Democratic and Republican primaries will be held across several municipalities in Connecticut on Sept. 9, with early voting now available.
Democratic primaries will be held in Bloomfield, Bridgeport, Chester, Hamden, New Britain, New Haven, New London, North Haven, Norwalk, Stamford and Stratford.
Republican primaries will be held in Greenwich, Griswold, Haddam, Oxford, Plainfield, Sterling, Thomaston, Voluntown, Waterbury and Wolcott.
Winners of the primaries will face candidates from opposing parties in the general election Nov. 4. Early voting for the general election will be between Oct. 20 – Nov. 2, according to the Secretary of the State’s office.
Some primaries will determine candidates for key races in November.
In Norwalk, Hamden and Stratford, the primaries will determine who the Democratic mayoral candidate will be, with five people seeking the role in Hamden after incumbent Mayor Lauren Garrett announced she wouldn’t seek re-election.
Chester, Oxford, Sterling, Voluntown and Wolcott primaries also involve first selectman or mayoral candidates. In other towns, voters will pick selectmen, aldermen or town council candidates in their primaries.
Those who are registered with a political party can vote in that party’s primary. You can verify your voter registration online via the Secretary of the State’s office at myvote.ct.gov/lookup.
Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 9. However, early voting is available Sept. 2-Sept. 7 in at least one polling place in each participating municipality, and voters are encouraged to check their town’s website for a specific location.