(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . CT 2024 primary elections: How to vote and who’s running [1] ['More Gabdebenedictis', 'Manager Of Audience Engagement', '.Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Coauthors.Is-Layout-Flow', 'Class', 'Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus', 'Display Inline', '.Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar', 'Where Img', 'Height Auto Max-Width', 'Vertical-Align Bottom .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Coauthors.Is-Layout-Flow .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar'] Date: 2024-08-05 Editor’s Note: This article is part of CT Mirror’s Spanish-language news coverage developed in partnership with Identidad Latina Multimedia. Lea este artículo en español. Connecticut is holding a primary election on Aug. 13 to decide which candidates will compete for a U.S. Senate seat, a U.S. House seat, and several General Assembly seats — but voters can cast their ballots in-person beginning Monday, now that the state has adopted early voting. The winners of next week’s primaries will advance to the general election on Nov. 5. Certain parts of the state have heavily Democratic or Republican electorates, meaning the winners of the primaries are all but guaranteed to be elected. Here’s what to know about the primary elections. Who is on the ballot? Republican voters will decide their nominee to challenge Sen. Chris Murphy’s U.S. Senate seat, with Beacon Falls First Selectman Gerry Smith facing off against businessman Matthew Corey of Manchester. Though Corey was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018, this year the party endorsed Smith at its state convention in May. Smith earned 68% of the vote, but Corey earned 29%, qualifying him for a runoff. Republicans in the Fourth Congressional District, which covers Fairfield County, will also cast their ballots to determine who will challenge Rep. Jim Himes. Former Tea Party leader Bob MacGuffie of Fairfield won the party’s endorsement in May, but Michael Goldstein, a medical doctor from Greenwich, won the right to a primary and is challenging him. A host of candidates are competing in primaries for seats in the state Senate and House — and to serve as probate judges — as well. [RELATED: A limited menu of Connecticut primaries on Aug. 13] Among the General Assembly races is a four-way competition to replace Sen. Marilyn Moore of Bridgeport, who announced earlier this year that she would not seek reelection after 10 years representing Bridgeport, Monroe and Trumbull. Bridgeport voters who live in the 124th House district will also choose between incumbent Andre Baker and party-endorsed Eneida Martinez, a sitting Bridgeport city councilwoman who has been accused of being involved in absentee ballot abuse. A full list of candidates for General Assembly seats can be found below. When and where can I vote? Early voting has begun, and will run through Aug. 11. On Monday, Wednesday, Friday and over the weekend, polls will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday have extended hours: polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. those days. On Election Day, polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Residents wishing to vote on Election Day can look up their polling place here. The Secretary of the State’s office has not released early voting locations for the primary election yet, but they will be listed here when available. I’m a first-time voter. What is the deadline to register to vote? Noon on the business day preceding a person’s desired voting day, whether it’s during the early voting period or on Election Day itself. For example, a person wishing to vote on Aug. 7 must register by noon on Aug. 6. Someone wishing to vote on Election Day must register by noon on Aug. 12. Connecticut does not allow same-day voter registration for primary elections; only general elections. I’m an unaffiliated voter. Can I vote in the primaries? No. Only registered Democrats and Republicans can vote in their own party’s primary elections. Unaffiliated voters who enroll in a political party by noon on Aug. 12 can vote in their party’s primary on Election Day. However, unaffiliated voters cannot vote early; they would have had to register with a political party by noon on Aug. 2 to do so. Residents can register to vote or update their party affiliation with their town’s registrar of voters or town clerk. Full list of races: U.S. Senate (Republican) Gerry Smith (party-endorsed candidate) Matthew Corey 4th Congressional District (Republican) Bob MacGuffie (party-endorsed candidate) Michael Goldstein 2nd Senate District (Democratic) Douglas McCrory (party-endorsed candidate) Shellye Davis Ayana Taylor 7th Senate District (Democratic) Cynthia Mangini (party-endorsed candidate) Nathan Wolliston 22nd Senate District (Democratic) Scott Burns William A. Finch Tyler Mack Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox 23rd Senate District (Democratic) Herron Gaston (party-endorsed candidate) Ernest E. Newton, II 29th Senate District (Republican) Chris Reddy (party-endorsed candidate) Susanne Witkowski 15th House District (Democratic) Jennifer A. Marshall-Nealy (party-endorsed candidate) Bobby Gibson 26th House District (Democratic) David DeFronzo (party-endorsed candidate) Aram Ayalon 58th House District (Democratic) John Santanella (party-endorsed candidate) David Alexander 69th House District (Republican) Jason Buchsbaum (party-endorsed candidate) Edwin N. Cady 88th House District (Democratic) Joshua Elliott (party-endorsed candidate) Dan Garrett 91st House District (Democratic) Jennifer Pope (party-endorsed candidate) Laurie Sweet 94th House District (Democratic) Steven B. Winter (party-endorsed candidate) Tarolyn Moore Abdul Osmanu 110th House District (Democratic) Bob Godfrey (party-endorsed candidate) Melissa B. Santana 124th House District (Democratic) Eneida Martinez (party-endorsed candidate) Andre Baker, Jr. 140th House District (Democratic) Carleton Giles Travis Simms 146th House District (Democratic) Eilish Collins Main (party-endorsed candidate) David Michel 148th House District (Democratic) [END] --- [1] Url: https://ctmirror.org/2024/08/05/ct-2024-primary-election-races/ Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/