14-term Rep. John Larson ousted by challenger Luke Bronin in Connecticut Democratic primary, CBS News projects

By

Updated on: August 11, 2026 / 10:19 PM EDT

/ CBS News

Add CBS News on Google

Democratic Rep. John Larson — who has represented central Connecticut since the late 1990s — lost his party's primary Tuesday to former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, CBS News has projected, after a campaign dominated by debates about generational change.With just over half of the vote counted at around 10:15 p.m. ET, Bronin led Larson by just under 20 percentage points, or nearly 7,000 votes.This is a breaking story; It will be updated.