Lamont, Fazio face off in Connecticut governor’s race on Election Day
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Connecticut’s next governor is in the hands of voters.
Incumbent Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, is up against Republican challenger and state Sen. Ryan Fazio.
Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. on Tuesday.
Affordability was the chief issue among voters, who in recent Sacred Heart University/WFSB/CT Insider polls gave the edge to Lamont. The poll put Lamont ahead of Fazio 53.4 percent to 31.1 percent among registered voters.
Watch WFSB’s debate between the candidates here.
Lamont’s camp
The governor plans to set up shop on Election Day at Dunkin’ Stadium in Hartford.
Lamont has said he is happy with what he is seeing in his campaign and the recent polls, but won’t be confident until Wednesday morning.
Fazio’s camp
Fazio will be down in Greenwich on Tuesday.
He said he still said he thinks he is going to shock the state.
Prediction markets
Prediction markets showed that Fazio is an underdog to Lamont.
On Kalshi and Polymarket, Fazio has almost no shot of winning.
WFSB will have live coverage of the race all day. Refresh this page and watch WFSB+ for updates.
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