Republican gubernatorial candidate Erin Stewart suspends her campaign for Connecticut governor just days before the scheduled GOP primary. Multiple outlets report that Stewart leaves the race after allegations related to her time as mayor of New Britain. The reports cite a claim that she used a government-issued credit card for personal purposes and that the alleged misuse includes substantial spending totals. One outlet states the allegation includes spending of $207,076.07 on the New Britain government credit card, while another describes the situation more generally as alleged misuse of public funding. The decision arrives amid the ongoing dispute over whether the credit card activity was fraudulent. With Stewart out of the primary race, attention shifts to the remaining candidates and how party and election processes address the change so close to voting. The outlets do not indicate additional actions taken by election officials in the reports provided, but the campaign suspension changes the field immediately ahead of the primary.