The Green Papers: Connecticut 2014 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 12 August 2014
✓ General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Tuesday 10 June 2014 - Filing Deadline - Primary.
Wednesday 6 August 2014 - Filing Deadline - Independent.
Tuesday 12 August 2014 - Primary. Polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC).
Wednesday 3 September 2014 - Filing Deadline - Third/Minor.
Tuesday 4 November 2014 - General Election. Polling hours 6:00a EST (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC).
 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:1 
2010 Census:3,581,628 (1.16% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:7(1.30% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:5(1.15% of 435)
Capital:Hartford
 

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Connecticut State and Local Government

Connecticut 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans


Conventions are held circa May 2014 by the Democratic and Republican Parties prior to the primary. Primaries are held for when a nomination is contested. Candidates must receive 15% or more support at the Convention or gather petition signatures to get onto the primary ballot.

For the U.S. Congress, the Democratic Party convention is on 14 May 2014 and the Republican Party convention is on 16 May 2014.


12 August 2014 Primary information from the Secretary of State: List Of Candidates (2014), 2014 Certificates of Endorsement.

12 August 2014 primary results from AP.

Secretary of State: November 4, 2014 List of Candidates and Registered Write-in candidates.

4 November 2014 General Election certified returns from the Connecticut Secretary of State.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 113th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
 Candidate list
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy
FEC S2CT00132

Class 3 Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
 Candidate list
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Richard Blumenthal
FEC S0CT00177

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None, All Governors

Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor Dannel P. "Dan" Malloy
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
First elected: 2010
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Renominated - 12 August 2014 Primary
 Candidate list
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 554,314 50.73% Governor Dannel P. "Dan" Malloy
for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman
  Candidate Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut 526,295 48.16% former Ambassador to Ireland Thomas C. "Tom" Foley
for Lieutenant Governor: Groton Mayor Heather Somers.
  Candidate Petitioning Candidate 11,456 1.05% former West Hartford Town Councilor Joe Visconti
for Lieutenant Governor: Chester Frank Harris.
On 2 November 2014, the Hartford Courant reported that Joe Visconti dropped out of the Gubernatorial contest and endorsed Tom Foley (Republican).
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 568 0.05% former state Representative Jonathan W. Pelto
for Lieutenant Governor Ebony S. Murphy.
Education & Democracy Party.
Failed to qualify for the primary. Running as a write-in in the General Election.
  Candidate Write-in 108 0.01% Daniel R. Gaita
for Lieutenant Governor: Jason D. Smith
  Candidate Write-in 20 0.00% John Traceski
for Lieutenant Governor: Elizabeth Traceski
  Candidate Write-in 12 0.00% John Renjilian
for Lieutenant Governor: Jason Renjilian
Total 1,092,773 100.00%  

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket with- but nominated separately from- the Governor;

Seat up for regular election Democratic Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Renominated - 12 August 2014 Primary

113th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Democratic (5 Renominated)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman John B. Larson
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
First elected: 1998
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Renominated - 12 August 2014 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 135,825 62.34% Congressman John B. Larson
FEC H8CT01046; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,876,983; Dsb $1,535,266
  Candidate Republican 78,609 36.08% Matthew McKinnon Corey
FEC H2CT01189; 21 Dec 14; Tot $32,291; Dsb $32,291
  Candidate Green 3,447 1.58% Jeffrey "Jeff" Russell
FEC H4CT01060
Total 217,881 100.00%  

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
First elected: 2006
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Renominated - 12 August 2014 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 141,948 62.28% Congressman Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney
FEC H2CT02112; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,392,679; Dsb $1,108,710
  Candidate Republican 80,837 35.46% Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh
FEC H4CT02068; 24 Nov 14; Tot $92,888; Dsb $59,963
  Candidate Libertarian 2,602 1.14% Daniel J. "Dan" Reale
FEC H8CT02085
  Candidate Green 2,549 1.12% William C. "Bill" Clyde
FEC H4CT02084
Total 227,936 100.00%  

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 3
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman Rosa L. DeLauro
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
First elected: 1990
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Renominated - 12 August 2014 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 140,485 66.92% Congressman Rosa L. DeLauro
FEC H0CT03072; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,242,321; Dsb $1,199,859
  Candidate Republican 69,454 33.08% James E. "Jim" Brown
FEC H4CT03082; 24 Nov 14; Tot $15,346; Dsb $6,837
Total 209,939 100.00%  

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 4
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman Jim Himes
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
First elected: 2008
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Renominated - 12 August 2014 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 106,873 53.76% Congressman Jim Himes
FEC H8CT04172; 24 Nov 14; Tot $2,651,690; Dsb $2,285,104
  Candidate Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut 91,922 46.24% former state Senator Dan Debicella
FEC H0CT04146; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,292,103; Dsb $1,250,969
  Candidate Write-in 3 0.00% Stephen A. Miller
  Candidate Write-in 2 0.00% Sophie E. Pastore
Total 198,800 100.00%  

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 5
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman Elizabeth H. Esty
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Renominated - 12 August 2014 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 113,564 53.24% Congressman Elizabeth H. Esty
FEC H2CT05131; 24 Nov 14; Tot $2,944,835; Dsb $2,904,213
  Candidate Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut 97,767 45.84% Mark Daniel Greenberg
FEC H0CT05150; 24 Nov 14; Tot $2,034,440; Dsb $2,034,667
  Candidate Petitioning Candidate 1,970 0.92% John J. Pistone
16 May 2014: Ran as a Republican but did not qualify at the Republican Convention. Now running as Petitioning Candidate.

FEC H0CT05127
Total 213,301 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

Seat up for regular election Democratic Secretary of State Denise W. Merrill
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Renominated - 12 August 2014 Primary
 Candidate list
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 533,543 50.95% Secretary of State Denise W. Merrill
  Candidate Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut 489,515 46.75% Pjerin "Peter" Lumaj
  Candidate Green 24,038 2.30% S. Michael "Mike" DeRosa
Total 1,047,096 100.00%  

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

Seat up for regular election Democratic Treasurer Denise L. Nappier
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002, 2006, 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Renominated - 12 August 2014 Primary
 Candidate list
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 533,182 50.89% Treasurer Denise L. Nappier
  Candidate Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut 514,402 49.10% Trumbull First Selectman Timothy M. "Tim" Herbst
  Candidate Write-in; (Green) 119 0.01% Rolf Maurer
Total 1,047,703 100.00%  

Comptroller  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

Seat up for regular election Democratic Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Renominated - 12 August 2014 Primary
 Candidate list
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 538,280 52.29% Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo
  Candidate Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut 473,752 46.02% Sharon J. McLaughlin
  Candidate Green 17,458 1.70% Rolf W. Maurer
Total 1,029,490 100.00%  

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

Seat up for regular election Democratic Attorney General George C. Jepsen
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Renominated - 12 August 2014 Primary
 Candidate list
  Elected Democratic; Working Families 590,225 56.73% Attorney General George C. Jepsen
  Candidate Republican; Independent Party of Connecticut 427,869 41.12% Kie Westby
  Candidate Green 22,361 2.15% Stephen E. Fournier
Total 1,040,455 100.00%  
 

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): 13 incumbents, 13 candidates
  Republican: 10 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates): 6 candidates
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  Conservative USA
  Independent Party of Connecticut: 7 candidates
  Unity
  Working Families: 10 candidates
Independents
  Other
  Petitioning Candidate: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 7 candidates
 
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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
  Secretary of State of Connecticut
  State Elections Commission
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  Connecticut General Assembly
  Connecticut State Senate Democrats
Democratic
  Connecticut Democratic Party
  Connecticut House Democrats
Republican
  Connecticut Republicans
  Connecticut Senate Republicans
Third Party
  AMiGO Party
  Connecticut Working Families Party
  Conservative Party USA Connecticut
  Green Party of Connecticut
  Labor Party - Connecticut Valley Chapter
  Libertarian Party of Connecticut
  The Green Party of Connecticut
  The Independent Party of Connecticut
  The Unity Party of Connecticut
Media & others
  Bristol Press
  Capitol Report - Connecticut
  Connecticut Journal - Moodus
  Connecticut Political Watch
  CTNewsJunkie
  Greenwich Time
  Hartford Courant
  Journal Inquirer - Manchester
  New Britain Herald
  New Haven Register
  Norwich Bulletin
  Politics1.com - Connecticut
  Republican-American - Waterbury
  The Advocate - Stamford
  The CT Post - Bridgeport
  The Day - New London
  The Middletown Press
  The News-Times - Danbury
  The Record-Journal - Meriden
  The Register Citizen - Torrington, Winsted, Litchfield
  WFSB TV - CBS - Hartford
  WTIC TV - FOX - Hartford
  WTNH TV - UPN - New Haven
  WVIT TV - NBC - New Haven

 


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