Bronin Defeats Larson In 1st District, Sets Stage For Three-Way Primary
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Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin speaks to delegates after winning the Democratic Party’s endorsement to run for the 1st Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday, May 11, 2026, at Goodwin University in East Hartford. Photo credit: Donald Eng, CTNewsJunkie
State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest of West Hartford secured enough delegates to have her name on the ballot in the Democratic primary in August, along with endorsed candidate, former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, and 14-term incumbent U.S. Rep. John Larson.
By Donald Eng, CTNewsJunkie.com
A political earthquake struck East Hartford Monday night, according to the man left standing when the aftershocks subsided.
“I want to be clear about one thing. We just saw a political earthquake in this convention hall,” Luke Bronin told a crowd of cheering Democrats at the First District convention at Goodwin University.
Bronin, the former Hartford mayor, defeated 14-term incumbent John Larson for the party’s endorsement to run for Connecticut 1st Congressional District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives 214-204 in three rounds of voting.
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