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2008 Connecticut Senate election 
Summary
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.
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All 36 seats in the Connecticut State Senate 19 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
Results edit
Results of the 2008 Connecticut Senate election.[1] 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 L. 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 G. 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
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| 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 edit
- ^ "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.