Middletown 2024 Election Results: Victors Emerging In Key Races

MIDDLETOWN, CT — Shortly after the polls closed Tuesday night, Vice President Kamala Harris was announced as the winner of Connecticut's seven electoral college votes, defeating former President Donald J. Trump and three other candidates, according to the Associated Press.

Also, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, D-CT, won re-election and a third term in Congress, according to projections. He defeated GOP challenger Matthew M. Corey and two other candidates.

Continue to check back throughout the night for live updates of winners in key races.

At the top of the ballot, residents were asked to vote on a referendum question that reads:

• "Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to permit the General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot?"

Two local questions also appeared on the ballot:

• "Shall the $10,000,000 appropriation and bond authorization for the planning, design, construction, and equipping of a new Public Safety 911 Center be approved?
• "Shall the $48,900,000 appropriation and bond authorization for the renovation and extension of the Macdonough Elementary School be approved?"

Here are the key races:

U.S. House

Voting Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7; House 1st

• Democratic: John B. Larson
• Republican: Jim Griffin
• Working Families: Mary L. Sanders

Voting Districts 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; 3rd House

• Democratic: Rosa DeLauro
• Republican: Michael Massey

State Representative

Voting Districts 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12; 100th House

• Democratic: Kai Juanna Belton
• Republican: Nigel Macon-Wilson

Voting Districts 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 33rd House

• Democratic: Brandon Chafee
• Republican: No candidate
• We The People Party: Robert Kyle Hoggard
• Petitioning Candidate: Christine Leigh Rebstock

State Senate

Voting Districts 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12; 9th Senate

• Democratic: Matthew Lesser
• Republican: No candidate

Voting Districts 4, 6, 9, 11; 13th Senate

• Democrat: Jan Hochadel
• Republican: Elain Cariati
• Independent Party: Gwen Samuel

In other election news, there was an election within an election Tuesday night, specifically in the probate district of Middletown, Cromwell, Middlefield and Durham.

Siting in the last row on the ballot was Democrat Phrances Leverton Szewczyk, a local attorney specializing in family law. She was running unopposed in a special election to replace Judge Joseph D. Marino following his retirement on May 3, 2025.