2014 Connecticut Secretary of the State election

The 2014 Connecticut Secretary of the State election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the next Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Incumbent Democrat Denise Merrill won re-election to a second term.

2014 Connecticut Secretary of State election

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Nominee Denise Merrill Peter Lumaj Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Independent Party Popular vote 533,543 489,515 Percentage 51.0% 46.8%

County results Municipality results Congressional district results Merrill:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Lumaj:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election Denise Merrill Democratic Elected Secretary of State Denise Merrill Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Denise Merrill, incumbent secretary of the state (2011–2022)^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Peter Lumaj, attorney and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012

Third-party candidates and independent candidates

Working Families

The Working Families Party endorsed Merrill, giving her access to a second ballot line. Official designee

• Denise Merrill, incumbent secretary of state (2011–2022)

Independent Party of Connecticut

The Independent Party of Connecticut endorsed Lumaj, giving him access to a second ballot line. Official designee

• Peter Lumaj, attorney and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012

Green Party

Nominee

• S. Michael DeRosa, nominee for secretary of the state in 2006 and 2010, U.S House of Representatives from CT-01 in 2012, and perennial candidate for state senator from the 1st district^[2]

General election

Results

2014 Connecticut Secretary of the State election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Denise Merrill	503,579	48.09%	−2.48%
	Working Families	Denise Merrill	29,964	2.86%	+0.56%
	Total	Denise Merrill (incumbent)	533,543	50.95%	-1.92%
	Republican	Peter Lumaj	462,039	44.13%	+0.32%
	Independent Party	Peter Lumaj	27,476	2.62%	+1.30%
	Total	Peter Lumaj	489,515	46.75%	+2.94%
	Green	S. Michael DeRosa	24,038	2.30%	+1.07%
Total votes			1,367,668	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By congressional district

Merrill won three of five congressional districts, with the remaining two going to Lumaj, both of which elected Democrats.^[4]

District	Merrill	Lumaj	Representative
1st	55%	43%	John B. Larson
2nd	48.8%	48.6%	Joe Courtney
3rd	56%	42%	Rosa DeLauro
4th	48.6%	49.4%	Jim Himes
5th	46%	51%	Elizabeth Esty