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Last Updated:October 30, 2024, 00:46 IST
Connecticut has voted Democratic in the last eight presidential elections.
US Vice President Kamala Harris holds a gift presented by the US Coast Guard Ensign Samantha Bolin, class President, as she attends the celebration of the 141st commencement at the US Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, US. (IMAGE: REUTERS)
Connecticut voters will decide races for president, Congress and the state Legislature in the Nov. 5 general election, as well as a statewide ballot measure to expand voting options.
Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican former President Donald Trump and three third-party candidates will compete for the state’s seven electoral votes in the race to replace outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden.
Two-term Democratic US Sen. Christopher Murphy faces a challenge from Republican Matthew Corey in a rematch of their 2018 contest.
Two other candidates also are in the race. Five Democratic US House incumbents are seeking reelection. The most closely contested race is the 5th Congressional District in western Connecticut, where incumbent Rep. Jahana Hayes faces a rematch with Republican George Logan, who narrowly lost to Hayes in 2022.
Democrats also are seeking to capture supermajorities in the state House and Senate to increase leverage for Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont.
Connecticut has voted for the Democratic candidate in the last eight presidential elections and is considered a safe bet for Harris this year.
In 2020, Biden defeated Trump by a 20-point margin in the state.
Voters also will decide on a proposed “no excuse” absentee voting amendment that would authorize the state Legislature to allow any voter to request a mail-in ballot. Under current law, voters must have an excuse to request an absentee ballot.
Here’s a look at what to expect in the 2024 election in Connecticut:
Election Day: Nov. 5.
Poll closing time: 8 p.m. ET.
Presidential electoral votes: 7 awarded to statewide winner.
Key races and candidates: President: Harris (D) vs. Trump (R) vs. Jill Stein (Green) vs. Chase Oliver (Libertarian) vs. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
US Senate: Murphy (D) vs. Corey (R) and two others.
5th Congressional District: Hayes (D) vs. Logan (R).
Ballot measures: Amendment – 1 (expand absentee voting).
Other races with AP vote reports and winner calls: US House, state Senate and state House.
Past presidential results
2020: Biden (D) 59%, Trump (R) 39%, AP race call: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, 8 p.m. ET.
Voter registration and turnout
Registered voters: 2,464,919 (as of Oct. 31, 2022). About 36% Democrats, about 20% Republicans, about 42% unaffiliated.Voter turnout in 2020 presidential election: 72% of registered voters.Pre-Election Day voting
Votes cast before Election Day 2020: about 37% of the total vote.Votes cast before Election Day 2022: about 12% of the total vote.First votes reported, Nov. 3, 2020: 8:11 p.m. ET.By midnight ET: about 37% of total votes cast were reported.(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - Associated Press)Location :Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
First Published:October 30, 2024, 00:16 IST
News world Connecticut Is Kamala Harris’ Safe Bet This Election, Here’s What To Expect On November 5?
