Poll: Lamont’s long-shot challenger is far behind, but slightly less so

CT Mirror – Wednesday, February 25, 2026
By Mark Pazniokas

Not surprisingly, the second Nutmeg State Poll tracking the race for governor in Connecticut found Gov. Ned Lamont with a 57% to 13% lead among likely Democratic primary voters over his long-shot challenger, Rep. Josh Elliott of Hamden.

But the poll by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center, one of several it conducts in New England states, was not without a dash of encouragement for Elliott: His number nearly doubled from November, when the margin was 55% to 7%. The percentage of undecideds fell from 37% to 29%.

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