Luke Bronin decisively defeated U.S. Rep. John Larson in the Democratic primary for the 1st District, effectively guaranteeing him the seat.
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CT Gov. Ned Lamont defeats Josh Elliott in Democratic primary
Gov. Ned Lamont defeated liberal challenger Josh Elliott in a primary Tuesday that tested Democrats’ allegiance to a more moderate incumbent.
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Doug McCrory loses Democratic primary for CT 2nd Senate District
Sen. Doug McCrory, a veteran Democratic lawmaker of more than two decades, lost a bid to hold onto his state Senate seat on Tuesday night.
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Polls close and CT voters await results in high-stakes primaries
CT Democrats voted Tuesday in primaries pitting gubernatorial and Congressional incumbents against younger challengers.
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Northwest CT, Hartford suburbs had most early voting
Nearly 55,000 CT voters cast ballots early and 12,410 cast absentee ballots for Tuesday’s primaries, including about 7.8% of Democrats.
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Ned Lamont finds places to speak Sunday; less so for Josh Elliott
Gov. Ned Lamont and his challenger Rep. Josh Elliott spent the last Sunday before the Democratic primary making appeals to urban voters.
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In final days, Dems seeking 1st District seat take message to voters
John Larson, Luke Bronin, Jillian Gilchrest and Ruth Fortune focused on union rallies and door-knocking in their pitches to Democratic voters.
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GOP Congressional hopefuls focus on issues, and campaign styles
Four CT Republicans, despite long odds, are fighting to win the GOP nominations in two Congressional Districts that are solidly blue.
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Lamont sticks to a fiscal discipline not always applauded by labor
Unions support Gov. Ned Lamont, even if they remain unenthused about his hostility to committing to new things that have a recurring cost.
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Burst of outside spending for Bronin, Larson in final weeks
Super PACs are spending upwards of $2.5 million in the four-way Democratic primary for Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District.
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Lamont joins Elliott in exchange of attack ads in Democratic primary
With a week to go, the reelection campaign of Gov. Ned Lamont finally is putting some muscle behind a shot at Rep. Josh Elliott in an ad.
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Josh Elliott brings ‘black sheep’ instinct to gubernatorial challenge
Rep. Josh Elliott, who faces Gov. Ned Lamont in the Democratic primary next week, has his own origin story. If you ask, he’ll tell it.
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1st Congressional District candidates square off in final debate
Rep. John Larson and challengers Luke Bronin, Jillian Gilchrest and Ruth Fortune took part in the last debate before the Aug. 11 primary.