Special Election Announced In West Haven

WEST HAVEN, CT — A special election has been ordered to complete the term of retiring West Haven Probate Judge Mark DeGennaro, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Tuesday.

The special election will be held on the same date as the next general election, which is Nov. 4, 2025. DeGennaro is one of three Connecticut probate judges who are slated to retire over the course of the next year.

Lamont said he specifically chose to hold these special elections on the same date as the next general election because doing so will enable each impacted municipality to avoid any added costs of holding separate elections for this purpose, according to a news release.

DeGennaro’s expected retirement date is Jan. 30, 2026.

In addition to the Special Election for the West Haven Probate Court, the other two are the Madison-Guilford Probate Court and the Farmington Regional Probate Court, both of which have judges who are planning to retire in 2026.

Probate judges in Connecticut serve four-year terms, and the current terms of each of the three retiring judges expire on Jan. 5, 2027.

The winners of these special elections will begin serving from the date of the current office holder’s retirement through the end of their current term.