Gov. Ned Lamont (D) spoke Wednesday about local election results in Connecticut and SNAP funding amid the federal government shutdown. Democrats locally and nationally had a successful night at the polls.

Democrats made broad gains Tuesday in Connecticut’s first general election since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, flipping open top-of-ballot seats that had been controlled by Republicans in the Democratic cities of New Britain and Norwich and suburbs of Branford and Westport.

More than 192,271 votes were cast in early voting around Connecticut and hundreds of thousands more were expected Tuesday.

Democrats flipped 29 seats in Connecticut’s municipal elections, with the state Democratic Party chair calling the results historic.

Connecticut’s U.S. senators said the election results show voters want Democrats to keep pushing on health care amid the government shutdown.

Roberto Alves was in a good mood Wednesday, celebrating his re-election as mayor of Danbury. But as he talked to reporters at the capitol, he was excited to talk about something else – Democrats flipping control in 29 cities and towns across the state.

More than 192,271 votes were cast in early voting around Connecticut and hundreds of thousands more were expected Tuesday.

It's a message that Chris Anderson, the chair of the New Britain Democratic Party, believes voters in the city made loud and clear, after they not only elected State Rep. Bobby Sanchez as the 41st mayor but also made it clean sweep for Democrats across the board.