2022 Connecticut State Comptroller election

See also: 2022 Connecticut elections

The 2022 Connecticut State Comptroller election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next Connecticut State Comptroller. Incumbent Democrat Natalie Braswell was appointed to the position by Governor Ned Lamont after the resignation of Kevin Lembo. She did not seek a full term.^[1]

2022 Connecticut State Comptroller election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Sean Scanlon Mary Fay Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Independent Popular vote 681,856 554,678 Percentage 55.1% 44.9%

County results Municipality results Congressional district results Scanlon:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Fay:      50–60%      60–70%

Comptroller before election Natalie Braswell Democratic Elected Comptroller Sean Scanlon Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Sean Scanlon, state representative (2015–present)^[2][3]

Declined

• Natalie Braswell, incumbent comptroller^[4]

Endorsements

Sean Scanlon

Organizations

• Connecticut Working Families Party^[5]
• Democratic Party of Connecticut^[6]

Labor unions

• Connecticut AFL–CIO^[7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mary Fay, member of the West Hartford town council^[8]

Endorsements

Mary Fay

Organizations

• Connecticut Republican Party^[9]

General election

Results

2022 Connecticut State Comptroller election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sean Scanlon	645,450	52.20%	−0.76%
	Working Families	Sean Scanlon	18,513	1.50%	−0.62%
	Independent Party	Sean Scanlon	17,893	1.44%	−0.21%
	Total	Sean Scanlon	681,856	55.14%	+0.06%
	Republican	Mary Fay	554,678	44.86%	+1.68%
Total votes			1,236,534	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By congressional district

Scanlon won four of five congressional districts with Fay winning the remaining one, which elected a Democrat.^[11]

District	Scanlon	Fay	Representative
1st	60%	40%	John B. Larson
2nd	53%	47%	Joe Courtney
3rd	57%	43%	Rosa DeLauro
4th	57%	43%	Jim Himes
5th	49.5%	50.5%	Jahana Hayes