State

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The governor is Connecticut's chief executive: proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes laws and appoints judges; the lieutenant governor runs on the same ticket.

Candidates Compare by issue

Ryan Fazio

Republican/Independent Party

Running mate: Matt Corey

State senator (36th District) · Greenwich

The gist

Proposes cutting state income-tax rates by $2.5 billion yearly
Proposes cutting electricity bills 20% by ending mandates
Proposes capping property taxes
Supports local control of zoning in housing plan
Pledges to end the data center tax break
Proposes changing 2020 police law and parole rules

More about Ryan

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Proposes cutting state income-tax rates by $2.5 billion yearly
Issues
Campaign website · Fazio for Connecticut Inc. · ryanfazio.com
“Ryan Fazio's plan would reduce state income-tax rates, providing more than $2.5 billion in annual tax relief when fully implemented.”
Proposes cutting electricity bills 20% by ending mandates
Issues
Campaign website · Fazio for Connecticut Inc. · ryanfazio.com
“cut electricity bills by 20% — by ending hidden taxes, expanding reliable supply, and removing the mandates driving up costs.”
Proposes capping property taxes
Issues
Campaign website · Fazio for Connecticut Inc. · ryanfazio.com
“Ryan's plan would lower income taxes for every Connecticut family by $1,500 and implement property tax caps.”
Supports local control of zoning in housing plan
Issues
Campaign website · Fazio for Connecticut Inc. · ryanfazio.com
“reduces the cost of housing, allows Connecticut to grow its housing supply, and protects local control of zoning and decision-making”
Pledges to end the data center tax break
Issues
Campaign website · Fazio for Connecticut Inc. · ryanfazio.com
“As Governor, Ryan will end this ridiculous scheme for good.”
Proposes changing 2020 police law and parole rules
Issues
Campaign website · Fazio for Connecticut Inc. · ryanfazio.com
“Ryan's plan reforms the 2020 anti-police legislation, closes parole loopholes for violent offenders, and reinstates proactive policing”

Ned Lamont

Democratic/Working FamiliesIncumbent

Running mate: Susan Bysiewicz

Governor of Connecticut

The gist

Proposes making affordability a standard in setting utility profits
Proposes large employers pay toward workers' HUSKY coverage costs
Pledges universal pre-K and expanded affordable childcare
Supports increasing state support for special education
Supports expanding housing supply near transit and job centers
Supports a zero-carbon electric grid by 2040
Signed the largest income tax cut in state historyIn office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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Proposes making affordability a standard in setting utility profits
Governor Ned Lamont's Priorities
Campaign website · Ned for CT · nedlamont.com
“Require affordability to be considered when determining utility profits, ensuring ratepayers are not asked to shoulder unreasonable costs.”
Proposes large employers pay toward workers' HUSKY coverage costs
Governor Ned Lamont's Priorities
Campaign website · Ned for CT · nedlamont.com
“Require large corporations with employees enrolled in HUSKY (Medicaid) to contribute up to $1,000 per employee”
Pledges universal pre-K and expanded affordable childcare
Governor Ned Lamont's Priorities
Campaign website · Ned for CT · nedlamont.com
“Implementing universal pre-K and expanding affordable childcare”
Supports increasing state support for special education
Governor Ned Lamont's Priorities
Campaign website · Ned for CT · nedlamont.com
“Increasing state support for special education”
Supports expanding housing supply near transit and job centers
Governor Ned Lamont's Priorities
Campaign website · Ned for CT · nedlamont.com
“Expanding housing supply near transit and job centers”
Supports a zero-carbon electric grid by 2040
Governor Ned Lamont's Priorities
Campaign website · Ned for CT · nedlamont.com
“Achieve a 100% zero-carbon grid by 2040 and net-zero emissions by 2050 targets.”
Signed the largest income tax cut in state history
Office of Governor Ned Lamont
Government record · State of Connecticut, Office of the Governor · portal.ct.gov
“Governor Lamont has signed into law the largest income tax cut in Connecticut history”

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 7 issues covered in this race.