Connecticut
Connecticut Republicans pick nominees in 2 key races
HARTFORD, Conn. – Matt Corey and Dr. Michael Goldstein won Republican nominations in Connecticut’s primary elections Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.
Matt Corey wins Republican primary for U.S. Senate
Corey, a Connecticut entrepreneur who has unsuccessfully run for Congress multiple times, won the Republican nomination to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy.
Corey, a supporter of former President Donald Trump, defeated Gerry Smith, the top elected official in the small town of Beacon Falls, in the Republican primary.
Corey thanked Connecticut Republicans in a post Tuesday night on the social platform X, adding: “I am deeply honored by the trust you have placed on me.”
He was the party’s nominee against Murphy before, losing by 20 points in 2018. But he recently told WTNH-TV that he believes this year is different.
“It’s the economy. If you look at what’s happening around the state, the affordability, the open borders, the crime,” Corey said previously. “There’s no peace around the world right now. We’re on the verge of World War III with this president.”
Connecticut voters have not elected a Republican to the Senate since the late Lowell P. Weicker in 1982.
Murphy has a huge fundraising advantage: As of June 30, he had $9.7 million in cash on hand for the general election, according to federal election records, compared with $32,000 for Corey as of July 24.
Corey served in the Navy from 1982 to 1987 and was deployed to Beruit in 1983. A small businessman, he owned a window cleaning business for high-rise buildings in the state for more than 30 years. He also owned a pub in Hartford and now owns and operates a pub at a golf course in East Hartford.
Corey, who has also run multiple times and lost in the Hartford area’s heavily Democratic 1st Congressional District, has accused Murphy of not doing enough for his constituents.
The primary came as candidates in the state’s most competitive congressional race were already set: a rematch between Rep. Jahana Hayes, a Democrat seeking a fourth term, and Republican George Logan, a former state senator.
Logan, who lost to Hayes in 2022 by about 2,000 votes from a quarter of a million cast, was nominated by party leaders and didn’t need to compete in a primary this year.
Dr. Michael Goldstein wins Republican nomination in 4th Congressional District
Also Tuesday, Goldstein, an ophthalmologist and lawyer, won the Republican nomination in Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District.
Goldstein, who is from Greenwich and lost a primary in the same district two years ago, defeated Bob MacGuffie, a leader in the state’s tea party movement.
Goldstein will now challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, who is seeking his ninth term, in November.
Goldstein says he will use his background as a physician to help reduce medical costs. He has also pledged to better secure the border, restore energy independence, improve the economy, protect parental rights and fight antisemitism.
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CT primary election results 2024
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In the U.S. Senate primary, Gerry Smith, the top elected official in the town of Beacon Falls, faces Matt Corey, a restaurant operator from Glastonbury. Both say they believe longtime Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy can be beaten but acknowledge that it will be a challenge.
U.S. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (left) and U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (right)
In the Republican primary to pick a challenger to Rep Jim Himes in the 4th Congressional District, Bob MacGuffie, a financial executive who was a leader in the state’s tea party movement, is running against Dr. Michael Goldstein, who lost in a primary in the same district two years ago.
The state’s marquee congressional race, however, is already set: Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes, who is seeking a fourth term, will face a rematch with Republican George Logan, a former state senator. Logan lost to Hayes in 2022 by about 2,000 votes, from a quarter of a million cast.
Here are the results for the U.S. Congress GOP primaries in Connecticut as well as the state-level primary election results for Connecticut’s Senate and House:
Republican primary election results
Democratic primary election results
Republican primary election results
Democratic primary election results
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Connecticut 4th Congressional District Primary Election Results
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Connecticut Republicans pick candidates to take on 2 veteran Democrats in Congress
With the fight for Congress on the line, Republicans are poised to finalize their field of challengers in Connecticut, which hasn’t sent a Republican to Washington in nearly two decades.
Tuesday’s primary comes as candidates in the state’s marquee congressional race are already set: Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes, who is seeking a fourth term, will face a rematch with Republican George Logan, a former state senator. Logan lost to Hayes in 2022 by about 2,000 votes, from a quarter of a million cast.
Republicans are now choosing the people they think are best positioned to carry the party’s banner in less competitive races against two longtime Democratic representatives: Sen. Chris Murphy and Rep. Jim Himes.
In the Senate primary, Gerry Smith, the top elected official in the town of Beacon Falls, faces Matt Corey, a restaurant operator from Glastonbury.
Both say they believe Murphy can be beaten but acknowledge that it will be a challenge. Connecticut voters have not elected a Republican to the Senate since the late Lowell P. Weicker in 1982.
Corey, who served in the Navy, lost to Murphy by a margin of 20 percentage points in 2018, but he contends that the mood among voters in 2024 benefits Republicans, given the frustration with high energy costs and inflation.
“Listen, we live in a very tough state,” Corey said recently on WTNH-TV, referring to the state’s history of electing Democrats. “We have to convince the voters that the policies that Democrats have are not working for the citizens of the state of Connecticut.”
Smith, the first selectman in Beacon Falls, insists that he’s the better candidate because of his experience running a community and his electoral success on the local level.
“My first race, I beat a 14-year Democrat incumbent. I can win this race,” Smith recently posted on the social platform X. “The only (way) Mr. Corey is going to DC is if he goes down there on vacation.”
Murphy, who is seeking a third term, has far outpaced both GOP candidates in fundraising. As of June 30, he had $9.7 million in cash on hand for the general election, according to federal records. Smith had $4,245 while Corey had nearly $32,000 as of July 24.
In the Republican primary to pick a challenger to Himes in the 4th Congressional District, Bob MacGuffie, a financial executive who was a leader in the state’s tea party movement, is running against Dr. Michael Goldstein, who lost in a primary in the same district two years ago.
Himes is seeking his ninth term. He had nearly $2.3 million in cash on hand as of June 30, compared with $42,750 for MacGuffie and $98,366 for Goldstein as of July 24.
Republicans held three out of Connecticut’s five seats in the House as recently as 2007, but there have been none in the state’s congressional delegation since since Himes succeeded former U.S. Rep. Chris Shays in 2009.
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