The 2018 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut, concurrently with the election of Connecticut's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. This race's Democratic margin of victory was the closest to the national average of 3.1 points. (It was 0.1 point more Democratic.)
As Connecticut does not have gubernatorial term limits, incumbent Democratic governor Dannel Malloy was eligible to run for a third term, but declined to do so. After the resignation of Kansas governor Sam Brownback in January 2018, Malloy became the most unpopular governor in the United States. The general election was between 2006 Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Ned Lamont, and Republican financial executive Bob Stefanowski. Independent candidate and former Republican Oz Griebel has been called a spoiler candidate for Stefanowski, earning 3.89% of the vote. Lamont was re-elected governor in 2022 in a rematch with Stefanowski.
The Republican statewide nominating convention was held May 11âÂÂ12, 2018 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut.
Under the rules established by the convention, any candidate not receiving at least eight percent of the vote would be eliminated in the first round of voting. In the second round of voting, candidates not receiving 15 percent of the vote would be eliminated. In all subsequent rounds of voting, the candidate with the fewest votes would be eliminated, regardless of percentage. Voting would continue until one candidate receives 50 percent plus one of all votes cast.
with Ned Lamont and Mark Boughton<br />
with Ned Lamont and Erin Stewart<br />
with Susan Bysiewicz and Erin Stewart<br />
with Susan Bysiewicz and Mark Boughton<br />
with generic Democrat and Republican<br />
Lamont won four of eight counties, while Stefenowski won the other four.
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Lamont won three of five congressional districts, while Stefenowski won two, both of which were held by Democrats.
Debates
Official gubernatorial campaign websites
Official lieutenant gubernatorial campaign websites