As the polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal was awaiting word on whether he will win a third term as Leora Levy hoped for an upset.
Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat whose leadership during COVID-19 helped him rebound from first-year missteps and one of the lowest gubernatorial approval ratings in the U.S., won a second term Tuesday with a crushing victory over Republican Bob Stefanowski.
With the race called in his favor by ABC News and Fox News, Lamont claimed victory shortly after 11:30 p.m. The Associated Press called it for Lamont just before 1 a.m.