2024 Connecticut House of Representatives election

2024 Connecticut House of Representatives elections

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All 151 seats in the Connecticut House of Representatives
76 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Matthew Ritter Vincent Candelora
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 1st district 86th district
Last election 98 53
Seats won 102 49
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 4

Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold

Speaker before election

Matthew Ritter
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Matthew Ritter
Democratic

The 2024 Connecticut House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2024, alongside the 2024 United States elections.[1] Primary elections took take place on August 14, 2024. Democrats gained a two-thirds majority in the state house, and along with holding their Senate majority, were able to achieve a supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature.[2] This allowed them to override any veto by governor Ned Lamont.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Mark Pazniokas (November 7, 2024). "GOP challenges one CT Senate result, but Dems keep majorities". The Connecticut Mirror.
  3. ^ Keith M. Phaneuf (November 10, 2020). "Democrats have the numbers, but Lamont has the edge in next CT budget debate". The Connecticut Mirror.
  4. ^ Mike Savino (November 7, 2024). "Democrats gain seats in legislature, securing veto-proof majority". NBC Connecticut.