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Republican Party primaries, 2026

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Primary Date
August 11, 2026

Federal elections
Republican primaries for U.S. House

State party
Republican Party of Connecticut
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Republican primaries that will take place in Connecticut on August 11, 2026.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate whom they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Connecticut law gives parties discretion to decide whether unaffiliated voters may vote in their primaries. As of October 2025, both parties operated closed primary where only a voter affiliated with the party may vote in a party's primary.[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Federal elections

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Connecticut, 2026 (August 11 Republican primaries)
The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Connecticut are scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect five candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's five U.S. House districts. The primary is August 11, 2026. The filing deadline is June 9, 2026. To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.
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District 1

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


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District 2

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 3

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

District 4

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

District 5

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


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State elections

State Senate

See also: Connecticut State Senate elections, 2026
Elections for the Connecticut State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is August 11, 2026. The filing deadline is June 9, 2026. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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House of Representatives

See also: Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2026
Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is August 11, 2026. The filing deadline is June 9, 2026. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2026

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
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District 18

Tiffani McGinnis


District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
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District 24
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District 26
District 27
District 28
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District 30
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District 32
District 33
District 34


Melissa Ziobron

District 35
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District 39
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District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52

Vincent Tocci


District 53
District 54
District 55
District 56
District 57
District 58

John Santanella (i)


District 59
District 60
District 61
District 62
District 63
District 64
District 65
District 66
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District 70


Seth Bronko (i)

District 71
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District 77
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District 79
District 80
District 81
District 82
District 83
District 84
District 85
District 86
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District 90
District 91
District 92

Justin Farmer
Eli Sabin


District 93
District 94
District 95
District 96
District 97
District 98
District 99
District 100
District 101
District 102


Ray Ingraham

District 103
District 104
District 105
District 106
District 107
District 108
District 109
District 110
District 111
District 112
District 113
District 114
District 115
District 116
District 117


Raymond Collins III

District 118
District 119
District 120
District 121
District 122
District 123
District 124
District 125
District 126
District 127
District 128
District 129
District 130
District 131
District 132
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District 151


State executive offices

See also: Connecticut state executive official elections, 2026

Six state executive offices are up for election in Connecticut in 2026:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Comptroller
Treasurer


To see a full list of candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Governor of Connecticut

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


Did not make the ballot:

Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut

Republican primary candidates

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Attorney General of Connecticut

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Connecticut Secretary of State

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Connecticut Comptroller

Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

    Connecticut Treasurer

    Republican primary candidates

    Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

    Voting information

    See also: Voting in Connecticut

    Election information in Connecticut: Aug. 11, 2026, election.

    What is the voter registration deadline?

    • In-person: Aug. 10, 2026
    • By mail: Postmarked by July 24, 2026
    • Online: July 24, 2026

    Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

    No

    What is the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

    • In-person: Aug. 10, 2026
    • By mail: Received by Aug. 10, 2026
    • Online: Aug. 10, 2026

    What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

    • In-person: Aug. 11, 2026
    • By mail: Received by Aug. 11, 2026

    Is early voting available to all voters?

    Yes

    What are the early voting start and end dates?

    Aug. 3, 2026 to Aug. 9, 2026

    Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

    N/A

    When are polls open on Election Day?

    6:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (ET)


    Context of the 2026 elections

    Connecticut Party Control: 1992-2026
    Sixteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
    Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

    Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
    Governor I I I R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
    Senate D D D R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
    House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

    State party overview

    Republican Party of Connecticut

    See also: Republican Party of Connecticut

    Connecticut has a Democratic state government trifecta. A trifecta exists when one political party simultaneously holds the governor’s office and majorities in both state legislative chambers. As of February 27, 2026, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 14 Democratic trifectas, and 13 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.

    In the 2020 election, Republicans had a net gain of two trifectas and two states under divided government became trifectas. Prior to that election, Connecticut had a Democratic trifecta. There were 21 Republican trifectas, 15 Democratic trifectas, and 14 divided governments.



    State political party revenue

    See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

    State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

    The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Republican state party affiliates.


    Pivot Counties

    See also: Pivot Counties by state

    One of eight Connecticut counties—12.5 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

    Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
    County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
    Windham County, Connecticut 7.78% 13.28% 14.68%

    In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Connecticut with 54.6 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 40.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Connecticut voted Republican 53.33 percent of the time and Democratic 46.67 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Connecticut voted Democratic all five times.

    Presidential results by legislative district

    The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Connecticut. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

    In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 120 out of 151 state House districts in Connecticut with an average margin of victory of 30.3 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 105 out of 151 state House districts in Connecticut with an average margin of victory of 30.9 points. Clinton won 32 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
    In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 31 out of 151 state House districts in Connecticut with an average margin of victory of 8.6 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 46 out of 151 state House districts in Connecticut with an average margin of victory of 11.6 points. Trump won seven districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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