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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

Who is on the November ballot?

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November write-in information

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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
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Early voting begins
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Early voting ends
Check local cutoff
Published early-voting period ends.
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Upcoming
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Checked 2026-10-16. Confirm local details and exceptions with your election office.

POLLING · SURVEYS, NOT PREDICTIONS

What do the polls say?

8 survey records

Reported support, with field dates and original sources. Surveys cover 2026 contests, including earlier cycle history from 2025. Older or hypothetical matchups do not establish who is on the current ballot.

Simple average, not a forecast

Last 30 days · Same matchup and population · Equal weight per pollster

Reported support · 0–100%

Likely voters

3 polls

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  • Ned Lamont55.5%
  • Ryan Fazio36.6%

18.9 pts between the two highest answers

Included surveys & calculation

Add each answer’s reported support across these 3 surveys and divide by 3. No house effects, sample weights, undecided allocation or error band is applied. Figures are not rescaled to total 100%.

Registered voters

1 poll

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  • Ned Lamont56.0%
  • Ryan Fazio33.0%

23.0 pts between the two highest answers

Included surveys & calculation

Add each answer’s reported support across these 1 surveys and divide by 1. No house effects, sample weights, undecided allocation or error band is applied. Figures are not rescaled to total 100%.

How the average works

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. Incomplete numeric matchups are excluded from this calculation but remain in the survey history. Full methodology →

Survey history

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Polling history for the selected matchup6 survey observations. Vertical scale: reported support from 0 to 80 percent. Select a survey date to read its source. Arrow keys move between dates. Exact figures and source links follow in the survey reports.0%20%40%60%80%Ned Lamont: 51.4% · Emerson College · Oct 12, 2026 · 800 people surveyed · https://emersoncollegepolling.com/connecticut-2026-poll-ned-lamont-holds-13-point-lead-over-ryan-fazio/Ned Lamont: 58% · Quinnipiac University · Oct 12, 2026 · 702 people surveyed · https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3971Ned Lamont: 57% · Wesleyan University Survey Lab/YouGov · Oct 7, 2026 · Number of people surveyed not supplied · https://surveylab.wescreates.wesleyan.edu/uncategorized/wesleyan-surveylab-ct-poll-lamont-leads-in-governors-race-while-connecticut-voters-express-concern-about-cost-of-living/Ned Lamont: 55% · University of New Hampshire · Sep 21, 2026 · 540 people surveyed · https://scholars.unh.edu/survey_center_polls/1010/Ned Lamont: 52% · University of New Hampshire · Aug 24, 2026 · 809 people surveyed · https://scholars.unh.edu/survey_center_polls/994/Ned Lamont: 49% · University of New Hampshire · Jun 23, 2026 · 828 people surveyed · https://scholars.unh.edu/survey_center_polls/972/Ryan Fazio: 37.8% · Emerson College · Oct 12, 2026 · 800 people surveyed · https://emersoncollegepolling.com/connecticut-2026-poll-ned-lamont-holds-13-point-lead-over-ryan-fazio/Ryan Fazio: 38% · Quinnipiac University · Oct 12, 2026 · 702 people surveyed · https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3971Ryan Fazio: 34% · Wesleyan University Survey Lab/YouGov · Oct 7, 2026 · Number of people surveyed not supplied · https://surveylab.wescreates.wesleyan.edu/uncategorized/wesleyan-surveylab-ct-poll-lamont-leads-in-governors-race-while-connecticut-voters-express-concern-about-cost-of-living/Ryan Fazio: 38% · University of New Hampshire · Sep 21, 2026 · 540 people surveyed · https://scholars.unh.edu/survey_center_polls/1010/Ryan Fazio: 37% · University of New Hampshire · Aug 24, 2026 · 809 people surveyed · https://scholars.unh.edu/survey_center_polls/994/Ryan Fazio: 36% · University of New Hampshire · Jun 23, 2026 · 828 people surveyed · https://scholars.unh.edu/survey_center_polls/972/Jun 23, 2026Oct 12, 2026
Ned LamontRyan Fazio

Dots show reported support; connecting lines are not an average or forecast.

How to read this chart

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.

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)

Latest surveys · selected matchup

Individual reports. Original sources and methodology below.

2026 Connecticut

Emerson College

Fieldwork –
Reported support
  • Ned LamontDemocratic51.4%
  • Ryan FazioRepublican37.8%

0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically

Sample
800 people surveyed
Population
Likely voters
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Nexstar Media
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2026 Connecticut

Quinnipiac University

Fieldwork –
Reported support
  • Ned LamontDemocratic58%
  • Ryan FazioRepublican38%

0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically

Sample
702 people surveyed
Population
Likely voters
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Fieldwork –
Reported support
  • Ned LamontDemocratic57%
  • Ryan FazioRepublican34%

0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically

Sample
Number of people surveyed not supplied
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Likely voters
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CT Mirror, The Connecticut Project
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Fieldwork –
Reported support
  • Ned LamontDemocratic55%
  • Ryan FazioRepublican38%

0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically

Sample
540 people surveyed
Population
Likely voters
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Reported support
  • Ned LamontDemocratic52%
  • Ryan FazioRepublican37%

0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically

Sample
809 people surveyed
Population
Likely voters
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Fieldwork –
Reported support
  • Ned LamontDemocratic49%
  • Ryan FazioRepublican36%

0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically

Sample
828 people surveyed
Population
Likely voters
Survey details & methodology
Reported margin of error
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Labels and figures are supplied by VoteHub. A listed matchup does not establish ballot qualification or primary/general-election status unless the source explicitly says so. Unlisted responses may include undecided voters or other choices; the displayed figures are not rescaled to total 100%.

Polling compilation: VoteHub · CC BY 4.0. Election.org normalizes dates, matches races, and visualizes reported results; it does not estimate outcomes. Original survey links are attached to each report.

Automatic hourly sync. Across all feeds, the latest survey ended 2026-10-30. Check the field dates above for this selection. Feed update status →

Last successful feed updates
  • Senate: 11/1/2026, 8:17:19 AM UTC · 548 survey records
  • House: 11/1/2026, 8:17:19 AM UTC · 184 survey records
  • Governor: 11/1/2026, 8:17:19 AM UTC · 428 survey records
  • National preference: 11/1/2026, 8:17:19 AM UTC · 545 survey records

An update time is when we checked the feed, not when a survey was conducted. Coverage is not exhaustive.

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Election inventory: National Governors Association ↗ · checked 2026-10-11. Ballot status comes from the separate state certification when present.