Governor
Statewide: Ned Lamont wins. Called.
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2026 election results. Ned Lamont (D) has 57% of the vote for governor in Middlesex County, with about 89% of the expected vote counted. Middlesex County is split between 3 U.S. House districts. Below are also 8 local contests from the state's own results.
Statewide: Ned Lamont wins. Called.
Only part of Middlesex County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Luke Bronin wins. Called.
Only part of Middlesex County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Joe Courtney wins. Called.
Only part of Middlesex County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Rosa DeLauro wins. Called.
The leader in Middlesex County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 6, 2:36 PM.
Local measures and judges on Middlesex County's ballots, from Connecticut's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures. A candidate on more than one party's line is shown once, with the votes from all of their lines added together.
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1,568 | 58.6% |
| No | 1,109 | 41.4% |
Yes ahead with 58.6% in Middlesex County. Clinton's page.
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1,716 | 53.2% |
| No | 1,511 | 46.8% |
Yes ahead with 53.2% in Middlesex County. Durham's page.
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| No | 2,464 | 76.6% |
| Yes | 752 | 23.4% |
No ahead with 76.6% in Middlesex County. Durham's page.
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| No | 1,861 | 62.2% |
| Yes | 1,131 | 37.8% |
No ahead with 62.2% in Middlesex County. Durham's page.
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 13,856 | 75.5% |
| No | 4,494 | 24.5% |
Yes ahead with 75.5% in Middlesex County. Middletown's page.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Alan Balaban D | 9,742 | 100.0% |
Mark Alan Balaban is unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Mark Alan Balaban 11,735 (100.0%).
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Phrances Leverton Szewczyk D | 19,614 | 100.0% |
Phrances Leverton Szewczyk is unopposed.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jeannine M. Lewis D | 20,494 | 97.6% |
| Jason LaMark, write-in | 512 | 2.4% |
Jeannine M. Lewis ahead in Middlesex County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Jeannine M. Lewis 21,508 (97.7%), Jason LaMark, write-in 513 (2.3%).
Connecticut's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 4:42 PM. Unofficial until certified.
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT Governor | D +14.6 | D +13.1 | Not yet |
| CT-01 part of the county | D +34.8 | — | — |
| CT-02 part of the county | D +21.2 | — | — |
| CT-03 part of the county | D +21.3 | — | — |
Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 55.6% | Donald Trump | 42.7% | D +12.8 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 51.2% | Donald Trump | 43.9% | D +7.3 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 57.3% | Mitt Romney | 41.4% | D +15.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 60.8% | John McCain | 37.8% | D +23.0 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 56.3% | George W. Bush | 42.0% | D +14.3 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 55.9% | George W. Bush | 37.8% | D +18.1 |
Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +5.3.
| Town | Governor votes | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Middletown | 16,373 | D +31.1 |
| Cromwell | 6,623 | D +13.0 |
| Clinton | 6,366 | D +10.3 |
| East Hampton | 6,260 | D +3.8 |
| Old Saybrook | 5,794 | D +17.9 |
| East Haddam | 4,608 | D +3.3 |
| Portland | 4,551 | D +11.3 |
| Haddam | 4,428 | R +1.0 |
| Essex | 3,734 | D +30.3 |
| Durham | 3,531 | R +3.5 |
| Killingworth | 3,449 | D +7.9 |
| Westbrook | 3,414 | D +4.1 |
| Deep River | 2,340 | D +22.5 |
| Middlefield | 2,219 | R +1.9 |
| Chester | 2,083 | D +32.7 |
Connecticut reports its votes by town. They're added up here into the county.
Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county and town. They're unofficial until Connecticut certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Connecticut's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.