2018 Connecticut State Treasurer election

The 2018 Connecticut State Treasurer election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next Connecticut State Treasurer. Five-term incumbent Democratic Party Treasurer Denise Nappier did not seek re-election. Democratic nominee Shawn Wooden defeated Republican nominee Thad Gray with 55.1% of the vote.

2018 Connecticut State Treasurer election

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Nominee Shawn Wooden Thad Gray Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Independent Party Popular vote 748,091 592,811 Percentage 55.1% 43.7%

County results Municipality results Congressional district results Wooden:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Gray:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%

State Treasurer before election Denise Nappier Democratic Elected State Treasurer Shawn Wooden Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Shawn Wooden, attorney and former member of the Hartford City Council^[1]

Eliminated in primary

• Dita Bhargava, COO of Catalan Investments^[2]

Declined

• Denise Nappier, incumbent state treasurer^[3]

Endorsements

Shawn Wooden

Mayors

• Toni Harp, mayor of New Haven^[4]

Results

Democratic primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shawn Wooden	116,167	56.82%
	Democratic	Dita Bhargava	88,298	43.18%
Total votes			204,465	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Thad Gray, former CIO of Abbot Capital Management^[1]

Eliminated in primary

• Art Linares, state senator

Endorsements

Thad Gray

Individuals

• Leora Levy, Republican National Committeewoman^[6]

Art Linares

Governors

• Chris Christie, former governor of New Jersey (2010–2018) and candidate for President of the United States in 2016^[7]

Results

Republican primary results^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thad Gray	74,042	56.04%
	Republican	Art Linares	58,087	43.96%
Total votes			132,129	100.0%

General election

Results

2018 Connecticut Secretary of the State election^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Shawn Wooden	717,002	52.78%	−1.49%
	Working Families	Shawn Wooden	31,089	2.29%	N/A
	Total	Shawn Wooden	748,091	55.06%	+0.79%
	Republican	Thad Gray	569,737	41.94%	−1.51%
	Independent Party	Thad Gray	23,069	1.70%	+0.29%
	Total	Thad Gray	592,811	43.63%	+0.18%
	Libertarian	Jesse Brohinsky	15,514	1.14%	N/A
	Write-in	W. Michael Downes	2,196	0.16%	N/A
Total votes			1,358,612	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By congressional district

Wooden won all five congressional districts.^[10]

District	Wooden	Gray	Representative
1st	59%	39%	John B. Larson
2nd	52%	47%	Joe Courtney
3rd	58%	41%	Rosa DeLauro
4th	56%	43%	Jim Himes
5th	51%	48%	Elizabeth Esty (115th Congress)
			Jahana Hayes (116th Congress)