Perhaps nowhere did the crushing blue wave of Election Night hit harder than in Connecticut’s Senate, where Republican rising stars and seasoned veterans were swept aside unmercifully. Voters booted out Minority Leader Stephen Harding and one of his top deputies, Sen. Heather Somers, along with others including Sen. John Kissel of Enfield, first elected in 1992 and currently the Senate’s ...

Republicans lost as many as eight of their 11 seats in the Connecticut Senate and at least nine in the House, with some races still to be determined early Wednesday morning

When federal election monitors descended on New Haven Tuesday during the significant midterm federal and state elections, voters and officials across the city had a message to share: you are not needed or wanted here. That message came from school after school site, where polls were open and politicians and volunteers shared greetings, and while the federal election monitors were said to be ...

Voters will head to the polls Tuesday after highly contentious campaigns across the country and in Connecticut with battles for governor, Congress, and statewide offices. While most voters will cast their ballots on Election Day, more than 500,000 residents have already made their choices under the early voting system that started on Oct. 19. Connecticut was among the last states to adopt ...

Democrat Ned Lamont won election Tuesday as governor of Connecticut, defeating Republican Ryan Fazio. Lamont, a former cable entrepreneur, will serve a third term. Fazio is a state senator

At schools, town halls and community centers across Connecticut Tuesday voters are coming out in a steady stream to choose the state’s next governor and state legislators. In Waterbury at about 8:30 a.