Connecticut state legislative election results, 2024
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The sections below contain analysis of election results in the state legislative elections for Connecticut in 2024.
General election results
Senate
- See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2024
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Democratic, Independent Party | Lost General |
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
House
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United Community Party | Lost General | ||
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Retiring incumbents
Senate
One incumbent did not file for re-election in 2024.[1] Between 2010 and 2022 the average number of retirements was 4.3. The incumbent was:
| Name | Party | Office |
|---|---|---|
| Marilyn Moore |  Democratic |
District 22 |
House
Eleven incumbents did not file for re-election in 2024.[2]This was the lowest number of retirements since Ballotpedia started tracking in 2010. Between 2010 and 2022, the average number of retirements was 18.7. Those incumbents were:
Primary election competitiveness
This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Connecticut. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Connecticut in 2024. Information below was calculated on August 8, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
All 187 seats in the Connecticut General Assembly were up for election in 2024 and there were 17 contested state legislative primaries on August 13, 2024. That amounted to 4.5% of all possible state legislative primaries and was above the state’s average of 15.6 contested primaries from 2010 to 2022.
There were 15 Democratic primaries and two Republican primaries. For Democrats, this was the highest since 2010 and for Republicans, this was below the average of 3.8 retirements between 2010 and 2022.
There were 349 candidates running for state legislature in the primaries, including 192 Democrats and 157 Republicans. For Democrats, this was above the 2010 to 2022 average of 184.9. For Republicans, this was the lowest number since Ballotpedia started tracking in 2010. The average number of Republicans running from 2010 to 2022 was 166.1.
There were 176 incumbents running for election, the highest number since Ballotpedia started tracking in 2010. Nine incumbents, or about 5.1% of all incumbents, faced primary challengers. The average number of contested incumbents between 2010 and 2022 was 7.1.
Eleven incumbents did not file for re-election in 2024. Among them were seven Democrats and four Republicans.
Connecticut has had a Democratic trifecta since 2011. There have been 14 years of Democratic trifectas and no Republican trifectas since 1992.
Senate
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Connecticut State Senate from 2010 to 2024.[4]
| Open Seats in Connecticut State Senate elections: 2010 - 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2024 | 36 | 1 (3 percent) | 35 (97 percent) |
| 2022 | 36 | 7 (19 percent) | 29 (81 percent) |
| 2020 | 36 | 1 (3 percent) | 35 (97 percent) |
| 2018 | 36 | 7 (19 percent) | 29 (81 percent) |
| 2016 | 36 | 2 (6 percent) | 34 (94 percent) |
| 2014 | 36 | 6 (17 percent) | 30 (83 percent) |
| 2012 | 36 | 3 (8 percent) | 33 (92 percent) |
| 2010 | 36 | 4 (11 percent) | 32 (89 percent) |
House
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 2010 to 2024.[5]
| Open Seats in Connecticut House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2024 | 151 | 10 (7 percent) | 141 (93 percent) |
| 2022 | 151 | 23 (15 percent) | 128 (85 percent) |
| 2020 | 151 | 16 (11 percent) | 135 (89 percent) |
| 2018 | 151 | 17 (11 percent) | 134 (89 percent) |
| 2016 | 151 | 20 (13 percent) | 131 (87 percent) |
| 2014 | 151 | 18 (12 percent) | 133 (88 percent) |
| 2012 | 151 | 19 (13 percent) | 132 (87 percent) |
| 2010 | 151 | 15 (10 percent) | 136 (90 percent) |
See also
- Elections
- Elections calendar
- Elections by state and year
- State Poll Opening and Closing Times
- State legislative elections, 2024
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ Currey ran in the primary but did not appear on the general election ballot.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
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