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Connecticut Secretary of State - Election Services Division
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: November 8, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 54.3% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Obama, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Obama Favored, Cook Political Report: Solid Obama, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe / Likely Obama, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Obama, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 60.7%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 38.1%, |
Ralph Nader (Ind-CT) 1.2%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (WI-FL) 0.02%,
ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (WI-GA) 0.0%,
Brian P. Moore (WI-FL) 0.0%, |
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 66.0%, WF 5.5%) 71.5%, |
council member Joseph Visconti (R) 26.1%, |
attorney / Air Force vet. Stephen Fournier (G) 2.4%, |
| Matthew Coleman (WI) 0.0%, |
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: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democratic, |
| Joseph "Joe" Courtney (D 62.0%, WF 3.6%) 65.6%, |
ex-FEMA official Sean Sullivan (R) 32.4%, |
zoologist G. Scott Deshfy (G) 2.0%, |
| Todd Vachon (S/WI) 0.0%, Dan Reale (L/WI), |
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 70.0%, WF 7.1%) 77.2%, |
acupuncturist Boaz "Bo" Itshaky (R) 19.9%, |
Ralph Ferrucci (G) 2.9%, |
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: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, DCCC Target, |
| activist Jim Himes (D 49.9%, WF 2.6%) 51.6%, |
Christopher Shays (R) 47.3%, |
Richard Duffee (G) 0.4%, |
Michael A. Carrano (L) 0.7%, |
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: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democrat, NRCC Target, |
| Christopher S. "Chris" Murphy (D 53.4%, WF 5.6%) 59.0%, |
St. Sen. David J. Cappiello (R) 39.2%, |
attorney Harold H. Burbank, II (G) 0.8%, |
| Thomas Winn (I) 1.0%, |
| Walter Gengarelly (WI) 0.0%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
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. |
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