The Green Papers: Connecticut 2009 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Electoral Votes:7(1.30% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:5(1.15% of 435)
2000 Census:3,409,535 (1.21% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):2,499,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):1,874,245
Capital:Hartford
 

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Connecticut State and Local Government

           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th 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
  
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
• 31 July 2009: Senator Dodd announced he has prostate cancer.
  Candidate Democratic     Merrick Alpert
• FEC S0CT00110: $159,434
  Candidate Democratic     Senator  Christopher J. Dodd
• FEC S0CT00037: $3,168,576
  Candidate Democratic     Roger J. Pearson
• FEC S0CT00128: $52,714
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Sam Caligiuri
• FEC S0CT00094: $317,186
  Candidate Republican     former Ambassador to Ireland Thomas C. "Tom" Foley
• FEC S0CT00136: $1,358,040
  Candidate Republican     Linda E. McMahon
• FEC S0CT00151: $3,501,684
  Candidate Republican     Peter David Schiff
• FEC S0CT00169: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  Robert R. "Rob" Simmons
• 15 March 2009: Announced
• FEC S0CT00102: $1,721,598
  Candidate Independent     Vincent Forras
• FEC S0CT00144: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent     John Mertens
• Seeking the nominations of the Independent, Green, Libertarian, and Connecticut for Lieberman Parties.
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
  Candidate Democratic     former Representative James A. "Jim" Amann
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State  Susan Bysiewicz
  Candidate Democratic     Edward M. "Ned" Lamont
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator  Gary D. LeBeau
  Candidate Democratic     Mayor of the City of Stamford  Dannel P. Malloy
  Candidate Democratic     Ridgefield First Selectman  Rudy Marconi
  Candidate Republican     state Representative Lawrence F. "Larry" Cafero, Jr.
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
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Democratic (5 Undetermined)
CD 1
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  John B. Larson
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  John B. Larson
• FEC H8CT01046: $978,906
CD 2
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney
• FEC H2CT02112: $600,608
  Candidate Republican     Matthew Moulton Daly
• FEC H0CT02132: $54,096
  Candidate Republican     Daria Irene Novak
• FEC H0CT02140: $8,616
  Candidate Libertarian     Dan Reale
CD 3
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Rosa L. DeLauro
• First elected: 1990
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Rosa L. DeLauro
• FEC H0CT03072: $419,289
  Candidate Republican     Boaz "Bo" Itshaky
  Candidate Republican     Jerry Labriola, Jr.
• FEC H0CT03106: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Margaret H. "Peggy" Rogers
• FEC H0CT03114: Financial report not available
CD 4
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Jim Himes
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Jim Himes
• FEC H8CT04172: $1,351,900
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Dan Debicella
• FEC H0CT04146: $110,000
  Candidate Republican     William Russell "Will" Gregory
• FEC H0CT04120: $3,450
    Republican     state Senator John McKinney - apparently not a candidate
• 30 July 2009: Decided not to run.
  Candidate Republican     Robert "Rob" Merkle
• FEC H0CT04138: $12,302
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Rob Russo
• FEC H0CT04153: $51,040
CD 5
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy
• FEC H6CT05124: $960,544
  Candidate Republican     Justin Bernier
• FEC H0CT05119: $195,631
  Candidate Republican     Daniel E. "Dan" Carter
• FEC H0CT05135: $14,645
  Candidate Republican     Mark Daniel Greenberg
• FEC H0CT05150: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Kie Westby
• FEC H0CT05143: $5,200
  Candidate Independent     John Pistone
• FEC H0CT05127: Financial report not available
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
• Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2010
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
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
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
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.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 10 incumbents, 14 candidates
 • Republican: 2 incumbents, 19 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
 • Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
 • Concerned Citizens (affiliate of Constitution)
 • Socialist Party USA
 • Unity
 • Working Families
Independents
 • Independent: 3 candidates
 • Independent Democrat: 1 incumbent
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Not readily classifiable
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://www.sots.state.ct.us/RegisterManual/SectionI/ctconstit.htm
Election Authority
 • Secretary of State of Connecticut
 • Secretary of State of Connecticut
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Connecticut General Assembly
 • Connecticut House Republicans
 • Connecticut State Senate Democrats
Democratic
 • Connecticut Democarts
 • Connecticut House Democrats
 • Connecticut Senate Democrats
Republican
 • Connecticut House Republicans
 • Connecticut Republicans
 • Connecticut Senate Republicans
Third Party
 • Concerned Citizens Party Connecticut affiliate of the Constitution Party
 • Connecticut Green Party
 • Connecticut Working Families
 • Guilty Party
 • Labor Party - Connecticut Valley Chapter
 • Libertarian Party of Connecticut
 • On Reform for Watchdog Issues (Reform Party)
 • Socialist Party of Connecticut
 • The Unity Party of Connecticut
Media & others
 • Bristol Press
 • Connecticut Journal - Moodus
 • Connecticut Local Politics
 • Connecticut Political Watch
 • Connecticut's Fifth Congressional District Watch Site
 • Darien News-Review
 • DC's Political Report - Connecticut
 • Democracy for Connecticut
 • Fairfield Citizen
 • Greenwich Time
 • Hartford Courant
 • Hersam Acorn Newspapers - south-central Fairfield County
 • Journal Inquirer - Manchester
 • My Left Nutmeg - Where Connecticut Dems Scratch That Progressive Itch
 • New Britain Herald
 • New Haven Register
 • Norwich Bulletin
 • Politics1.com - Connecticut
 • Radiofree West Hartford
 • Republican-American - Waterbury
 • The Advocate - Norwalk
 • The Advocate - Stamford
 • The Connecticut Post - Bridgeport
 • The Day - New London
 • The Middletown Press
 • The News-Times - Danbury
 • The Newtown Bee
 • The Record-Journal - Meriden
 • The Register Citizen - Torrington, Winsted, Litchfield
 • Westport Minuteman
 • WFSB TV - CBS - Hartford
 • WTNH TV - UPN - New Haven
 • WVIT TV - NBC - New Haven
 

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