Two Greenwich residents will square off Tuesday, Nov. 3, for the chance to lead Connecticut for the next four years, and results won't be known until polls close at 8 p.m.

Election results are pending. This article will be updated as election officials release vote totals.

Who's on the ballot

Gov. Ned Lamont, a 72-year-old Democrat from Greenwich, is seeking a third term. A win could make him Connecticut's longest-serving governor since statehood, according to the CT Mirror's voter guide. Lamont is cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party.

His challenger is state Sen. Ryan Fazio, a 36-year-old Republican also from Greenwich. Fazio represents the 36th Senate District covering Greenwich, New Canaan and Stamford. He won that seat in a 2021 special election, gaining national attention as the first Republican to flip a Democratic seat after Joe Biden won the White House. Fazio is cross-endorsed by the Independent Party.

Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, a Democrat from Middletown, is running alongside Lamont. Republican Matt Corey of Manchester joins Fazio's ticket.

What's at stake

The candidates have staked out competing positions on taxes, electric rates and the cost of living, according to Patch.

Lamont is running as a fiscal centrist who has presided over eight years of budget surpluses, the CT Mirror reported. He signed legislation creating a paid family and medical leave program and has campaigned on expanding affordable housing and continuing universal free school meals.

Fazio has centered his campaign on affordability. He has proposed reducing Connecticut's four lowest marginal income tax rates over four years, alongside spending reductions. He says the plan would return $2,000 to $2,500 annually to middle-class families by 2031, according to the CT Mirror. Critics have questioned whether the cuts could affect funding for municipal aid and social services.

Fazio has also campaigned on cutting electric rates by eliminating programs financed through the public benefits charge on electric bills.

Where polls stand

Multiple polls have shown Lamont with double-digit leads. A Quinnipiac University poll had Lamont ahead 58% to 38% among likely voters. A Sacred Heart University poll for WFSB and CT Insider showed a 22-percentage-point lead, the largest yet, WSHU reported. A Wesleyan SurveyLab CT poll found Lamont leading 57% to 34% among likely voters.

270toWin rates the seat "Safe Democratic." Democrats have held the governor's office since 2011.

How to vote

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Voters in line at 8 p.m. will still be allowed to cast a ballot. All absentee ballots must be received by 8 p.m. to be counted.

The Connecticut Secretary of the State's office reported 270,114 early and absentee votes cast statewide as of Oct. 26. Greenwich accounted for 3,709 of those votes.

Residents can check their registration and find their polling place using the Secretary of the State's voter lookup tool.