CONNECTICUT, USA — Election Day 2024 has officially arrived. Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 5, to cast their ballots in the latest race for President of the United States.
In addition to the top job in the country, Connecticut voters will fill seats for all five U.S. Representatives, one of the two U.S. Senate seats, plus seats in the state's General Assembly. Voters will also decide on a ballot measure to extend no-excuse absentee voting to future elections.
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2:30 A.M.
Rep. Jahana Hayes wins the race for the state's 5th U.S. Congressional District.
1:34 A.M.
Rep. Rosa DeLaura wins the race for the state's 3rd U.S. Congressional District.
1:04 A.M.
Rep. Jim Himes has won the race for the 4th Congressional District.
12:22 A.M.
Rep. John Larson will remain in his U.S. House of Representatives seat for another term.
12:05 A.M.
Joe Courtney will officially keep his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
11:38 P.M.
Rep. Joe Courtney says his opponent Mike France has conceded. The Associated Press has not called the race yet.
11:29 P.M.
Sen. Chris Murphy thanked supporters for a "resounding victory" in a post on X.
8:07 P.M.
Sen. Chris Murphy will remain in his seat for another term, according to the Associated Press.
8:00 P.M.
Vice President Kamala Harris won Connecticut on Tuesday, extending the state's long trend of supporting Democratic presidential candidates and adding seven electoral votes to her tally. This year marked the ninth consecutive presidential election in which Connecticut voters favored the Democratic candidate. The last Republican presidential candidate to win the state was George H.W. Bush in 1988. Former President Donald Trump has now lost Connecticut three times, first to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, then to Joe Biden and now to Harris. The Associated Press declared Harris the winner at 8:00 p.m. EST. - Associated Press
6:40 P.M.
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes issued a statement regarding interference efforts by Russia and other countries, "I would urge all Americans to be cautious about what they may read or see on social media with the knowledge that foreign adversaries are intentionally amplifying lies in order to damage the United States.
5:30 P.M.
A man in East Lyme was arrested for Disorderly Conduct after harassing town election officials and others at a polling location. The GOP registrar says that although he was a registered voter, he refused to show I.D. or sign an affidavit to vote without it. Police say he then went to the Community Center to complain where he argued with town officials. They called police.
This was an isolated incident.
11 A.M.
Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas held a press conference five hours into Election Day. She told the media that about 37% of eligible voters have cast their ballot so far.
There have been some issues with the state's tabulators failing in some precincts. Those have been replaced.
Thomas also addressed the issue in North Stonington, where 1,100 voters were at risk of not having their ballots counted due to having no signatures on the outside of their early voting envelope. The envelopes were in place for this election's early voting due to the aging tabulators, and they did not want to risk damaging any, so they could not be used for election day. Thomas said that as of Sunday, 900 of the 1,100 ballots were fixed, but it means another 200 have not been.
Thomas said that early votes couldn't be opened and counted until today at 6 a.m. and estimates that many towns and cities have begun counting them since this morning.
6 A.M.
Polls open across Connecticut for those who did not do early voting or voted by absentee ballot.
The polls will be open until 8 p.m. If you are in line before the polls close but haven't voted yet, you are still allowed to vote. You won't be able to join the line after 8 p.m.
For more on what you need to know before heading to the ballot box, click here.
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