2026 · Governor

Connecticut governor election

Election Day: November 3, 2026. Meet the published candidates, compare reported surveys and make your voting plan.

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Connecticut

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Who is on the November ballot?

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November write-in information

Write-in rules and filing deadlines vary by office and state. Check the current official list; the printed roster alone does not establish whether write-ins are eligible. Official write-in information ↗

Dates for November 3

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Partial coverage: only the dated entries below have been checked. Confirm other deadlines and exceptions with your election office.

Connecticut · Sourced election dates
Action	Date	Details and source
Early voting begins	Oct 19, 2026 Passed	Published early-voting period begins; use your town election office for locations. Official source ↗
Early voting ends	Nov 1, 2026 11 days left	Published early-voting period ends. Official source ↗
Request mail ballot	Nov 2, 2026 12 days left	Last regular day to request an absentee ballot; allow delivery time and confirm emergency rules. Official source ↗

Checked 2026-10-16. Confirm local details and exceptions with your election office.

POLLING · SURVEYS, NOT PREDICTIONS

What do the polls say?

7 survey records

Individual surveys of 2026 contests, including earlier cycle history from 2025. Matchups and populations stay separate; older or hypothetical matchups do not establish who is on the current ballot.

Simple average, not a forecast

Each pollster’s latest general-election survey ending within the last 30 days, with equal weight. Reviewed candidate identities join spelling variants; different matchups and voter populations stay separate. Percentages describe reported support, not a chance of winning.

Newest fieldwork appears first. When dates tie, the default favors more pollsters not marked internal or partisan in this 30-day window. Source labels remain visible; this is not a pollster-quality rating.

Likely voters · 4 polls

Sep 17, 2026–Oct 12, 2026 · Lead between the two highest answers: 18.4 percentage points

Reported answer	Average support
Ned Lamont	55.4%
Ryan Fazio	37.0%

Included surveys & calculation

Add each answer’s reported support across these 4 surveys and divide by 4. No house effects, sample weights, undecided allocation or error band is applied. Incomplete numeric matchups are excluded from this calculation but remain in the survey history. Full methodology →

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Ned LamontRyan Fazio

Party colors: Republican red, Democratic blue, Independent purple. Other or unmatched affiliations are gray. Dash patterns distinguish candidates sharing a color.

Dots show reported support. Lines connect surveys over time—not an average or forecast. Pollsters can differ. Missing values and multiple surveys ending on the same date break the lines.

How to read this chart

No average, trend estimate, or win probability. Different matchups and populations are not combined. Dates mark the last day people were surveyed. The vertical scale always starts at zero; use “Full 0–100% scale” to compare charts on the same scale. The number of people surveyed is the survey sample size, not the number supporting a candidate. Select “Survey source” to inspect every report, including overlapping dots.

Individual survey reports (6)