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2008 Connecticut Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 12/17/07, Presidential Primary: 2/5/08, Party Endorsements Deadline: 5/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 5/3/08 (14 days after convention), Independent / Minor Party Filing Deadline: 8/6/08, Independent / Minor Party Presidential Filing Deadline: 8/6/08, Primary: 8/12/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: August 13, 2008
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President, 54.3% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 50.70%,
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 46.66%, ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 0.97%, uncommitted 0.86%, U.S. Sen. Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd (D-CT) 0.26%, U.S. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) 0.24%, U.S. Sen. Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (D-DE) 0.12%, Gov. William B. "Bill" Richardson (D-NM) 0.12%, ex-U.S. Sen. Maurice "Mike" Gravel (D-AK) 0.08%, 		U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 52.0%,
ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 32.9%, ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 7.0%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 4.1%, ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 1.6%, uncommitted 1.6%, ex-U.S. Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) 0.4%, ex-Amb. Alan L. Keyes (R-MD) 0.2%, U.S. Rep. Duncan L. Hunter (R-CA) 0.1%, 		Minister Chuck Baldwin (C-FL),
ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA)?,
ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA),
Ralph Nader (Ind-CT),
1st Congressional District, 74.4% in '06, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
John B. Larson (D, WF), council member Joseph Visconti (R), attorney / Air Force vet. Stephen Fournier (G),
2nd Congressional District, 50.0% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democratic,
Joseph "Joe" Courtney (D, WF), ex-FEMA official Sean Sullivan (R), Daniel Reale (L),
zoologist G. Scott Deshfy (G),
Todd Vachon (S),
3rd Congressional District, 76.0% in '06, 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
Rosa L. DeLauro (D, WF), acupuncturist Boaz Itshaky (R),
4th Congressional District, 51.0% in '06, 10th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, DCCC Target,
activist Jim Himes (D, WF) 86.9%,
novelist Lee Whitnum (D) 13.1%, 		Christopher Shays (R), Richard Duffee (G),
5th Congressional District, 56.5% in '06 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democrat, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, NRCC Target,
Christopher S. "Chris" Murphy (D, WF), St. Sen. David J. Cappiello (R), attorney Harold H. Burbank, II (G),

1. Link to Predictions:
D.C.'s Political Report,
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza,
Campaign & Elections: Political Oddsmaker,
Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard,
Cook Political Report,
National Journal's Rankings,
Roll Call's Outlook,
Rothenberg Political Report,
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,

2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
= Democrat retain control, = Democrats take over control,
= Republican retain control, = Republicans take over control,
= Independent / 3rd Party retains control, = Independent / 3rd Party take over control
Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates open races.
Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control.
Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. Red boxes indicates Republicans took control.

3. Key to Connecticut Political Parties:
(D) = Democratic Party
(G) = Green Party
(I) = independent candidates 		(L) = Libertarian Party
(R) = Republican Party
(S) = Socialist Party


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