Republicans to pick Senate candidate to challenge Blumenthal


              A voter casts a ballot on on primary election day, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Suffield, Conn. Suffield is one of several small towns in Connecticut where control was flipped from Democrats to Republicans in 2021 municipal races. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
            
              Instructions for voting are posted at a polling location on primary election day, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Suffield, Conn. Suffield is one of several small towns in Connecticut where control was flipped from Democrats to Republicans in 2021 municipal races. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
            
              This undated photo shows Michael Goldstein, Republican primary candidate for U.S. Congress in Connecticut's 4th District. Republicans in the state's 4th Congressional District will choose, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, between the party-endorsed candidate, Darien First Selectman Jayme Stevenson and Michael Goldstein, a doctor and lawyer from Greenwich. The winner will challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Himes in November. (Goldstein For Congress via AP)
            
              This undated photo shows Jayme Stevenson. Republican primary candidate for U.S. Congress in Connecticut's 4th District. Republicans in the state's 4th Congressional District will choose, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, between the party-endorsed candidate, Darien First Selectman Jayme Stevenson and Michael Goldstein, a doctor and lawyer from Greenwich. The winner will challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Himes in November. (Jayme Stevenson for US Congress via AP)
            
              FILE — U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., listens to an announcement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., at the Capitol in Washington, June 16, 2021. Himes is seeking reelection in Connecticut's District 4. Republicans in the state's 4th Congressional District will choose, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, between the party-endorsed candidate, Darien First Selectman Jayme Stevenson and Michael Goldstein, a doctor and lawyer from Greenwich. The winner will challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Himes in November. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
            
              Republican First Selectman Colin Moll, left, talks with Suffield residents Richard and Connie Davis before they vote in the state's on primary election, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Suffield, Conn. Suffield is one of several small towns in Connecticut where control was flipped from Democrats to Republicans in 2021 municipal races. Moll is volunteering as a poll worker for the day. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
            
              A voter checks in at Suffield Middle School on primary election day, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Suffield, Conn. Suffield is one of several small towns in Connecticut where control was flipped from Democrats to Republicans in 2021 municipal races. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
            
              FILE — Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Leora Levy talks to delegates at the State Republican Convention, May 7, 2022, in Mashantucket, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
            
              FILE — Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Peter Lumaj talks to delegates at the State Republican Convention, May 7, 2022, in Mashantucket, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
            
              FILE — Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks to residents at the end of a vigil to stand in solidarity with the Uvalde, Texas, May 26, 2022, in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)
Republicans to pick Senate candidate to challenge Blumenthal