2008 Connecticut Senate election
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The Connecticut Senate election, 2008 was held on November 4, 2008, to elect Senators to the Connecticut State Senate for the term which began in January 2009 and ended in January 2011. The election occurred on the same date as other federal and state elections, including the quadrennial U.S. presidential election.
The 2008 election saw the election or re-election of 24 Democrats and 12 Republicans to fill the Senate's 36 seats. The incumbent party in each district held onto control of their respective seats in the election, except for one seat which changed control from Republican to Democratic.
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Stateline[1] | Safe D | October 15, 2008 |
Results
Results of the 2008 Connecticut Senate election.[2] 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 J. Rhue 4,027 | John W. Fonfara 18,898WF TP |
| 2 | Bloomfield (part), Hartford (part), Windsor (part) | Eric D. Coleman (D) | Veronica Airey-Wilson 8,123 | Eric D. Coleman 27,321WF |
| 3 | East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, South Windsor | Gary LeBeau (D) | No nomination | Gary D. LeBeau 32,912WF |
| 4 | Bolton, Glastonbury, Manchester, Marlborough | Mary Ann Handley (D) | David H. Blackwell 20,282 | Mary Ann Handley 28,573WF |
| 5 | Bloomfield (part), Burlington, Farmington (part), West Hartford | Jonathan A. Harris (D) | Joseph Merritt 14,807 | Jonathan A. Harris 36,040WF |
| 6 | Berlin, Farmington (part), New Britain | Donald J. DeFronzo (D) | Thomas A. Bozek 9,941 | Donald J. DeFronzo 22,079WF |
| 7 | East Granby, Enfield, Granby (part), Somers, Suffield, Windsor (part), Windsor Locks | John A. Kissel (R) | John A. Kissel 24,206WF | George Colli 19,870 |
| 8 | Avon, Barkhamsted, Canton, Colebrook, Granby (part), Hartland, Harwinton (part), New Hartford, Norfolk, Simsbury, Torrington (part) | Thomas J. Herlihy, Jr. (R) | Kevin D. Witkos 26,853 | Arthur H. House 23,627WF |
| 9 | Cromwell, Middletown (part), Newington, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield (part) | Paul R. Doyle (D) | Ralph Capenera 20,089 | Paul R. Doyle 27,488 |
| 10 | New Haven (part), West Haven (part) | Toni N. Harp (D) | Melissa Papantones 2,836 | Toni N. Harp 25,586 |
| 11 | Hamden (part), New Haven (part) | Martin M. Looney (D) | No nomination | Martin M. Looney 29,426WF |
| 12 | Branford, Durham, Gilford, Killingworth, Madison, North Branford | Edward Meyer (D) | Ryan Suerth 20,430 | Edward Meyer 30,565 |
| 13 | Cheshire (part), Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown (part) | Thomas P. Gaffey (D) | Tim Lenox 10,543 | Thomas P. Gaffey 30,476WF |
| 14 | Milford, Orange, West Haven (part) | Gayle Slossberg (D) | Vincent Marino 16,776 | Gayle Slossberg 28,248 |
| 15 | Naugatuck (part), Prospect, Waterbury (part) | Joan V. Hartley (D) | No nomination | Joan V. Hartley 21,839 TP |
| 16 | Cheshire (part), Southington, Waterbury (part), Wolcott | Sam S.F. Caligiuri (R) | Sam S.F. Caligiuri 25,362 TP | No nomination |
| 17 | Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Hamden (part), Naugatuck (part), Woodbridge | Joe Crisco (D) | Tamath K. Rossi 13,659 | Joe Crisco 25,553WF |
| 18 | Griswold, Groton, North Stonington, Plainfield, Preston, Sterling, Stonington, Voluntown | Andrew M. Maynard (D) | Anne P. Hatfield 13,189 | Andrew M. Maynard 27,389 |
| 19 | Andover, Bozrah, Columbia, Franklin, Hebron, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Montville (part), Norwich, Sprague | Edith G. Prague (D) | No nomination | Edith G. Prague 32,458WF RWI |
| 20 | East Lyme, Montville (part), New London, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook (part), Salem, Waterford | Andrea Stillman (D) | Thomas C. Simones 13,547 | Andrea L. Stillman 29,808 TP |
| 21 | Monroe (part), Shelton, Stratford (part) | Dan Debicella (R) | Dan Debicella 24,925 | Janice Andersen 21,334WF |
| 22 | Bridgeport (part), Monroe (part), Trumbull | Rob Russo (R) | Robert D. Russo 17,994 | Anthony J. Musto 21,747WF RWI |
| 23 | Bridgeport (part), Stratford (part) | Ed A. Gomes (D) | Milton Johnson 2,308 | Edwin A. Gomes 21,213WF |
| 24 | Bethel (part), Danbury, New Fairfield, Sherman | David J. Cappiello (R) | Duane E. Perkins 17,536WF | |
| 25 | Darien (part), Norwalk | Bob Duff (D) | Steve Papadakos 12,473 | Bob Duff 28,807WF |
| 26 | Bethel (part), New Canaan (part), Redding, Ridgefield, Weston (part), Westport, Wilton | Judith Freedman (R) | Toni Boucher 28,704 | John Hartwell 25,569WF |
| 27 | Darien (part), Stamford (part) | Andrew J. McDonald (D) | Vacancy in nomination | Andrew J. McDonald 25,946 RWI |
| 28 | Easton, Fairfield, Newtown, Weston (part) | John P. McKinney (R) | John McKinney 31,627 | Martin A. Goldberg 19,802WF |
| 29 | Brooklyn, Canterbury, Killingly, Mansfield, Putnam, Scotland, Thompson, Windham | Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D) | Harry Carboni 9,163 | Donald E. Williams 27,733WF |
| 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 32,285 | Michael J. Renzullo 17,183WF |
| 31 | Bristol, Harwinton (part), Plainville, Plymouth | Thomas A. Colapietro (D) | Vacancy in nomination | Tomas A. Colapietro 29,229WF |
| 32 | Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Middlebury, Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour (part), Southbury, Thomaston, Watertown, Woodbury | Rob Kane (R) | Robert J. Kane 28,571 | John McCarthy 22,432WF |
| 33 | Chester, Clinton, Colechester, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Lyme, Old Saybrook (part), Portland, Westbrook | Eileen M. Daily (D) | Vincent A. Pacileo III 17,624 | Eileen M. Daily 30,326 TP |
| 34 | East Haven, North Haven, Wallingford | Len Fasano (R) | Leonard A. Fasano 31,122WF | No nomination |
| 35 | Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington (part), Hampton, Pomfret, Stafford, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, Woodstock | Tony Guglielmo (R) | Tony Guglielmo 34,822 | Vacancy in nomination |
| 36 | Greenwich, New Canaan (part), Stamford (part) | William H. Nickerson (R) | Mark Diamond 17,912 |
Notes
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 (or candidates) 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
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (October 15, 2008). "Legislative races tilting Dems' way in '08". Stateline. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ "Election results for State Senator" (PDF). Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 19, 2011. Retrieved March 2, 2011.