Politics & Government
Montville Voters: Here's Your 2018 CT Primary Guide
You must be either a registered Republican or Democrat to vote in the primary which is set for Tuesday, Aug. 14.
MONTVILLE, CT — Tuesday, Aug. 14, is Primary Day in Connecticut, as both Democratic and Republican candidates vie for their party's nomination to run for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Treasurer and other state, local and federal seats.
As always in Connecticut, polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m., and only registered Democrats and Republicans can vote in their party's primary. Visit your community's government website for information on polling sites and other voting facts.
The Democratic primaries for Montville voters are: Greenwich resident Ned Lamont against Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim to be the party's candidate this November for governor; for lieutenant governor, Susan Bysiewicz is facing a primary challenge from Eva Bermudez Zimmerman; for treasurer, Dita Bhargava is challenging Shawn Wooden; and the race for attorney general is a three-way contest, between party endorsed William Tong, Paul Doyle and Chris Mattei.
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Additionally, there is a race for the Democratic nomination for State Representative for the 38th District between Baird Welch-Collins, Nick Gauthier and Patrick Murphy.
On the Republican side: For governor, it is a five-way race between party endorsed Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton, Timothy Herbst, Steve Obsitnik, Bob Stefanowski and David Stemerman; lieutenant governor is a three-way race between Joe Markley, Darien First Selectman Jayme Stevenson and New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart.
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Also on the Republican side is a race for the nomination to run for the U.S. Senator Chris Murphy this fall. Matthew Corey faces Dominic Rapini in that contest; there is a state treasurer contest between Thad Gray and Art Linares; a comptroller race between Kurt Miller and Mark Greenberg; and an attorney general race between Sue Hatfield and John Shaban.
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— Jack Kramer, Patch Staff contributed to this report.
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