CT-GOV: Gov. Ned Lamont to file papers today to run for third term

Gov. Ned Lamont is filing papers Friday that will make him an official, if still unannounced, candidate for governor, an anticlimactic start to a campaign for a third term as Connecticut’s 89th governor in 2026.

Lamont, 71, a Democrat who had left no question in recent months of his intention to run while lining up a manager and a campaign consultant, still plans a formal public kickoff, a spokesman said.

The creation of a campaign committee is a step allowing Lamont to begin making expenditures and accepting contributions, though the independently wealthy governor has largely self-funded his previous campaigns.

By state law, he will be a candidate the moment his papers are filed with the State Elections Enforcement Commission.



https://ctmirror.org/2025/11/07/ned-lamont-governor-third-term/