Democrats win big in Connecticut in 2020
The majority of voters in the state voted blue for Biden, Congress and the General Assembly.
The blue wall held in Connecticut. Former Vice President Joe Biden won all of Connecticut’s electoral college votes on Tuesday. All five Democratic incumbents in Connecticut’s congressional delegation were reelected. And in Mansfield, Democrats gained reelection in local contests.
Democrats did well in the Connecticut General Assembly, too, and picked up seats in the state House from places like Farmington Valley and Fairfield, the shoreline and Waterbury. They lost some seats in Eastern Connecticut.
In the state Senate, Democrats held on to their 22 seats and won two more from Republicans.
Congressional Democratic incumbents John Larson, Joe Courtney, Rosa L. DeLauro, Jim Himes and Jahana Hayes gained reelection. Hayes and DeLauro both narrowly won by 10% and 14% respectively.
In Mansfield, Democrat Mae Flexer won the 29th senatorial district. Gregg Haddad, a Democrat who ran unopposed, won the 54th house district, and Democrat Brian Smith won the 48th house district.
The Connecticut Secretary of the State’s office reported about a 77% voter turnout rate. Despite heavy and steady voter turnout, there were few if any reports of trouble at Connecticut polling places on Election Day.
Biden received 1,027,956 votes or 58.33% of Connecticut’s vote. Republican incumbent President Donald Trump received 704,381 votes from Connecticut. Biden won all seven of Connecticut’s electoral college votes.
[Photo by Ashley Anglisano]