CONNECTICUT — It's the day after Connecticut's primary, but we won't know the full vote totals until at least Thursday due to absentee ballots that haven't been received yet. It's perhaps the oddest primary in recent Connecticut history given the coronavirus pandemic and the high number of absentee ballots.
Gov. Ned Lamont recently signed an executive order that allows absentee ballots to be counted so long as they were postmarked by Aug. 11 and are received by town officials on Aug. 13. Voters also had the option to drop their absentee ballots in a secure drop box or to vote in-person the old-fashioned way. That means the results of extremely close races won't be known until at least Thursday.
President Donald Trump and Joe Biden are the presumptive winners of Connecticut's primary, according to early results.
Biden led with more than 84 percent of the vote compared to Bernie Sander's 11.84 percent and Tusli Gabbard's 1.42 percent as of 10:30 p.m. with 83 percent of precincts reporting results.
GOP 2nd Congressional District candidate Tom Gilmer ended his campaign after he was arrested Monday night. He was charged with strangulation and unlawful restraint in Wethersfield. His opponent Justin Anderson was narrowly leading him by a little over 100 votes as of 10:30 a.m. with 88 percent of precincts reported.
In many ways the primary will be a dry run of the presidential election in November now that absentee ballots will be allowed for anyone due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, there were some issues with the mailing house that sent out absentee ballots missing some deadlines. More than 20,000 voters hadn't received their requested ballots a week before the primary date, according to the Hartford Courant.
Senate Republican leader Len Fasano was critical of Secretary of the State Denise Merrill's request to Lamont for the extension to receive ballots. Previously ballots had to be received by the time polls closed on primary day.
"She's trying to blame everyone, including the weather, for her errors. This is not the fault of a storm, it's not the fault of the postal service, and it's not the fault of town clerks," Fasano said. "Secretary Merrill's third-party mail house missed multiple deadlines and delayed sending ballots. Instead of recognizing the issues early on, she dismissed and ignored warnings several times and spent more time pointing her finger at others than on fixing the problems."
Unofficial race results
Results from Connecticut Secretary of the State office as of 10:30 a.m.
Republican races
Office: 1st Congressional District Representative with 80% precincts reported
- Mary Fay, West Hartford 5886 votes (57.27%)
- Jim Griffin, Bristol 4,391 votes (42.73%
Office: 2nd Congressional District Representative 88% reported
Office: Registrar of Voters Hartford
- Sheila N. Hall
- Vanessa Garay-Jackson
Office: Registrar of Voters
- Jeffrey Rogers, Oakdale
- Dana McFee, Uncasville
State Senator, District 26, 93% reported
Office: State Representative, District 30, 100% precincts reported
- Donna Veach, Berlin 893 votes (59.41%)
- Jim Townsley, Southington 610 votes (40.59%
Office: State Representative, District 82, 100% precincts reported
- Mike Skelps, Middlefield 540 votes (74.18%)
- Ernestine Holloway, Meriden 188 votes (25.82%)
Office: State Representative, District 128 100% precincts reported
- Joseph J. Borges, Bridgeport 20 votes (33.33%)
- Ethan Book, Bridgeport 40 votes (66.67%)
Democratic Party
Office: Registrar of Voters
Office: State Senator, District 17
- Jorge Cabrera, Hamden 3,124 votes (56.4%)
- Justin Farmer, Hamden 2,414 votes (43.6%)
Office: State Senator, District 22
- Marcus A. Brown, Bridgeport 1,426 votes (51.78%)
- Marilyn Moore, Bridgeport 1,328 votes (48.22%)
Office: State Representative, District 05
- Brandon McGee, Hartford 1,686 votes (89.06%)
- Craig T Stallings, Hartford 207 votes (10.94%)
Office: State Representative, District 15
- Bobby Gibson, Bloomfield 220 votes (58.82%)
- Danielle DW Wong, Bloomfield 154 votes (41.18%)
Office: State Representative, District 20
- Sherry Haller, West Hartford 697 votes (27.53%)
- Kate Farrar, West Hartford 1,835 votes (72.47%)
Office: State Representative, District 24
- Emmanuel "Manny" Sanchez, New Britain 652 votes (41.42%)
- Richard Lacourciere, New Britain 922 votes (58.58%)
Office: State Representative, District 28
- Paul Montinieri, Wethersfield 1,189 votes (45.93%)
- Amy Morrin Bello, Wethersfield 1,400 votes (54.07%)
Office: State Representative, District 45
- Mark DePonte, Griswold 828 votes (68.37%)
- Pamela Patalano, Griswold 383 votes (31.63%)
Office: State Representative, District 126
- Charlie Stallworth, Bridgeport 621 votes (66.56%)
- Tony J. Barrl, Bridgeport 312 votes (33.44%)
Office: State Representative, District 130
- Antonio Felipe, Bridgeport 409 votes (49.52%)
- Kelvin Ayala, Bridgeport 417 votes (50.48%)
Office: Judge of Probate Vacancy, District 30
- Beth Ladwig Leamon, Stonington
- Matthew Berger, Pawcatuck
- Sarah D. Moriarty, Groton
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