More than 192,271 votes were cast in early voting around Connecticut and hundreds of thousands more were expected Tuesday.

Democrats made broad gains Tuesday in Connecticut’s first general election since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, flipping open top-of-ballot seats that had been controlled by Republicans in the Democratic cities of New Britain and Norwich and suburbs of Branford and Westport.

According to Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas, most voters know when it's time to choose their mayor, but many don't know about smaller local races.

Voter turnout in CT reached 36% in the 2025 municipal elections — higher than Connecticut saw for both the 2021 and the 2023 elections.

Democrats flipped 29 seats in Connecticut’s municipal elections, with the state Democratic Party chair calling the results historic.

Vernon Mayor Dan Champagne, a Republican, narrowly defeated his Democratic challenger Jeremy Geller by 122 votes.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont says he plans to seek a third term in 2026. He said on Friday he is filing the necessary paperwork and will likely make a formal announcement next week.

There are plenty of new faces to get used to across Connecticut, including Jennifer, a petitioning candidate who won in Middlebury.

Democrats claimed a wave of resounding victories Tuesday in municipal elections across Connecticut, flipping control of key municipal offices in an off-year test of their party's strength.

Connecticut’s U.S. senators said the election results show voters want Democrats to keep pushing on health care amid the government shutdown.