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.

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.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has filed the necessary paperwork to seek a third term in 2026. He said on Friday he will likely make a formal announcement next week.

Gov. Ned Lamont (D) is expected to speak Wednesday about local election results in Connecticut and SNAP funding amid the federal government shutdown. Democrats locally and nationally had a successful night at the polls in Connecticut,

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

Duffy is echoing the same Republican line throughout the 36-day record shutdown to blame the other party. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson has refused to reopen the House or swear in Democratic Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, who won a special election more than a month ago.

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.

Staff Writer Paul Hughes contributed to this story. This article originally published at Gov. Ned Lamont files paperwork to run for third term in Connecticut: 'Ready to go'.

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