The Green Papers: Connecticut 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 10 August 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
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)
Capital:Hartford
Tuesday 10 August 2010 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC).
 

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Connecticut State and Local Government

Conventions are held by the Democratic and Republican Parties prior to the primary. Primaries are held for when a nomination is contested.

 
           
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
Seat up for election
Open		 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 - 31 July 2009: Senator Dodd announced he has prostate cancer.
6 January 2010: Announced retirement.
  Candidate Democratic     Merrick Alpert
• FEC S0CT00110: $193,984
  Candidate Democratic     State Attorney General  Richard Blumenthal
• 6 January 2010: announced he is seeking the US Senate seat from which Senator Chris Dodd is retiring
• FEC S0CT00177: Financial report not available
    Democratic     Senator  Christopher J. Dodd - apparently not a candidate
• 6 January 2010: Announced retirement.
• FEC S0CT00037: $5,137,424
  Candidate Democratic     Roger J. Pearson
• FEC S0CT00128: $52,831
    Republican     state Senator  Sam Caligiuri - apparently not a candidate
• 24 November 2009: Decided to run for Congress in CD 5.
• FEC S0CT00094: $324,911
    Republican     former Ambassador to Ireland Thomas C. "Tom" Foley - apparently not a candidate
• 3 December 2009: Announced he is running for Governor in 2010
• FEC S0CT00136: $1,482,739
  Candidate Republican     Vincent Forras
• 12 June 2009: Filed as an Independent with the FEC.
30 January 2010: Filed as a Republican with the FEC.
• FEC S0CT00144: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Linda E. McMahon
• FEC S0CT00151: $6,537,661
  Candidate Republican     Peter David Schiff
• FEC S0CT00169: $1,485,920
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  Robert R. "Rob" Simmons
• 15 March 2009: Announced
• FEC S0CT00102: $2,355,462
  Candidate Connecticut For Lieberman; Independent     John Mertens
• Seeking the nominations of the Independent, Green, Libertarian Parties
15 January 2010: Received the nomination of the Connecticut for Lieberman Party.
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None, All Governors
Chair up for election
Open		 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
• Open Chair - 9 November 2009: Said she will not seek re-election in 2010.
    Democratic     former Representative James A. "Jim" Amann - apparently not a candidate
• 11 February 2010: "... the pocketbook just didn't allow me to market myself the way I would have liked ..."
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Juan Figueroa
  Candidate Democratic     Simsbury's First Selectman  Mary A. Glassman
  Candidate Democratic     Waterbury Mayor  Michael J. "Mike" Jarjura
  Candidate Democratic     Edward M. "Ned" Lamont
    Democratic     state Senator  Gary D. LeBeau - apparently not a candidate
• 2 February 2010: Withdrew.
  Candidate Democratic     former Mayor of the City of Stamford Dannel P. Malloy
  Candidate Democratic     Ridgefield First Selectman  Rudy Marconi
  Candidate Republican     Danbury Mayor  Mark D. Boughton
    Republican     state Representative Lawrence F. "Larry" Cafero, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
• 22 December 2009: "This is not the right time."
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman  Lawrence Joseph "Larry" DeNardis
  Candidate Republican     Lieutenant Governor  Michael Fedele
  Candidate Republican     former Ambassador to Ireland Thomas C. "Tom" Foley
  Candidate Republican     R. Nelson "Oz" Griebel
  Candidate Republican     Shelton Mayor Mark A. Lauretti
  Candidate Republican     Chester First Selectman  Tom Marsh
  Candidate Republican     Newington Mayor  Jeffrey "Jeff" Wright
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with- but nominated separately from- the Governor;
Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Lieutenant Governor  Michael Fedele
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2010
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Democratic (5 Undetermined)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  John B. Larson
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  John B. Larson
• FEC H8CT01046: $1,224,363
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 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: $832,860
  Candidate Republican     Matthew Moulton Daly
• FEC H0CT02132: $85,969
  Candidate Republican     Daria Irene Novak
• FEC H0CT02140: $17,147
  Candidate Green     Gregory Scott Deshefy
  Candidate Libertarian     Dan Reale
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Rosa L. DeLauro
• First elected: 1990
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Rosa L. DeLauro
• FEC H0CT03072: $550,229
  Candidate Republican     Boaz "Bo" Itshaky
  Candidate Republican     Jerry Labriola, Jr.
• FEC H0CT03106: $7,130
  Candidate Republican     Margaret H. "Peggy" Rogers
• FEC H0CT03114: Financial report not available
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Jim Himes
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Jim Himes
• FEC H8CT04172: $1,695,875
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Dan Debicella
• FEC H0CT04146: $233,725
  Candidate Republican     William Russell "Will" Gregory
• FEC H0CT04120: $11,595
  Candidate Republican     Easton First Selectman  Thomas A. "Tom" Herrmann
    Republican     state Senator John McKinney - apparently not a candidate
• 30 July 2009: Decided not to run.
  Candidate Republican     Robert "Rob" Merkle
• FEC H0CT04138: $23,542
  Candidate Republican     former state Senator Rob Russo
• FEC H0CT04153: $68,619
  Candidate Republican     Enrique Raul "Rick" Torres
• FEC H0CT04161: Financial report not available
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 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: $1,281,372
  Candidate Republican     Justin Bernier
• FEC H0CT05119: $295,676
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Sam Caligiuri
• FEC H0CT05176: $100,453
  Candidate Republican     Daniel E. "Dan" Carter
• FEC H0CT05135: $19,698
  Candidate Republican     William J. "Bill" Evans, Jr.
• FEC H0CT05168: $5,800
  Candidate Republican     Mark Daniel Greenberg
• FEC H0CT05150: $303,162
  Candidate Republican     Kie Westby
• FEC H0CT05143: $15,721
  Candidate Independent     John Pistone
• FEC H0CT05127: Financial report not available
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election
Open		 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 Attorney General in 2010
  Candidate Democratic     former New Haven Alderman Gerry Garcia
  Candidate Democratic     Norwalk Town Clerk  Andrew S. "Andy" Garfunkel
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Jonathan A. Harris
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Denise Merrill
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Kevin Roldàn
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  James Field Spallone
  Candidate Republican     Richard J. Abbate
  Candidate Republican     Corey Brinson
  Candidate Republican     Jerry Farrell, Jr.
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election 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
Seat up for election 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
Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Attorney General  Richard Blumenthal
• First elected: 1990; re-elected: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - candidate for the Class 3 US Senate seat in 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State  Susan Bysiewicz
• 20 January 2010: Secretary of State Bysiewicz has requested a legal opinion from Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to determine if she meets the statutory qualifications to run for this office. The state requires 10 years active practice in CT but she has 6. She claims that her 11 years as Secretary of State should count towards the total.
13 January 2010: Switched from running for Governor to Attorney General.
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator George C. Jepsen
 
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, 22 candidates
 • Republican: 2 incumbents, 32 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
 • Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
 • Concerned Citizens (affiliate of Constitution)
 • Conservative USA
 • Socialist Party USA
 • Unity
 • Working Families
Independents
 • Connecticut For Lieberman: 1 candidate
 • Independent: 2 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
 • Conservative Party USA Connecticut
 • 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 - 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
 • WTIC / FOX CT / CTnow.com - Hartford
 • WTNH TV - UPN - New Haven
 • WVIT TV - NBC - New Haven
 

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