2026 results · Connecticut · Connecticut Governor
Ned Lamont, the Democrat, wins re-election as governor of Connecticut
Kamala Harris carried Connecticut by 14.5 points in 2024; this year's count is a 4.6-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ned LamontDemocrat, incumbent | 771,936 | 59.6% | |
 Ryan FazioRepublican | 523,917 | 40.4% | |
| 3 others | 53 | no votes counted |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 95% counted.
About 95% of the expected vote counted1,295,906 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 4:59 PM ESTSource: Connecticut Secretary of the State
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What the count shows
Added together, the 9 planning regions compared moved 4.6 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The planning regions compared cast 74% as many votes as in 2024, from 78% in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region to 70% in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. Where turnout ran higher, the county moved more toward the Republicans (r = −0.41).
South Central Connecticut Planning Region moved most: D+20.1 for president in 2024, D+27.3 this year
The 9 planning regions with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region added 11,528 net votes for Lamont against the 2024 margin
Across the 9 planning regions compared, the margin moved by 7,116 votes toward Fazio: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, planning region by planning region. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region+11,528 Lamont
- Capitol Planning Region+9,080 Fazio
- Western Connecticut Planning Region+7,946 Fazio
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region+4,908 Fazio
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region+4,455 Lamont
- Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region+1,767 Fazio
- Northwest Hills Planning Region+1,651 Lamont
- Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region+833 Fazio
1 planning region Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Lamont this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Northwest Hills Planning RegionR+1.3D+1.7
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Connecticut’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Urban, suburban and rural counties
2024 president 2026 · Urban: 1,000 or more residents per square mile; suburban: 100 to 999; rural: under 100 (our grouping).
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
Connecticut’s ballot
StatewideDemocrats won all 5 of Connecticut's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 5–0, now D 5–0
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Connecticut Secretary of the State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes. Photos: Ned Lamont, by The Office of Governor Ned Lamont, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed; Ryan Fazio, by James Naleski, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed.
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