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Lamont Vs. Fazio: What To Know About Connecticut's 2026 Governor Race
Lamont has highlighted his record on programs including Connecticut Paid Leave, Covered Connecticut and a statewide cap on municipal vehicle tax rates.
Updated Oct 16, 2026, 2:34 PM ET
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Ryan Fazio
Member of the Connecticut State Senate from the 36th district (since 2021)
Ryan Fazio, a Republican state senator from Greenwich since 2021, is his party's 2026 nominee for governor of Connecticut against Democratic incumbent Ned Lamont.
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Big lead for incumbent CT governor over Republican challenger in poll
Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat seeking a third term as Connecticut's governor, had a commanding lead of 58% to 38% over Republican Ryan Fazio in a Quinnipiac
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Connecticut governor holds double-digit lead in reelection bid: 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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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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Exclusive poll: Lamont leads Fazio by 13 points in CT governor’s race
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH): Gov. Ned Lamont holds a 13-point lead over state Sen. Ryan Fazio in Connecticut’s race for governor, according to an exclusive Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media poll.
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Facing a 20-point deficit in the race for governor with less than a week before Early Voting begins, Republican Ryan Fazio rolled out a plan on Wednesday to get workers into the 86,000 open positions in Connecticut.
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Poll: Lamont holds 20-point lead over Fazio for CT governor - Westfair Communications
Republican State Sen. Ryan Fazio of who is the Republican candidate for Connecticut governor. Photo courtesy of Ryan Fazio for Governor
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Lamont leads Fazio by 20 points in new Connecticut governor poll
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Lamont widens lead over Fazio to 20 points in new Connecticut governor poll
Gov. Ned Lamont leads Republican challenger Ryan Fazio 58%-38% in a new Quinnipiac University poll of Connecticut likely voters.
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- Born
- March 27, 1990
- Birthplace
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Education
- Greenwich High School
Northwestern University (Bachelor of Arts, economics)
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Background
Ryan Michael Fazio was born on March 27, 1990, in Norwalk, Connecticut, to Michael and Madeline Fazio; his father was a longtime partner at Arthur Andersen and a managing director of Houlihan Lokey.
Raised in Greenwich, he finished Greenwich High School in 2008 and completed an economics B.A. at Northwestern University in 2012. He spent most of his business career in commodities, concentrating on renewable fuels and agriculture, and later became a financial advisor.
He lives in the Riverside section of Greenwich.
Career
Fazio first won a seat on Greenwich's representative town meeting.
He had run as the Republican candidate for the 36th district of the Connecticut State Senate in 2020, and on August 17, 2021, he won a special election for that seat, which Democrat Alexandra Kasser had vacated two months earlier, defeating Democratic lawyer Alexis Gevanter; the result cost Democrats their supermajority in the chamber.
He won reelection over Democrat Trevor Crow in 2022 and, in 2024, over Nick Simmons, who had been Governor Ned Lamont's deputy chief of staff. The 36th district takes in Greenwich along with portions of Stamford and New Canaan.
As ranking senator on the Energy and Technology Committee, he co-authored SB7 in 2023, which required utilities to itemize state program charges on customer bills, and SB4 in 2025, which reduced those charges by over $100 million a year.
2026 race
Fazio entered the race for governor in 2025. Former New Britain mayor Erin Stewart suspended her campaign the day before the Republican State Convention and endorsed him.
At the convention, held May 16, 2026, at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Fazio won the party endorsement in the first round of balloting, taking about 92% of delegate votes; former New York lieutenant governor Betsy McCaughey took about 8%, short of the 15% needed to force a primary, and endorsed him.
His running mate is Matthew Corey, a small business owner and Navy veteran. In the November 3, 2026, general election he faces Democratic Governor Ned Lamont, who is seeking a third term and won his party's nomination in August 2026.