Election Day 2025 in Connecticut saw voters choosing candidates for mayor, selectperson, city council and other town leaders.

Democrats made broad gains Tuesday in Connecticut’s first general election since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, flipping open top-of-ballot seats that had been controlled by Republicans in the Democratic cities of New Britain and Norwich and suburbs of Branford and Westport.

Democrats picked up important wins in New Britain, Bristol, Westport, Stratford and another of other communities.

Tuesday marks Connecticut's municipal elections, a chance for people around the state to cast their vote, in many cases, for mayor or first selectman, their local council members or school boards. In all, 168 (of 169) towns across the state will hold an election, with the ballots varying from town to town.

Democrats flipped 29 seats in Connecticut’s municipal elections, with the state Democratic Party chair calling the results historic.

What led to voters to call for such a dramatic change at the voting booth this week? Southern Connecticut State University Political Science Professor Jonathan Wharton explains. Mike Hydeck: So earlier this week,

Voter turnout in CT reached 36% in the 2025 municipal elections — higher than Connecticut saw for both the 2021 and the 2023 elections.

Roberto Alves was in a good mood Wednesday, celebrating his re-election as mayor of Danbury. But as he talked to reporters at the capitol, he was excited to talk about something else – Democrats flipping control in 29 cities and towns across the state.

With multiple municipal elections running across the state Tuesday, voters turned out to cast their ballot at a steady pace.  Some elections are expected to come down