A big problem for Ryan Fazio in this poll: he’s winning virtually no Democrats. Fazio has touted his ability to win over Democrats in his Harris +17 State Senate district. Yet in this UNH poll, he gets just 1% among 2024 Harris voters.

3rd poll showing Governor Ned Lamont with a 15+ Pt lead. One poll from coefficient showing Fazio within single digits The gender gap is this poll is massive. Fazio leads Men 50-41. Lamont leads Women 68-26. Fazio leads registered unaffiliated voters 45-42.

UNH Poll - Nutmeg State Poll 2026 Connecticut Attorney General General Election Online/Phone/Text Message Poll 9/17-9/21 - 538 LV - MOE +/- 4.2% 🔵William Tong - 57% 🔴John Bolton - 30% 🟡Don't Know/Undecided - 13%

UNH Poll - Nutmeg State Poll 2026 Connecticut Governor General Election Online/Phone/Text Message Poll 9/17-9/21 - 540 LV - MOE +/- 4.2% 🔵Ned Lamont - 55% 🔴Ryan Fazio - 38% 🟡Don't Know/Undecided - 6% 🟣Another Candidate - 1% August Poll - Lamont 52-37

Sen. Chris Murphy filed an amendment to cap college salaries at $5 million a year to the Protect College Sports Act. Notably, UConn Men's Basketball Coach Dan Hurley makes $8 million a year. Hurley has expressed his support for the bipartisan bill, as Murphy has been one of the most vocal opponents.

Republican Chris Lancia, GOP nominee in the 3rd Congressional District, says how he respects Rep. Rosa DeLauro and is not planning to bash her, he just believes it’s time for a change. We should never let anybody stay in Congress that long." Kamala Harris won 56-42 in this district in 2024. DeLauro is expected to easily win re-election here.

Longtime Middletown Councilman Grady Faulkner Jr. is resigning from his position after two decades in office in early October. The Middletown DTC will be interviewing candidates for nomination, after which the council will vote on its selection, according to Middletown Mayor Gene Nocera.

GOP nominee for Governor State Sen. Ryan Fazio's ads have been more lighthearted, and more cartoonish, critiquing the governor while raising his profile among voters. This ad shows Fazio saving a patient who was flatlining from high taxes titled "We need a tax Cut, STAT!"

Gov. Ned Lamont was slow to attack State Rep. Josh Elliott during the primary. In contrast, Lamont's campaign has been much more aggressive attacking GOP nominee for Governor Ryan Fazio, including this ad of teachers critiquing Fazio's votes in the State Senate on education.

Republican nominee for Governor State Sen. Ryan Fazio announced yesterday that he would pledge $2.5 Billion in tax cuts. Fazio says under his plan, which includes cutting 4 of Connecticut’s 7 marginal income tax rates by 2 pts, will save families an average of $2500 per year.

Co/efficient poll | 9/16-9/17 LV Connecticut Governor 2026 🟦Ned Lamont 48% (incumbent) 🟥Ryan Fazio 41% Link to poll: coefficient.org/our-work/con…

In the Comptroller race, incumbent Democrat Sean Scanlon faces Republican Jen Tooker Tooker previously ran for governor before entering the Comptroller race. In 2021, she won Westport’s First Selectperson race 51-49, despite Joe Biden carrying the town 75-24 in 2020. Tooker, similar to GOP Gubernational nominee Ryan Fazio is another statewide candidate who has won Democratic areas as a Republican.

Republican nominee for Governor Ryan Fazio showed an internal poll from Cygnal that shows him only down 7 to Gov. Ned Lamont. The poll has Lamont leading 48-41. Fazio also showed an informed ballot poll where he leads 45-43. Fazio aims to show the race is still competitive, after two polls last week showed Gov Lamont with large leads.

1st CD GOP Nominee Amy Chai is arguing in front of the Connecticut Supreme Court today as part of a lawsuit against Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas. The lawsuit argues that the state's ballot access process is too complicated/error-prone, and the government should not take a candidate off the ballot for a technical or procedural problem. The voters should decide.

Republican nominee for Governor State Sen. Ryan Fazio has promoted multiple policy proposals to target affordability. A part of his platform includes lower income taxes by $1500 for every Connecticut Family, implementing property tax caps, and limiting government spending to rate of inflation.

Top Democratic leaders are calling for William Gifford, a candidate running for the state’s 8th District, to withdraw from the race after he posted to Instagram an interview he conducted with a Christian nationalist they say promotes h… courant.com/2026/09/22/hold-…

The 8th State House seat is an open seat where Republican William Gifford faces Democrat Frances Lombard in this Harris +2 seat spanning Columbia, Coventry, and parts of Vernon. The race is expected to be one of the most competitive in Connecticut in November.

In the 20th State Senate seat, Republican nominee Lee Elci, a longtime conservative radio talk show host, will be off the air until after the election. Though his station WJJF 94.9FM considered giving Democrat Sen. Martha Marx air time after she invoked the "equal opportunities" rule, the station decided against it.