2014 Connecticut elections explained

Election Name:2014 Connecticut elections
Country:Connecticut
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012 Connecticut elections
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2018 Connecticut elections
Next Year:2018

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Connecticut on November 4, 2014. All of Connecticut's executive officers were up for election as well as all of Connecticut's five seats in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 26, 2014.

Governor and lieutenant governor

See main article: 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election. Incumbent Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy and Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman are running for re-election to a second term in office. The Republican nominees are former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland and nominee for governor in 2010 Thomas C. Foley and Groton Town Councilor Heather Bond Somers.

Attorney General

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General George Jepsen is running for re-election to a second term in office.[1]

The Republican nominee is attorney and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012 Kie Westby.[2] Also running is Stephen Fournier of the Green Party, an attorney and former member of the Hartford Board of Education who was his party's nominee for Connecticut's 1st congressional district in 2008 and for attorney general in 2010.[3]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
class=small Sample
size
Margin of
error
George
Jepsen (D)
Kie
Westby (R)
Stephen
Fournier (G)
Undecided
Public Policy PollingOctober 2–5, 2014861± 3.3% align=center45%30%9%16%

Results

Secretary of the State

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of the State Denise Merrill is running for re-election to a second term in office.[4]

The Republican nominee is Peter Lumaj, an Albanian-born attorney and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012.[5] Also running is Mike DeRosa of the Green Party, a perennial candidate for public office.[6]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
class=small Sample
size
Margin of
error
Denise
Merrill (D)
Peter
Lumaj (R)
Undecided
Public Policy PollingOctober 2–5, 2014861± 3.3% align=center42%33%25%

Results

Treasurer

Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier is running for re-election to a fifth term in office.[7]

The Republican nominee is Timothy Herbst, an attorney and the Trumbull Town First Selectman.[8] Financier, movie producer and political activist Bob Eick had also been running for the Republican nomination.[9] At the Republican State Convention on May 17, Herbst won the endorsement with 70.3% of the vote to Eick's 29.6%.[10] Despite Eick having polled enough votes to appear on the primary ballot, he withdrew and did not force a primary election.[11]

Rolf Maurer of the Green Party, a perennial candidate for public office, is running a write-in campaign. He is also the Green Party nominee for comptroller.[12]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
class=small Sample
size
Margin of
error
Denise L.
Nappier (D)
Timothy
Herbst (R)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)October 2–5, 2014861± 3.3% align=center45%37%18%

Results

Comptroller

Incumbent Democratic State Comptroller Kevin Lembo is running for re-election to a second term in office.[13]

Two Republicans ran for their party's nomination: Marine Corps veteran and former Republican legislative intern Angel Cadena[14] and accountant Sharon J. McLaughlin.[15] At the Republican State Convention on May 17, McLaughlin won the endorsement with 63.8% of the vote. Cadena received 36.1%, assuring him of a place on the primary ballot.[10]

Also running is Rolf Maurer of the Green Party, a perennial candidate for public office, who is also running a write-in campaign for treasurer.[12]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
class=small Sample
size
Margin of
error
Kevin
Lembo (D)
Sharon
McLaughlin (R)
Rolf
Maurer (G)
Undecided
Public Policy PollingOctober 2–5, 2014861± 3.3% align=center38%33%12%17%

Results

United States House of Representatives

See main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 2014. All of Connecticut's five seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2014. The Democratic Party won all of them. No districts changed hands.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jepsen begins campaign with rare, if brief, press conference . The CT Mirror . April 7, 2014 . November 1, 2014.
  2. Web site: Former Senate Candidate Kie Westby Eyes Attorney General Slot . Connecticut Mag . March 12, 2014 . November 1, 2014.
  3. Web site: As Connecticut attorney general, Green candidate Fournier says he’d work for the poor . New Haven Register . October 27, 2014 . November 1, 2014.
  4. Web site: Merrill Announces Re-Election Bid . CT News Junkie . December 18, 2013 . November 1, 2014.
  5. Web site: The Real Story: Peter Lumaj, Candidate for State Treasurer . FoxCT . November 2, 2014 . November 1, 2014.
  6. Web site: Lumaj faults Merrill's record as secretary of the state . CT Post . October 25, 2014 . November 1, 2014.
  7. Web site: Nappier to run for re-election as state treasurer . Journal Inquirer . December 25, 2013 . November 1, 2014.
  8. Web site: Treasurer candidate Timothy Herbst says Connecticut faces fiscal crisis . New Haven Register . September 9, 2014 . November 1, 2014.
  9. Web site: Bob Eick Announces His Candidacy for the Office of Connecticut State Treasurer. Global Newswire . February 7, 2014 . November 1, 2014.
  10. Web site: Connecticut Republicans splitting into multiple camps as gubernatorial primary looms . New Haven Register . May 27, 2014 . November 1, 2014.
  11. Web site: Eick suspends campaign for state treasurer . Greenwich Time . June 2, 2014 . November 1, 2014.
  12. Web site: Three compete in state comptroller race . CT Post . October 25, 2014 . November 1, 2014.
  13. Web site: Lembo Praises Public Financing In Announcing Re-Election Bid . CT News Junkie . November 19, 2013 . November 1, 2014.
  14. Web site: Angelic intervention . CT News . May 7, 2014 . November 1, 2014.
  15. Web site: Two newcomers in primary for state comptroller . CT Post . August 9, 2014 . November 1, 2014.