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2014 Connecticut Secretary of the State election
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2014 Connecticut Secretary of State election presidential no November 4, 2014 Connecticut 2010 Connecticut Secretary of the State election 2010 2018 Connecticut Secretary of the State election 2018 File:Denise Merrill 2014.jpg 150x150px Connecticut Democratic Party Connecticut Working Families Party Denise Merrill 533,543 51.0% File:3x4.svg Connecticut Republican Party Independent Party of Connecticut Peter Lumaj 489,515 46.8% 220px| County results 220px Municipality results 220px| Congressional district results 1 Merrill: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Lumaj: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Secretary of State Denise Merrill Connecticut Democratic Party Denise Merrill Connecticut Democratic Party
The 2014 Connecticut Secretary of the State election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the next Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Incumbent Democrat Denise Merrill won re-election to a second term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Denise Merrill, incumbent secretary of the state (2011–2022)Chaman Mark https://www.nancyonnorwalk.com/merrill-becomes-first-to-qualify/ Merrill becomes first to qualify Nancy On Norwalk June 6, 2014 February 17, 2024
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Peter Lumaj, attorney and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012
Third-party candidates and independent candidates
Working Families
The Working Families Party endorsed Merrill, giving her access to a second ballot line.
Official designee
Denise Merrill, incumbent secretary of state (2011–2022)
Independent Party of Connecticut
The Independent Party of Connecticut endorsed Lumaj, giving him access to a second ballot line.
Official designee
Peter Lumaj, attorney and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012
Green Party
Nominee
S. Michael DeRosa, nominee for secretary of the state in 2006 and 2010, U.S House of Representatives from CT-01 in 2012, and perennial candidate for state senator from the 1st districtCandidate: S. Michael DeRosa - Election Results https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/candidates/view/9448 electionhistory.ct.gov February 17, 2024
General election
Results
2014 Connecticut Secretary of the State election2014 General Election - Secretary of State https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/contests/view/5936 Connecticut Secretary of State Connecticut Democratic Party Denise Merrill 503,579 48.09% -2.48%
Connecticut Working Families Party Denise Merrill 29,964 2.86% +0.56%
Total Denise Merrill (incumbent) 533,543 50.95% -1.92%
Connecticut Republican Party Peter Lumaj 462,039 44.13% +0.32%
Independent Party of Connecticut Peter Lumaj 27,476 2.62% +1.30%
Total Peter Lumaj 489,515 46.75% +2.94%
Green Party (Connecticut) S. Michael DeRosa 24,038 2.30% +1.07%
1,367,668 100.0%
Connecticut Democratic Party
By congressional district
Merrill won three of five congressional districts, with the remaining two going to Lumaj, both of which elected Democrats.https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/2014sovpdf.pdf?rev=239bfc456f774ae8b8f589d8f9d95335&hash=594B6B74A22E2B8C02FD88B46FD36209 Statement of Vote Secretary of the State of Connecticut May 15, 2025 live https://web.archive.org/web/20250323105538/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/2014sovpdf.pdf?rev=239bfc456f774ae8b8f589d8f9d95335&hash=594B6B74A22E2B8C02FD88B46FD36209 2025-03-23
District Merrill Lumaj RepresentativeConnecticut 1 1st 55% 43%John B. LarsonConnecticut 2 2nd 48.8% 48.6%Joe CourtneyConnecticut 3 3rd 56% 42%Rosa DeLauroConnecticut 4 4th 48.6% 49.4%Jim HimesConnecticut 5 5th 46% 51%Elizabeth Esty
References
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