After Tuesday’s election, it took until after 12:30 pm on Wednesday November 5, to declare Democrat Dannel Malloy as the winner. Just like the 2010 election, the polls came in very close with Malloy winning by just 25,000 more votes than Republican Tom Foley. According to a Quinnipiac poll, Malloy was favored by voters by only three percent higher that Foley during the days leading up to the election.

With this win, Governor Malloy has many plans for this new four-year term. He plans on creating a stronger economy with more jobs, strengthening education from Pre-K to college, and he doesn’t plan on increasing taxes. Yet many are unsure of his ability to carry out his intentions. Recently, NBC reported that although he had previously promised not to raise taxes, he ended up doing so in order to prevent job losses, hospital closures and police and fire layoffs.

Several sources also indicate that Malloy does not plan on repealing stronger gun laws. Many in the state of Connecticut are happy with the current laws. Senior Ian VanCura thinks, “If it’s harder to obtain guns, it will be better for public safety.” Yet others believe that gun laws aren’t going to make Connecticut any safer and other issues are more important. “I don’t think the gun laws that he made will make a difference, I think we need less restrictions on gun laws and more on mental health issues within the state,” says Junior Alexa Baer.

There is a continued wide range of views on Malloy’s win. Even Foley addressed the competition during a speech to his supporters on Wednesday, saying, “We did not win, but we were on the field and we fought a good game.”