Hamden 2018 Primary Election Guide

HAMDEN, CT — Voting will take place for registered Democratic and Republican voters from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 14 for those waging a primary race for office across the state and locally.

There are several Democratic primaries: Ned Lamont is facing a challenge from Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim to be the party's candidate this November for governor; for lieutenant governor, Susan Bysiewicz is facing a primary challenge from Eva Bermudez Zimmerman; for treasurer, Shawn Wooden is being challenged by Dita Bhargava; the race for attorney general is a three-way contest, between party endorsed William Tong, Paul Doyle and Chris Mattei.

On the Republican side, for governor, it is a five-way race between party endorsed Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, Timothy Herbst, Steve Obsitnik, Bob Stefanowski and David Stemerman; lieutenant governor is a three-way race between Joe Markley, Jayme Stevenson and Erin Stewart. (To sign up for Hamden breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

The U.S. Senate seat to contest Chris Murphy this fall is a primary battle between Matthew Corey and Dominic Rapini. There is a state treasurer contest between Thad Gray and Art Linares; a comptroller race between Kurt Miller and Mark Greenberg; and an attorney general race between Sue Hatfield and John Shaban.

In local races, Democrats in the 17th Senatorial District will choose between endorsed candidate Jorge Cabrera and challengers Sean Grace and Valerie Horsley for state senate.

For a sample Democratic ballot, click here and for a sample Republican ballot click here.

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