On the Ballot

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Candidates

Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Ned Lamont and Susan Bysiewicz (D, W)*
Ryan Fazio and Matt Corey (R, I)

Representative in Congress
Jim Himes (D)*
Michael Ted Goldstein (R)
Benjamin Wesley (I)

State Senator (26^th District)
Samantha Nestor (D)
Alma Sarelli (R, I)

State Representative (135^th District)
Anne M. Hughes (D, W)*
Darrell Harris (R, I)

Secretary of the State
Stephanie Thomas (D, I, W)*
Peter Lumaj (R)

Treasurer
Erick Russell (D, W)*
Fred Wilms (R, I)

Comptroller
Sean Scanlon (D, I, W)*
Jennifer S. Tooker (R)

Attorney General
William Tong (D, W)*
John Bolton (R)

Judge of Probate
Lisa Wexler (D)*

Registrar of Voters
Deirdre Doran (D)*
Tammy Herzog Roberts (R)*

Legend: D = Democratic. R = Republican. I = Independent Party. W = Working Families Party. * = Incumbent.

In all cases, fill in only one blank. Both Registrars of Voters will be elected. Judge Wexler is running unopposed.

Ballot questions

Yes or no votes:

1. Shall the Charter be revised to change the limitation on majority party representation on Boards and Commissions from a bare majority to the maximum number permitted under State law (CGS 9-167a) (Art. 1,1.8)?

2. Shall the Charter be amended to eliminate the ability of the Annual Town Budget Meeting to reduce or eliminate any item in the budget prior to the budget going directly to referendum for approval or disapproval by the voters (Art. 9, 9.5)?

3. Shall the remaining proposed Charter amendments contained in the Final Report of the Charter Revision Commission, dated July 13, 2026 as approved by the Board of Selectmen on July 23, 2026, be approved?

The official explanatory text for the Charter questions can be viewed and downloaded here.

Below, a sample ballot, reformatted by us to (hopefully) make it easier to read.