Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror

The shrinking margins for Vice President Kamala Harris in Connecticut cities was a jolt to an otherwise thriving state Democratic Party that now has struggled in successive gubernatorial and presidential elections to engage and turn out urban voters, a worrying sign as the party turns to the 2026 gubernatorial cycle.

A limited recount in Torrington has resolved the 65th House District race in favor of Republican challenger Joe Canino over Democratic incumbent Michelle Cook, while triggering a broader recount in the 8th Senate District, which includes a portion of Torrington.

The General Assembly’s top leaders get new terms in 2025. Democrats claim 25 seats in the Connecticut Senate and 102 in the House.

Democrats and Republicans fanned out across western Connecticut to campaign for U.S. Rep. Jahana Hayes and Republican challenger George Logan.

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy and his Republican challenger, Matthew Corey, clashed in a live televised debate Wednesday night over immigration, inflation, taxation, transgender rights and, most of all, what the return of Donald J. Trump to the White House would mean for America.

Republican Matthew Corey trailed U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy by 16 percentage points in a Connecticut Mirror poll, one of the few public polls in the race. More than 60% of those polled said they never heard of Corey.

Gallup reported last month that 57% of Americans are very or somewhat confident in an accurate count, and a poll of Connecticut voters conducted for The Connecticut Mirror found an even higher number — 67%.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz swooped into Connecticut to deliver a pep talk and raise funds for the Harris-Walz ticket.

With about five weeks until Election Day, Connecticut Senate Democrats are highlighting Republican opposition to a gun safety law passed a year ago. Republicans counter that Democrats are tough on guns, but soft on crime.

Hillary Clinton is selling books, settling scores and capitalizing on the synergies of touring America at a moment when another woman, Kamala Harris, is knocking on the glass ceiling that Clinton could not break.