2022 Connecticut Secretary of the State election

2022 Connecticut Secretary of State election
	Thomas: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Rapini: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Secretary of State before election; Mark Kohler; Democratic	Elected Secretary of State ; Stephanie Thomas; Democratic

The 2022 Connecticut Secretary of the State election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Incumbent Democrat Denise Merrill planned to retire at the end of her elected term,^[1] but resigned on June 30 to care for her ailing husband.^[2] Governor Lamont appointed former associate attorney general Mark Kohler to the position. Kohler was sworn in on July 11. He was not a candidate for the office in the November election.^[3]

^ Pazniokas, Mark (June 23, 2021). "Denise Merrill not running for another term as CT Secretary of the State". www.ctmirror.org. The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
^ Pazniokas, Mark (June 28, 2022). "Denise Merrill resigns as CT Secretary of the State to care for her husband". Retrieved July 1, 2022.
^ McQuaid, Hugh (June 30, 2022). "Lamont Appoints Mark Kohler, a Recently Retired Associate AG, as Secretary of State". Retrieved July 1, 2022.

[1] Pazniokas, Mark (June 23, 2021). "Denise Merrill not running for another term as CT Secretary of the State". www.ctmirror.org. The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved January 5, 2022.

[2] Pazniokas, Mark (June 28, 2022). "Denise Merrill resigns as CT Secretary of the State to care for her husband". Retrieved July 1, 2022.

[3] McQuaid, Hugh (June 30, 2022). "Lamont Appoints Mark Kohler, a Recently Retired Associate AG, as Secretary of State". Retrieved July 1, 2022.

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