2010 Connecticut Senate election
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The 2010 Connecticut Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect members to the Connecticut State Senate, one from each of the state's 36 Senatorial districts. The date of this the election corresponded with other elections in the state, including ones for governor, U.S. Senate, and the Connecticut House of Representatives.
Senators elected are serving a two-year term, which began in January 2011.
The 2010 election cycle saw the election or re-election of 23 Democrats and 13 Republicans to fill the Senate's 36 seats. The only change in party representation occurred in the 31st District, where the incumbent Democrat was defeated, yielding a gain by the Republican Party. Three re-elected senators, all Democrats, resigned following the election, creating vacancies later filled by special elections on February 22, 2011.[1]
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[2] | Safe D | November 1, 2010 |
Results
Results of the 2010 Connecticut Senate election.[3] Party shading denotes winner of Senate seat.
| District | Constituency | Incumbent | Votes for Republican candidate | Votes for Democratic candidate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartford (part), Wethersfield (part) | John W. Fonfara (D) | Barbara Rhue 3,478 | John W. Fonfara 11,980WF TP |
| 2 | Bloomfield (part), Hartford (part), Windsor (part) | Eric D. Coleman (D) | None | Eric D. Coleman 20,918WF |
| 3 | East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, South Windsor | Gary LeBeau (D) | Robert L. Gonzalez 10,782 | Gary D. LeBeau 19,159WF |
| 4 | Bolton, Glastonbury, Manchester, Marlborough | Mary Ann Handley (D) | Stewart "Chip" Beckett 18,488 | Steve Cassano 18,561WF |
| 5 | Bloomfield (part), Burlington, Farmington (part), West Hartford | Jonathan A. Harris (D) | Joseph Merritt 15,183 | Beth Bye 25,085WF |
| 6 | Berlin, Farmington (part), New Britain | Donald J. DeFronzo (D) | Henry Zembko 7,307 | Donald J. DeFronzo † 15,556WF |
| 7 | East Granby, Enfield, Granby (part), Somers, Suffield, Windsor (part), Windsor Locks | John A. Kissel (R) | John A. Kissel 17,272 RWI | Karen M. Jarmoc 16,286 |
| 8 | Avon, Barkhamsted, Canton, Colebrook, Granby (part), Hartland, Harwinton (part), New Hartford, Norfolk, Simsbury, Torrington (part) | Kevin Witkos (R) | Kevin Witkos 26,417 | Donald J. O'Brien 14,026WF |
| 9 | Cromwell, Middletown (part), Newington, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield (part) | Paul R. Doyle (D) | Dom Mazzoccoli 13,727 | Paul R. Doyle 21,582 |
| 10 | New Haven (part), West Haven (part) | Toni N. Harp (D) | None | Toni N. Harp 16,294 |
| 11 | Hamden (part), New Haven (part) | Martin M. Looney (D) | Matthew J. Corcoran 5,597 | Martin M. Looney 19,438WF |
| 12 | Branford, Durham, Gilford, Killingworth, Madison, North Branford | Edward Meyer (D) | Lisa Davenport 19,567 | Edward Meyer 21,311 |
| 13 | Cheshire (part), Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown (part) | Thomas P. Gaffey (D) | Len Suzio 13,238 | Thomas P. Gaffey † 18,369WF |
| 14 | Milford, Orange, West Haven (part) | Gayle Slossberg (D) | Vincent Marino 14,339 | Gayle Slossberg 19,420I |
| 15 | Naugatuck (part), Prospect, Waterbury (part) | Joan V. Hartley (D) | None | Joan V. Hartley 14,178 TP |
| 16 | Cheshire (part), Southington, Waterbury (part), Wolcott | Sam S.F. Caligiuri (R) | John N. Barry 14,607WF | |
| 17 | Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Hamden (part), Naugatuck (part), Woodbridge | Joe Crisco (D) | Tamath K. Rossi 12,292 | Joe Crisco 16,666WF |
| 18 | Griswold, Groton, North Stonington, Plainfield, Preston, Sterling, Stonington, Voluntown | Andrew M. Maynard (D) | Stuart R. Norman, Jr. 12,126 | Andrew M. Maynard 17,972 |
| 19 | Andover, Bozrah, Columbia, Franklin, Hebron, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Montville (part), Norwich, Sprague | Edith G. Prague (D) | Sean Sullivan 14,795 | Edith G. Prague 15,597WF |
| 20 | East Lyme, Montville (part), New London, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook (part), Salem, Waterford | Andrea Stillman (D) | Daniel Docker 11,003 | Andrea Stillman 20,340 TP |
| 21 | Monroe (part), Shelton, Stratford (part) | Dan Debicella (R) | Kevin C. Kelly 22,455 | James R. Miron 10,864 |
| 22 | Bridgeport (part), Monroe (part), Trumbull | Anthony Musto (D) | David R. Pia 12,899 | Anthony J. Musto 14,861WF |
| 23 | Bridgeport (part), Stratford (part) | Ed A. Gomes (D) | Milton Johnson 275 | Edwin A. Gomes 10,797WF |
| 24 | Bethel (part), Danbury, New Fairfield, Sherman | Michael McLachlan (R) | Michael A. McLachlan 15,649I | Alice M. Hutchinson 10,956WF |
| 25 | Darien (part), Norwalk | Bob Duff (D) | Artie Kassimis 10,358 | Bob Duff 18,767 |
| 26 | Bethel (part), New Canaan (part), Redding, Ridgefield, Weston (part), Westport, Wilton | Toni Boucher (R) | Toni Boucher 25,417 | John Hartwell 16,262WF |
| 27 | Darien (part), Stamford (part) | Andrew J. McDonald (D) | Bob Kolenberg 10,321 | Andrew J. McDonald † 14,750 |
| 28 | Easton, Fairfield, Newtown, Weston (part) | John P. McKinney (R) | John McKinney 26,249 | Mitchell Fuchs 12,694 |
| 29 | Brooklyn, Canterbury, Killingly, Mansfield, Putnam, Scotland, Thompson, Windham | Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D) | None | Donald E. Williams 17,214 TP |
| 30 | Brookfield, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Milford, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington (part), Warren, Washington, Winchester | Andrew W. Roraback (R) | Andrew Roraback 27,379 TP RWI | None |
| 31 | Bristol, Harwinton (part), Plainville, Plymouth | Thomas A. Colapietro (D) | Jason Welch 14,717 | Tom Colapietro 13,944WF |
| 32 | Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Middlebury, Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour (part), Southbury, Thomaston, Watertown, Woodbury | Rob Kane (R) | Robert J. Kane 28,909 | None |
| 33 | Chester, Clinton, Colechester, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Lyme, Old Saybrook (part), Portland, Westbrook | Eileen M. Daily (D) | Neil Nichols 17,851 | Eileen M. Daily 21,069 TP |
| 34 | East Haven, North Haven, Wallingford | Len Fasano (R) | Leonard A. Fasano 23,454WF | None |
| 35 | Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington (part), Hampton, Pomfret, Stafford, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, Woodstock | Tony Guglielmo (R) | Tony Guglielmo 23,996 | Susan Eastwood 13,889WF |
| 36 | Greenwich, New Canaan (part), Stamford (part) | L. Scott Frantz (R) | L. Scott Frantz 21,926 TP | Nancy E. Barton 13,001 |
Notes
- † Denotes resignation after election. Vacancy later filled by a special election on February 22, 2011.[1]
- TP Denotes that a minor, third party candidate (or candidates) also ran in this district's election.
- RWI Denotes that a registered write-in candidate was also present in this district's election.
- WF Denotes that this candidate also ran on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party. The votes won by this candidate include both their Working Families and their party of affiliation figures combined.
- I Denotes that this candidate also ran on the independent line. The votes won by this candidate include both their independent and their party of affiliation figures combined.
References
- ^ a b "List of Candidates – February 22, 2011 Special Elections" (PDF). Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (November 1, 2010). "Update: 2010 State Legislatures: A Challenging Environment for Democrats". Governing. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ "Election results for State Senator". Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Archived from the original on June 19, 2011. Retrieved February 10, 2011.