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2014 Connecticut Secretary of State election
	County results; Merrill: 40–50% 50–60%; Lumaj: 40–50% 50–60%
Secretary of State before election; Denise Merrill; Democratic	Elected Secretary of State ; Denise Merrill; Democratic

The 2014 Connecticut Secretary of the State election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the next Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Incumbent Democrat Denise Merrill won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

The Working Families Party endorsed Merrill, giving her access to a second ballot line.

The Independent Party of Connecticut endorsed Lumaj, giving him access to a second ballot line.

S. Michael DeRosa, nominee for secretary of the state in 2006 and 2010, U.S House of Representatives from CT-01 in 2012, and perennial candidate for state senator from the 1st district^[2]

2014 Connecticut Secretary of the State election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Denise Merrill	503,579	48.09%	−2.48%
	Working Families	Denise Merrill	29,964	2.86%	+0.56%
	Total	Denise Merrill (incumbent)	533,543	50.95%	-1.92%
	Republican	Peter Lumaj	462,039	44.13%	+0.32%
	Independent Party	Peter Lumaj	27,476	2.62%	+1.30%
	Total	Peter Lumaj	489,515	46.75%	+2.94%
	Green	S. Michael DeRosa	24,038	2.30%	+1.07%
Total votes			1,367,668	100.0%
	Democratic hold

^ Chaman, Mark (June 6, 2014). "Merrill becomes first to qualify". Nancy On Norwalk. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
^ "Candidate: S. Michael DeRosa - Election Results". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
^ "2014 General Election - Secretary of State". Connecticut Secretary of State.