The Latest: Merrill re-elected as secretary of the state
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Latest on Tuesday's election in Connecticut (all times local):1:30 a.m.
Democrat Denise Merrill has been re-elected as Connecticut secretary of the state in a race against Republican Susan Chapman.
Merrill will serve a third four-year term as the state's top elections official. She cited her efforts to protect and expand voting rights, make registering to vote and voting easier, and guarding against election hacking.
Merrill, of Hartford, formerly served in the state House of Representatives representing her former hometown of Mansfield. She rose to majority leader.
Chapman, the former first selectwoman of New Fairfield, lost her re-election bid last year.