Primary election for statewide and local races in Connecticut

Connecticut voters have a primary election today that will determine the candidates in several statewide and local races.

The polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and absentee ballots must be received by a municipal clerk”™s office by the close of the polls if they were either mailed or hand delivered by an immediate family member or the voter”™s qualified designee.

Today”™s primary races include the following statewide races:

U.S. Senator, Republican Primary

Themis Klarides
Leora R. Levy
Peter Lumaj

Secretary of the State, Democratic Primary

Maritza Bond
Stephanie Thomas

Secretary of the State, Republican Primary

Dominic Rapini
Terrie E. Wood

Treasurer, Democratic Primary

Erick Russell
Dita Bhargava
Karen DuBois-Walton

Within Fairfield County, the following races are taking place today:

U.S. House, 4th District, Republican Primary

Jayme Stevenson
Michael Ted Goldstein

CT State Representative, 127th District, Democratic Primary

Marcus Brown
Jack Hennessy

CT State Senate, 23rd District, Democratic Primary

Dennis Bradley
Herron Gaston

CT State Representative, 16th District, Democratic Primary

Melissa E. Osbourne
Eric Wellman