Primary

A primary is held when two or more candidates from the same party are vying for a single nomination.

To qualify for a primary, a candidate who is not endorsed by his or her party's convention must collect a certain number of signatures (depending on the office sought) or win at least 15% of the convention delegates.

This year, the primary will be held on August 8th.

Races with primaries include:

Governor (D)

Lt. Governor (D)

U.S. Senate (D)

1st Congressional District (R)

State Senate

Senate District 2 (D-possible) - Bloomfield (part), Hartford (part), Windsor (part)

State House of Representatives:

House District 3 (D) - Hartford (part)

House District 4 (D) - Hartford (part)

House District 53 (D) - Ashford, Tolland, Willington

House District 72 (D) - Waterbury (part)

House District 73 (D) - Waterbury (part)

House District 79 (D) - Bristol (part)

House District 89 (R) - Bethany, Cheshire (part), Prospect

House District 93 (D) - New Haven (part)

House District 127 (D) - Bridgeport (part)

House District 140 (D) - Norwalk (part)