Democratic primary · August 11, 2026
Connecticut house Democratic primary
Field of 12 Democratic candidates competing for the party's nomination. Winner advances to the general election on November 3, 2026.
Caution · early warning
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Where this race stands
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All polls · 0 results
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Endorsements · Democratic primary · 13 total
Source · Wikipedia · 11 candidates with no endorsements yetJahana Hayes · 13
DJahana Hayes13 endorsers
Most notable · Stephen Harding · minority leader of the Connecticut State House of Representatives (2024-present) from the 30th district (2023-present)
Organizations10
Organizations · 10
- Elect Democratic Women
- Emily's List
- Giffords
- J Street PAC
- Jewish Democratic Council of America
- Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs
- League of Conservation Voters
- National Education Association
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund
- Reproductive Freedom for All
Other3
Other · 3
- Stephen Harding · minority leader of the Connecticut State House of Representatives (2024-present) from the 30th district (2023-present)
- Eli Crane · AZ-02 (2023-present)
- Rob Simmons · former CT-02 (2001-2007)
DLuke Bronin0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
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DRuth Fortune0 endorsers
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DJillian Gilchrest0 endorsers
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DJohn B. Larson0 endorsers
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DJack Perry0 endorsers
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DJoe Courtney0 endorsers
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DKyle Gauck0 endorsers
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DRosa DeLauro0 endorsers
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DDamjan DeNoble0 endorsers
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DAndrew Rice0 endorsers
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DJim Himes0 endorsers
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Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing 2025-09-10Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 0deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested2 platformsupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2025-09-10
Endorsements17 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage< 5 articlesGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks