Gov. Ned Lamont Leads Bob Stefanowski In New Poll

CONNECTICUT — Gov. Ned Lamont holds a significant lead against GOP gubernatorial nominee Bob Stefanowski as the two head into a rematch, according to a recent Emerson College/ The Hill poll.

The poll, conducted May 10-11, found that 51 percent of Connecticut voters would cast a ballot for Lamont, compared with 38 percent for Stefanowski; 12 percent remained undecided. The poll’s margin of error was plus/minus three percentage points.

Lamont was a more popular pick among urban voters, while Stefanowski had stronger support among rural voters.

“Lamont carries the majority of urban and city voters with 58 percent and suburban voters with 51 percent, while Stefanowski has a 46% plurality support among rural voters,” Executive Director of Emerson College Polling Spencer Kimball said in a statement.

Overall, 55 percent of Connecticut voters approved of the job Lamont is doing, while 32 percent disapprove and 13 percent are neutral.

Lamont beat Stefanowski by about three percentage points (44,400 votes) in the 2018 election. About 49.4 percent of voters supported Lamont, 46.2 percent voted for Stefanowski and 3.9 percent voted for third party candidate Oz Griebel.

The poll surveyed 1,000 people via an interactive voice response system telephone landlines (87 percent) and an online opt-in panel (13 percent.) Data sets were weighted by gender, age, education and race/ethnicity based on 2022 turnout modeling. It was sponsored by Emerson College and Nexstar Media.