Stamford 2024 Primary Elections: What To Know

STAMFORD, CT — The main election event is set for November, but there are four preliminary bouts Stamford 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 Stamford, 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.

Republicans will also choose between physician Michael Goldstein of Greenwich, and Fairfield finance executive Bob MacGuffie. Both men seek to challenge incumbent Democrat Rep. Jim Himes to represent Fairfield and Connecticut's 4th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Voters who live in Districts 1, 4 and 8 will choose between Democrat-endorsed candidate Eilish Collins Main and incumbent state Rep. David Michel for the 146th Assembly District.

Michel, the founder and CEO of a nationwide designer eyewear sales and distribution firm, is in his third term in office. Collins Main has had a career in marketing and business development in the education technology sector, and has volunteered in Stamford.

Voters in Districts 2, 3, 5, 6 and 23 will vote for Democrat-endorsed candidate Jonathan Jacobson and incumbent state Rep. Annabel Figueroa for the 148th Assembly District.

Jacobson is a local attorney who has served on the Stamford Board of Reps. in District 12 since 2016. Figueroa won the 148th House District seat against Republican Olga D. Anastos in a special election in March 2023 following the resignation of Democrat Dan Fox.

Sample ballots can be found below:

• Republican sample ballot
• Democratic sample ballot

Absentee ballots are available online or through the Town Clerk. Call 203-977-5280, or email townclerk@stamfordct.gov for more information. More on the absentee ballot process at the Secretary of the State website.

Aug. 2 at noon is the deadline for unaffiliated voters who want to vote during the early voting period to enroll in a party.

Early voting will take place from Aug. 5 to Aug. 11 on the fourth floor of the Stamford Government Center, 888 Washington Blvd., during the following hours:

• Aug. 5, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Aug. 6, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Aug. 7, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Aug. 8, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Aug. 9, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Aug. 10, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Aug. 11, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

If you are not yet registered but want to vote during the early voting period before the primary, you can file your voter registration application for the party holding a primary by noon on the business day before you want to vote.

The deadline for registering in person with the Greenwich Registrar of Voters to vote on primary day is Aug. 12 at noon. It's also the deadline for unaffiliated voters to enroll in a party in person for voting in the primary.

More information on early voting and important dates can be found here.

Polls will be open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Aug. 13 in Stamford. To find your polling place, click here.