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Democratic governor of Connecticut since 2019, a businessman and former Greenwich selectman, seeking a third term in the November 2026 election.
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Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont leads GOP challenger Ryan Fazio by double-digit points: Poll
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) has a double-digit lead over his Republican opponent Ryan Fazio in the race for the Constitution State’s top job, according to a new poll.
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Quinnipiac poll finds Lamont leading Fazio in Connecticut governor race
Ned Lamont leads in Connecticut governor race. A Quinnipiac University poll (Oct. 8–12) shows Lamont 58% to Republican challenger Ryan Fazio 38% among likely voters, with 3% undecided.
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On CT bear hunt, Lamont and Fazio find common ground
In Connecticut’s governor race, both candidates, incumbent Democrat Ned Lamont and Republican Sen. Ryan Fazio, support allowing a regulated black bear hunting season.
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Governor Ned Lamont leads challenger Ryan Fazio by 13-points in new poll
In Connecticut, incumbent Governor Ned Lamont leads Republican challenger Ryan Fazio by 13 points in a new Emerson College/Nexstar poll. Lamont is at 51%, Fazio 38%, with 11% undecided.
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Connecticut 2026 Poll: Ned Lamont Holds 13-Point Lead Over Ryan Fazio - Emerson Polling
Emerson College Polling/Nexstar surveys Connecticut’s 2026 governor race, showing incumbent Ned Lamont leading Republican Ryan Fazio 51% to 38%, with 11% undecided. The 13-point margin mirrors Lamont’s 2022 re-election.
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Lamont's lead over Fazio reaches 20 points in Quinnipiac poll
Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont and GOP gubernatorial challenger Ryan Fazio. Credit: Molly Ingram / WSHU
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Lamont widens lead over Fazio to 20 points in new Connecticut governor poll
HARTFORD - With less than three weeks before Election Day, Gov. Ned Lamont has increased his lead over Republican challenger Ryan Fazio to 20 points, 58%-to-38%, according to the latest Quinnipiac University Poll of…
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Lamont leads Fazio by 20 points in new Connecticut governor poll
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10/14/26 - CT Governor's Race: Lamont 58%, Fazio 38% In The Final Stretch, Quinnipiac University Connecticut Poll Finds; Fazio Still Unknown To 3 In 10 Likely Voters
Less than three weeks until Election Day, 58 percent of likely voters back incumbent Democrat Ned Lamont, who's seeking a third term as governor, and 38 percent back Republican challenger Ryan Fazio, with 3 percent not…
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- Born
- January 3, 1954
- Birthplace
- Washington, D.C.
- Education
- East Woods School
Phillips Exeter Academy (graduated 1972)
Harvard College (Bachelor of Arts in sociology, 1976)
Yale School of Management (Master of Business Administration, 1980)
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Background
Born in Washington, D.C., on January 3, 1954, Lamont is the son of Camille Helene Buzby and the economist Edward Miner Lamont. At age seven he moved with his family to Laurel Hollow, Long Island.
He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1972, was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in sociology by Harvard College in 1976, and completed a Master of Business Administration at the Yale School of Management in 1980.
In 1984 he founded Campus Televideo, which supplies cable and satellite service to college campuses; he later became chairman of Lamont Digital Systems.
Career
Lamont won election as a Greenwich selectman in 1987 and held the post until 1989. In 2006 he challenged Senator Joe Lieberman for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate and took the primary with 52%, then lost the general election to Lieberman, who ran as an independent. In the 2010 race for governor he lost the Democratic primary to Dannel Malloy on August 10 with 43%.
With Malloy leaving after two terms, Lamont entered the 2018 governor's race on January 17, 2018, choosing former Connecticut Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz for lieutenant governor, won the Democratic primary over Joe Ganim, and defeated Republican Bob Stefanowski and independent Oz Griebel on November 6.
He took office as the 89th governor on January 9, 2019. His administration legalized recreational cannabis in 2021, raised the state minimum wage on a path to $15 an hour, and created a paid family and medical leave program. In 2022 he defeated Stefanowski again by a wider margin.
2026 race
Lamont announced in November 2025 that he would seek a third term in the election of November 3, 2026. At the Democratic State Convention in Hartford on May 16, 2026, he won the party endorsement over state representative Josh Elliott, 1,468 votes (74.6%) to 501 (25.4%).
Elliott qualified for the primary ballot with more than 15% of delegates, making Lamont the first incumbent Connecticut governor since Ella Grasso in 1978 to be challenged in a primary, and Lamont won the primary held on August 11, 2026.