Connecticut Secretary of State election, 2022
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| Connecticut Secretary of State |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: June 7, 2022 |
| Primary: August 9, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Denise Merrill (Democratic) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Connecticut |
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Connecticut held an election for secretary of state on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for August 9, 2022. The filing deadline was June 7, 2022. This was one of 27 elections for secretary of state taking place in 2022. Click here for an overview of these races. All but three states have a secretary of state. Although the specific duties and powers of the office vary from state to state, secretaries of state are often responsible for the maintenance of voter rolls and for administering elections. Other common responsibilities include registering businesses, maintaining state records, and certifying official documents. At the time of the 2022 elections, there were 27 Republican secretaries of state and 20 Democratic secretaries of state.
A state government triplex refers to a situation where the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same political party. Heading into the 2022 elections, there were 23 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and nine divided governments where neither party held triplex control.
Stephanie Thomas won election in the general election for Connecticut Secretary of State.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Connecticut Secretary of State election, 2022 (August 9 Democratic primary)
- Connecticut Secretary of State election, 2022 (August 9 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Connecticut Secretary of State
Stephanie Thomas defeated Dominic Rapini and Cynthia Jennings in the general election for Connecticut Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephanie Thomas (D / Working Families Party)  | 55.2 | 687,714 |
 | Dominic Rapini (R) | 42.7 | 532,218 | |
 | Cynthia Jennings (Independent Party) | 2.0 | 25,488 | |
| Total votes: 1,245,420 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Connecticut Secretary of State
Stephanie Thomas defeated Maritza Bond in the Democratic primary for Connecticut Secretary of State on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie Thomas | 75.8 | 84,514 |
 | Maritza Bond | 24.2 | 26,956 | |
| Total votes: 111,470 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Hilda Santiago (D)
- Matthew L. Lesser (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Connecticut Secretary of State
Dominic Rapini defeated Terrie Wood in the Republican primary for Connecticut Secretary of State on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dominic Rapini | 58.2 | 51,219 |
 | Terrie Wood | 41.8 | 36,749 | |
| Total votes: 87,968 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brock Weber (R) (Unofficially withdrew)
Past elections
2018
General election
General election for Connecticut Secretary of State
Incumbent Denise Merrill defeated Susan Chapman, Mike DeRosa, and Heather Gwynn in the general election for Connecticut Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Denise Merrill (D) | 55.9 | 764,067 |
 | Susan Chapman (R) | 42.5 | 580,779 | |
 | Mike DeRosa (G) | 0.9 | 12,469 | |
 | Heather Gwynn (L) | 0.8 | 10,361 | |
| Total votes: 1,367,676 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Denise Merrill advanced from the Democratic primary for Connecticut Secretary of State.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Susan Chapman advanced from the Republican primary for Connecticut Secretary of State.
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Presidential elections
Cook PVI by congressional district
| Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Connecticut, 2022 | |||
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| District | Incumbent | Party | PVI |
| Connecticut's 1st | John Larson |  Democratic |
D+12 |
| Connecticut's 2nd | Joe Courtney | Democratic |
D+3 |
| Connecticut's 3rd | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic |
D+7 |
| Connecticut's 4th | Jim Himes | Democratic |
D+13 |
| Connecticut's 5th | Jahana Hayes | Democratic |
D+3 |
2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines
| 2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Connecticut[1] | ||||
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| District | Joe Biden 
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Donald Trump 
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| Connecticut's 1st | 63.3% | 35.2% | ||
| Connecticut's 2nd | 54.7% | 43.3% | ||
| Connecticut's 3rd | 59.2% | 39.5% | ||
| Connecticut's 4th | 64.8% | 33.8% | ||
| Connecticut's 5th | 54.6% | 43.9% | ||
2012-2020
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2020 presidential election, 91.6% of Connecticuters lived in one of the state's six Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 5.1% lived in Litchfield County, the state's one Solid Republican county. Overall, Connecticut was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Connecticut following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Connecticut county-level statistics, 2020 | |||||||
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| Solid Democratic | 6 | 91.6% | |||||
| Solid Republican | 1 | 5.1% | |||||
| Trending Republican | 1 | 3.2% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 6 | 91.6% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 2 | 8.4% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Connecticut presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 15 Democratic wins
- 16 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Statewide elections
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Connecticut.
| U.S. Senate election results in Connecticut | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2018 | 59.5% |
39.4%
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| 2016 | 63.2% |
34.6%
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| 2012 | 54.8% |
43.1%
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| 2010 | 55.1% |
43.3%
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| 2006 | 49.7% (Independent) |
39.7%
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| Average | 56.5 | 40.0 |
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Connecticut
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Connecticut.
| Gubernatorial election results in Connecticut | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2018 | 49.4% |
46.2%
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| 2014 | 50.7% |
48.2%
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| 2010 | 49.5% |
49.0%
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| 2006 | 63.2% |
35.5%
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| 2002 | 56.1% |
43.9%
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| Average | 53.8 | 44.6 |
State partisanship
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Connecticut's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Connecticut, November 2022 | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 5 | 7 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Connecticut's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
| State executive officials in Connecticut, November 2022 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Ned Lamont
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| Lieutenant Governor | Susan Bysiewicz
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| Secretary of State | Mark Kohler
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| Attorney General | William Tong
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Connecticut General Assembly as of November 2022.
Connecticut State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| Democratic Party | 23 | |
| Republican Party | 13 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | |
Connecticut House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
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| Democratic Party | 97 | |
| Republican Party | 54 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 151 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Connecticut was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Connecticut Party Control: 1992-2022
Twelve 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in Connecticut and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
| Demographic Data for Connecticut | ||
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| Connecticut | United States | |
| Population | 3,574,097 | 308,745,538 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 4,842 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 75.9% | 72.5% |
| Black/African American | 10.7% | 12.7% |
| Asian | 4.5% | 5.5% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 5.2% | 4.9% |
| Multiple | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 16.1% | 18% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.6% | 88% |
| College graduation rate | 39.3% | 32.1% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $78,444 | $62,843 |
| Persons below poverty level | 9.9% | 13.4% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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