Stemerman pledges another $10M to his self-funded campaign," June 25, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 CTPost, "State probes Obsitnik bid for governor," June 28, 2018
- ↑ myrecordjournal.com, "State to investigate Obsitnik for possible campaign finance violation," June 28, 2018
- ↑ CT News Junkie, "Eighth Time Was the Charm for Obsitnik," July 18, 2018
