Politics & Government
Stamford 2026 Election Voter Guide: Candidates, Polling Places, Early Voting Details
Here's everything you need to know regarding the 2026 state and federal elections in Stamford.
STAMFORD, CT — On Nov. 3, residents cast their votes for several key federal and state positions, including the office of governor, Congress, state senate and state representative.
Here's all the information you need to know:
Early Voting
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Early voting is available between Oct. 19 and Nov. 1, according to the Secretary of State website. The hours of early voting are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day, except that the hours are extended to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the last Tuesday and Thursday (October 27 & 29, 2026) before the election.
Voting In Person
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Polls will be open from 6 a.m.-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. You can use the Secretary of State’s website to find your polling place. Voters who are in line by 8 p.m. will be allowed to vote.
Same Day Registration
Connecticut has Same Day Registration on Election Day itself for voters who need it. If you miss the deadline for registering for an election, you can register and vote in-person on Election Day at your town’s Same Day Registration location.
See related: Same Day Registration Information
Mail-In And Absentee Voting
The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Nov. 2. The first day ballots are issued on Oct. 2.
Absentee ballot applications are available for download online at the Secretary of the State’s website (at 2026 Absentee Voting - Updates and Information) and at the Town Clerk’s Office in each town.
See related: Connecticut Online Absentee Ballot Request Portal.
Here are the candidates who will be on the ballot in Greenwich
Governor and Lieutenant Governor, vote for one
- Democratic Party: Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz
- Republican Party: Ryan Fazio and Matt Corey
- Working Families Party: Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz
- Independent Party: Ryan Fazio and Matt Corey
Representative in Congress - 4th District - vote for one
- Democratic Party: Jim Himes
- Republican Party: Michael Ted Goldstein
- Independent Party: Benjamin Wesley
State Senator - 26th District - vote for one
- Democratic Party: Samantha Nestor
- Republican Party: Alma Sarelli
- Independent Party: Alma Sarelli
State Senator - 27th District - vote for one
- Democratic Party: Pat Billie Miller
State Senator - 36th District - vote for one
- Democratic Party: Jill Oberlander
- Republican Party: Joe Kelly
- Independent Party: Joe Kelly
State Representative - 125th District - vote for one
- Democratic Party: Meredith Tobitsch
- Republican Party: Tom O'Dea
- Independent Party: Tom O'Dea
State Representative - 144th District - vote for one
- Democratic Party: Hubert D. Delany
- Republican Party: Layne Rodney
State Representative - 145th District - vote for one
- Democratic Party: Corey P. Paris
- Working Families Party: Corey P. Paris
State Representative - 146th District - vote for one
- Democratic Party: Eilish Collins Main
- Independent Party: Eilish Collins Main
State Representative - 147th District - vote for one
- Democratic Party: Matt Blumenthal
State Representative - 148th District - vote for one
- Democratic Party: Jonathan Jacobson
- Republican Party: Ensly Maizo
State Representative - 149th District - vote for one
- Democratic Party: Amiel Goldberg
- Republican Party: Tina Courpas
Secretary of the State, vote for one
- Democratic Party: Stephanie Thomas
- Republican Party: Peter Lumaj
- Working Families Party: Stephanie Thomas
- Independent Party: Stephanie Thomas
Treasurer, vote for one
- Democratic Party: Erick Russell
- Republican Party: Fred Wilms
- Working Families Party: Erick Russell
- Independent Party: Fred Wilms
Comptroller, vote for one
- Democratic Party: Sean Scanlon
- Republican Party: Jennifer S. Tooker
- Working Families Party: Sean Scanlon
- Independent Party: Sean Scanlon
Attorney General, vote for one
- Democratic Party: William Tong
- Republican Party: John Bolton
- Working Families Party: William Tong
Judge of Probate, vote for one
- Democratic Party: Gerald Fox III
Board of Education, vote for up to three
- Democratic Party: Andy George
- Democratic Party: Gabriela Koc
- Democratic Party: Regan Allan
- Republican Party: Jose Tejeda
- Independent Party: Jose Tejeda
- Independent Party: Regan Allan
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