Danbury 2024 Primary Elections: What You Need To Know

DANBURY, CT — The main election event is set for November, but there are a couple of preliminary bouts Danbury residents will weigh in on next month.

Winners of Connecticut's Aug. 13 primary races will advance to become their party's banner bearer in the general election.

In Danbury, residents who are registered Republicans may vote for one of two candidates to challenge incumbent Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Gerry Smith, the first selectman of Beacon Falls, is running against Manchester native, businessman and Navy veteran Matthew Corey.

Democrats in Danbury's 110th District will choose between incumbent Bob Godfrey and political newcomer Melissa Santana, a trilingual mother of two and former global asset manager for an investment firm. Godfrey was first elected to the seat in 1988, and has won it in every election since. The winner will face Republican Austin Monteiro in November.

Absentee ballots are available online here.

Early voting will be held at City Hall, 155 Deer Hill Avenue, Conference Room 2, from Aug. 5 to Aug. 11.

August 12 is the deadline for issuing absentee ballots, outside of special exceptions for those overseas or ill.

There is more information on the absentee ballot process at the Secretary of the State website here.

Polls will be open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Aug. 13. A ward-by-ward breakdown of voting locations is available here.