| The Green Papers: Connecticut 2008 General Election |
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Connecticut
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 12 August 2008 General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 7 (Winner-take-all) | |||||
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| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Independent Democrat | Senator Joseph I. "Joe" Lieberman • First elected: 1988 (as a Democrat); re-elected: 1994, 2000, 2006 (as an Independent) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 |
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| Senator Lieberman, elected as an Independent on 7 November 2006, caucuses with the Democrats. He has chosen to officially list his party as "Independent Democrat". | |||||
| Class 3 | Democratic | Senator Christopher J. Dodd • First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004. [also served in U.S. House: elected 1974, 1976, 1978] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Open Seat - On 10 January 2007, Senator Dodd announced that he is running for President in 2008. He has stated that he will not be a candidate for re-election to the Senate in 2010. |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None, All Governors | |||||
| Republican | Governor M. Jodi Rell • succeeded to the Governorship, 1 July 2004, upon the resignation of Governor John Rowland who had announced said resignation on 21 June 2004; First elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with- but nominated separately from- the Governor; | |||||
| Republican | Lieutenant Governor Michael Fedele • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| 110th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Democratic (4 Undetermined); 1 Republican (1 Renominated) | |||||
| CD 1 {map}  |
Democratic | Congressman John B. Larson • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman John B. Larson • FEC H8CT01046: $697,385 |
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Republican | Joseph Visconti | |||
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Green | Stephen E. D. Fournier • FEC H8CT01129: Financial report not available |
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Democratic | Congressman Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney • FEC H2CT02112: $1,536,584 |
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Republican | Sean Patrick Sullivan • FEC H8CT02069: $233,520 |
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Green | Gregory Scott Deshefy • FEC H8CT02077: $100 |
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Libertarian | Daniel J. Reale • FEC H8CT02085: Financial report not available |
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| CD 3 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Rosa L. DeLauro • First elected: 1990 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Rosa L. DeLauro • FEC H0CT03072: $654,297 |
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Republican | Boaz Itshaky | |||
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Republican | Congressman Christopher Shays • First elected: 18 August 1987- in Special Election re: death of Congressman Stewart McKinney, 7 May 1987 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 10 May 2008 Convention |
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Democratic | Jim Himes • FEC H8CT04172: $1,399,727 |
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Democratic | Lisa Lee Whitnum • FEC H8CT04180: $5,100 |
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Republican | Congressman Christopher Shays • FEC H8CT04057: $1,733,797 |
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Green | Richard Z. Duffee • FEC H6CT04119: Financial report not available |
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Libertarian | Christopher Angle • FEC H8CT04198: $1,786 |
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Democratic | Congressman Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy • FEC H6CT05124: $1,813,024 |
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Republican | state Senator David John Cappiello • FEC H8CT05120: $665,029 |
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• Withdrew May 2008 • FEC H8CT05146: $42,238 |
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Independent | Harold Burbank • FEC H8CT05138: Financial report not available |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Treasurer Denise L. Nappier • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Comptroller 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Comptroller Nancy Wyman • First elected: 1994; re-elected: 1998, 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Attorney General Richard Blumenthal • First elected: 1990; re-elected: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |