2008 Connecticut Senate election

none May 2024 2008 Connecticut State Senate election Connecticut legislative no 2006 Connecticut State Senate election 2006 2010 Connecticut State Senate election 2010 All 36 seats in the Connecticut State Senate 19 November 4, 2008 File:Donald E. Williams Jr. (8589839864).jpg 150x150px Donald Williams Connecticut Democratic Party July 1, 2004 29th 24 23 1 24 File:John P. McKinney (8589839864).jpg John McKinney June 2007 Connecticut Republican Party 28th 12 13 1 12 2008 Connecticut Senate Election.svg 300px Results:#92C5DE Democratic hold #0671B0 Democratic gain#F48882 Republican hold President pro tempore of the Senate Donald Williams Democratic Party (United States) Donald Williams Democratic Party (United States) 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 SourceRankingAs of StatelineJacobson Louis October 15, 2008 Legislative races tilting Dems' way in '08 http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=348037 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081106082124/http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=348037 November 6, 2008 August 1, 2024 Stateline | Safe D October 15, 2008 Results Results of the 2008 Connecticut Senate election.http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electionresults/2008_election_results/2008_state_senator.pdf Election results for State Senator Secretary of the State of Connecticut PDF March 2, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110619170447/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electionresults/2008_election_results/2008_state_senator.pdf June 19, 2011 dead 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. Rhue4,027 John W. Fonfara18,898WFTP 2 Bloomfield (part), Hartford (part), Windsor (part) Eric D. Coleman (D) Veronica Airey-Wilson8,123 Eric D. Coleman27,321WF 3 East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, South Windsor Gary LeBeau (D) No nomination Gary D. LeBeau32,912WF 4 Bolton, Glastonbury, Manchester, Marlborough Mary Ann Handley (D) David H. Blackwell20,282 Mary Ann Handley28,573WF 5 Bloomfield (part), Burlington, Farmington (part), West Hartford Jonathan A. Harris (D) Joseph Merritt14,807 Jonathan A. Harris36,040WF 6 Berlin, Farmington (part), New Britain Donald J. DeFronzo (D) Thomas A. Bozek9,941 Donald J. DeFronzo22,079WF 7 East Granby, Enfield, Granby (part), Somers, Suffield, Windsor (part), Windsor Locks John A. Kissel (R) John A. Kissel24,206WF George Colli19,870 8 Avon, Barkhamsted, Canton, Colebrook, Granby (part), Hartland, Harwinton (part), New Hartford, Norfolk, Simsbury, Torrington (part) Thomas J. Herlihy, Jr. (R) Kevin D. Witkos26,853 Arthur H. House23,627WF 9 Cromwell, Middletown (part), Newington, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield (part) Paul R. Doyle (D) Ralph Capenera20,089 Paul R. Doyle27,488 10 New Haven (part), West Haven (part) Toni N. Harp (D) Melissa Papantones2,836 Toni N. Harp25,586 11 Hamden (part), New Haven (part) Martin M. Looney (D) No nomination Martin M. Looney29,426WF 12 Branford, Durham, Gilford, Killingworth, Madison, North Branford Edward Meyer (D) Ryan Suerth20,430 Edward Meyer30,565 13 Cheshire (part), Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown (part) Thomas P. Gaffey (D) Tim Lenox10,543 Thomas P. Gaffey30,476WF 14 Milford, Orange, West Haven (part) Gayle Slossberg (D) Vincent Marino16,776 Gayle Slossberg28,248 15 Naugatuck (part), Prospect, Waterbury (part) Joan V. Hartley (D) No nomination Joan V. Hartley21,839TP 16 Cheshire (part), Southington, Waterbury (part), Wolcott Sam S.F. Caligiuri (R) Sam S.F. Caligiuri25,362TP No nomination 17 Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Derby, Hamden (part), Naugatuck (part), Woodbridge Joe Crisco (D) Tamath K. Rossi13,659 Joe Crisco25,553WF 18 Griswold, Groton, North Stonington, Plainfield, Preston, Sterling, Stonington, Voluntown Andrew M. Maynard (D) Anne P. Hatfield13,189 Andrew M. Maynard27,389 19 Andover, Bozrah, Columbia, Franklin, Hebron, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Montville (part), Norwich, Sprague Edith G. Prague (D) No nomination Edith G. Prague32,458WFRWI 20 East Lyme, Montville (part), New London, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook (part), Salem, Waterford Andrea Stillman (D) Thomas C. Simones13,547 Andrea L. Stillman29,808TP 21 Monroe (part), Shelton, Stratford (part) Dan Debicella (R) Dan Debicella24,925 Janice Andersen21,334WF 22 Bridgeport (part), Monroe (part), Trumbull Rob Russo (R) Robert D. Russo17,994 Anthony J. Musto21,747WFRWI 23 Bridgeport (part), Stratford (part) Ed A. Gomes (D) Milton Johnson2,308 Edwin A. Gomes21,213WF 24 Bethel (part), Danbury, New Fairfield, Sherman David J. Cappiello (R) Michael A. McLachlan19,262ITP Duane E. Perkins17,536WF 25 Darien (part), Norwalk Bob Duff (D) Steve Papadakos12,473 Bob Duff28,807WF 26 Bethel (part), New Canaan (part), Redding, Ridgefield, Weston (part), Westport, Wilton Judith Freedman (R) Toni Boucher28,704 John Hartwell25,569WF 27 Darien (part), Stamford (part) Andrew J. McDonald (D) Vacancy in nomination Andrew J. McDonald25,946RWI 28 Easton, Fairfield, Newtown, Weston (part) John P. McKinney (R) John McKinney31,627 Martin A. Goldberg19,802WF 29 Brooklyn, Canterbury, Killingly, Mansfield, Putnam, Scotland, Thompson, Windham Donald E. Williams, Jr. (D) Harry Carboni9,163 Donald E. Williams27,733WF 30 Brookfield, Canaan, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Milford, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington (part), Warren, Washington, Winchester Andrew W. Roraback (R) Andrew Roraback32,285 Michael J. Renzullo17,183WF 31 Bristol, Harwinton (part), Plainville, Plymouth Thomas A. Colapietro (D) Vacancy in nominationTomas A. Colapietro29,229WF 32 Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Middlebury, Oxford, Roxbury, Seymour (part), Southbury, Thomaston, Watertown, Woodbury Rob Kane (R) Robert J. Kane28,571 John McCarthy22,432WF 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 III17,624 Eileen M. Daily30,326TP 34 East Haven, North Haven, Wallingford Len Fasano (R) Leonard A. Fasano31,122WF No nomination 35 Ashford, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Ellington (part), Hampton, Pomfret, Stafford, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Willington, Woodstock Tony Guglielmo (R) Tony Guglielmo34,822 Vacancy in nomination 36 Greenwich, New Canaan (part), Stamford (part) William H. Nickerson (R) L. Scott Frantz26,308TP Mark Diamond17,912 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 Category:2008 Connecticut elections 2008 C Category:November 2008 in the United States