Connecticut 2008 General Election

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

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
Tuesday 12 August 2008 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 6:00a EST (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC).

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Connecticut State and Local Government

Connecticut 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

22 December 2008: November 4, 2008 Election November 4, 2008 Election Results

30 October 2008: Synchronized with The State of Connecticut Secretary of the State - 2008 Candidate List.

Tuesday 12 August 2008 State/Local PRIMARIES

CONNECTICUT PRIMARY results from a media source



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), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.


		Democratic	997,772	60.59%	Senator Barack Hussein Obama (7 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338: $778,642,047

		Republican	629,428	38.22%	Senator John Sidney McCain, III • Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin • FEC P80002801: $399,826,076

		Independent	19,162	1.16%	Ralph Nader • Vice President: Matt Gonzalez • FEC P20000527: $4,520,160

		Write-in; (Constitution)	311	0.02%	Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin • Vice President: Darrell L. Castle • FEC P80005499: $262,010
		Write-in; (Green)	90	0.01%	former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney • Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente • FEC P80004930: $240,360
		Write-in; (Socialist Party USA)	19	0.00%	Brian Patrick Moore • Vice President: Stewart A. Alexander • FEC P80005275: $9,516
		Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)	10	0.00%	Róger Calero • Vice President: Alyson Kennedy • FEC P80005481: Financial report not available
Total			1,646,792	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110^th 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 • 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.

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

		Democratic			Jim Amann

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

110^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Democratic (4 Renominated); 1 Republican (1 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}		Democratic	Congressman John B. Larson • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 12 August 2008 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Congressman John B. Larson

		Democratic; Working Families	211,493	71.56%	Congressman John B. Larson • Democratic: 194,493; Working Families: 17,000 • FEC H8CT01046: $1,606,567

		Republican	76,860	26.01%	Joseph "Joe" Visconti • FEC H8CT01111: $15,840

		Green	7,201	2.44%	Stephen E. D. "Steve" Fournier • FEC H8CT01129: Financial report not available

		Write-in	3	0.00%	Matthew Coleman
Total			295,557	100.00%

CD 2 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 12 August 2008 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Congressman Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney

		Democratic; Working Families	212,148	65.67%	Congressman Joseph D. "Joe" Courtney • Democratic: 198,984; Working Families: 13,164 • FEC H2CT02112: $2,370,575

		Republican	104,574	32.37%	Sean Patrick Sullivan • FEC H8CT02069: $399,208

		Green	6,300	1.95%	Gregory Scott Deshefy • FEC H8CT02077: $4,407

		Write-in; (Socialist Party USA)	19	0.01%	Todd Vachon
Total			323,041	100.00%

CD 3 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Rosa L. DeLauro • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 1990 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 12 August 2008 Primary
		Polls: Democratic Congressman Rosa L. DeLauro

		Democratic; Working Families	230,172	77.40%	Congressman Rosa L. DeLauro • Democratic: 204,761; Working Families: 25,411 • FEC H0CT03072: $1,151,850

		Republican	58,583	19.70%	Boaz "Bo" ItsHaky • FEC H8CT03059: Financial report not available

		Green	8,613	2.90%	Ralph Ferrucci • FEC H4CT03074: Financial report not available
Total			297,368	100.00%

CD 4 {map}		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
		Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Jim Himes favored over Republican Congressman Christopher Shays

		Democratic; Working Families	158,475	51.32%	Jim Himes • Democratic: 149,345; Working Families: 9,130 • FEC H8CT04172: $3,940,028

		Republican	146,854	47.56%	Congressman Christopher Shays • FEC H8CT04057: $3,774,740

		Libertarian	2,049	0.66%	Michael Anthony Carrano • FEC H8CT04206: Financial report not available

		Green	1,388	0.45%	Richard Z. Duffee • FEC H6CT04119: Financial report not available

		Write-in	10	0.00%	Eugene Flanagan
Total			308,776	100.00%

CD 5 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 12 August 2008 Primary
		Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Congressman Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy

		Democratic; Working Families	179,327	59.25%	Congressman Christopher Scott "Chris" Murphy • Democratic: 161,178; Working Families: 18,149 • FEC H6CT05124: $3,080,818

		Republican	117,914	38.96%	state Senator David John Cappiello • FEC H8CT05120: $1,357,444

		Independent	3,082	1.02%	Thomas Linton Winn • FEC H8CT05153: Financial report not available

		Green	2,324	0.77%	Harold H. Burbank, II • FEC H8CT05138: Financial report not available

		Write-in	10	0.00%	Walter Gengarelly
Total			302,657	100.00%

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

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): 9 incumbents, 7 candidates
	• Republican: 3 incumbents, 6 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates): 6 candidates
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Socialist Party USA: 2 candidates
	• Socialist Workers Party: 1 candidate
	• Working Families: 5 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 2 candidates
	• Independent Democrat: 1 incumbent
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 8 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 an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.