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Ballotpedia covers 12 state executive offices in the state of Connecticut. The executive branch is governed by Article IV of the Connecticut Constitution.

State executive organization

Executive officials in Connecticut are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of Connecticut's state government:

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Current officeholders

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office
Attorney General of Connecticut	William Tong	Democratic	January 9, 2019
Connecticut Commissioner of Agriculture	Bryan Hurlburt	Nonpartisan	2019
Connecticut Commissioner of Education	Charlene Russell-Tucker	Nonpartisan	March 2, 2022
Connecticut Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection	Katie Scharf Dykes	Nonpartisan	2018
Connecticut Commissioner of Insurance	Joshua D. Hershman	Nonpartisan	December 12, 2025
Connecticut Commissioner of Labor	Danté Bartolomeo	Nonpartisan	2022
Connecticut Comptroller	Sean Scanlon	Democratic	January 4, 2023
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority	David Arconti, Jr.	Nonpartisan	August 5, 2024
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority	Janice Beecher	Nonpartisan	October 28, 2025
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority	Michael Caron	Nonpartisan	2013
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority	Holly Cheeseman	Nonpartisan	October 20, 2025
Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority	Thomas Wiehl	Nonpartisan	October 21, 2025
Connecticut Secretary of State	Stephanie Thomas	Democratic	January 4, 2023
Connecticut Treasurer	Erick Russell	Democratic	January 4, 2023
Governor of Connecticut	Ned Lamont	Democratic	January 9, 2019
Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut	Susan Bysiewicz	Democratic	January 9, 2019

Elections

2026

See also: Connecticut state executive official elections, 2026

The following state executive offices are up for election in Connecticut in 2026:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Comptroller
Treasurer

2025

There were no state executive elections in Connecticut in 2025.

2024

There were no state executive elections in Connecticut in 2024.

2023

There were no state executive elections in Connecticut in 2023.

2022

See also: Connecticut state executive official elections, 2022

The following state executive offices were up for election in Connecticut in 2022:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Comptroller

2021

There were no state executive elections in Connecticut in 2021.

2020

There were no state executive offices up for election in Connecticut in 2020.

2019

There were no state executive offices up for election in Connecticut in 2019.

2018

See also: Connecticut state executive official elections, 2018

The following state executive offices were up for election in Connecticut in 2018:

Governor
Lieutenant governor
Attorney general
Secretary of state
Treasurer
Comptroller

2017

There were no state executive offices up for election in Connecticut in 2017.

2016

There were no state executive offices up for election in Connecticut in 2016.

2015

There were no state executive elections in Connecticut in 2015.

2014

See also: Connecticut state executive official elections, 2014

There were six state executive offices up for election in 2014.

• Governor of Connecticut
• Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
• Connecticut Attorney General
• Connecticut Secretary of State
• Connecticut Treasurer
• Connecticut Controller

2013

There were no state executive elections in Connecticut in 2013.

2012

There were no state executive elections in Connecticut in 2012.

Footnotes

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Offices

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Elections

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Features

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