1998 Connecticut State Treasurer election

none February 2026 September 2023 1998 Connecticut State Treasurer election presidential no November 3, 1998 Connecticut 1994 Connecticut State Treasurer election 1994 2002 Connecticut State Treasurer election 2002 3x4.svg Denise L. Nappier Connecticut Democratic Party 436,573 49.0% 3x4.svg Paul J. Silvester Connecticut Republican Party 433,889 48.7% 220px| County results 220px Municipality results 220px Congressional district results Nappier: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Silvester: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% State Treasurer Paul J. Silvester Connecticut Republican Party Denise L. Nappier Connecticut Democratic Party The 1998 Connecticut State Treasurer election took place on November 3, 1998, to elect the Connecticut State Treasurer. Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Paul J. Silvester was appointed to the office by Governor John G. Rowland to complete the term of Chris Burnham, who resigned to work at an investment firm. Silvester lost election to a full term to Democratic nominee Denise L. Nappier by 2,684 votes, a margin of just 0.3%. As of , this was the last time the State Treasurer of Connecticut changed partisan control. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Paul J. Silvester, incumbent state treasurer (1997–1999)Connecticut State Treasurers https://portal.ct.gov/ott/about-the-treasury/connecticut-state-treasurers portal.ct.gov 10 April 2024 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Denise L. Nappier, Hartford City Treasurer (1989–1998), former executive director of the Hartford Riverfront Recapture, former chair of the Hartford Redevelopment Authority, and former Director of Institutional Relations for UConn Health (1981–1984)https://books.google.com/books?id=TskEb2cYcpsC&q=denise+nappier+Executive+Director+of+Riverfront+Recapture&pg=PA15 Images of America Lost Harford Wilson H. Faude 2000 9780738504636 10 April 2024http://www.cthosp.org/press_room/update/101410.pdf Hospital Leaders Meet with Gubernatorial Candidate Dan Malloy Connecticut Hospital Association cthosp.org 14 October 2010 10 April 2024 Eliminated in primary Frank A. Leece Endorsements Denise L. Nappier 50em U.S. representatives Barbara B. Kennelly, U.S. representative from CT-01 (1982–1991), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus (1995–1999), and former secretary of the state (1979–1982)Allen Mike Party Is Torn On Race Issue In Connecticut https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/19/nyregion/party-is-torn-on-race-issue-in-connecticut.html The New York Times Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. 19 July 1998 10 April 2024 Convention The Democratic statewide nominating convention was held on July 19, 1998. The nomination for Secretary of the State was at the center of the race issue during the 1998 conventions. Black Democratic leaders were urging the party to nominate at least one black candidate to an otherwise all-white ticket. Incumbent Republican Governor John G. Rowland had been touting his party as the exemplar of diversity in the state, with the Republican ticket including two black and two Hispanic candidates, much to the frustration of Democrats. In response to black Democratic leaders threatening to boycott an all-white ticket, Barbara B. Kennelly, the party's nominee for governor, endorsed black candidate Denise L. Nappier. Early delegate counts showed Nappier trailing Frank A. Leece, but she ultimately won the party's endorsement narrowly with 51% of the vote to Leece's 49%. According to NYT, "Mr. Lecce stormed from the convention hall and said he planned to wage a primary battle against Ms. Nappier on Sept. 15, which he is allowed to do under party rules." Leece, an Italian-American, had criticized the effort to usher in a candidate based on race, saying, "That's the old, antiquated way it used to be done." Results The Democratic primary was held on September 18, 1998. Democratic primary resultsCT Treasurer - D Primary https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=963953 ourcampaigns.com 10 April 2024 Denise L. Nappier Connecticut Democratic Party 58,315 59.25% Frank A. Leece Connecticut Democratic Party 40,114 40.75% 98,429 100.0% Third-party candidates and independent candidates Libertarian Party Nominee Louis A. Garofalo, nominee for state treasurer in 1982Connecticut Secretary of the State Candidate: Louis A. Garofalo - Election History https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/candidates/view/13867 electionhistory.ct.gov 10 April 2024 Concerned Citizens Party Nominee Joseph J. CiccomascoloConnecticut Secretary of the State Candidate: Joseph J. Ciccomascolo - Election History https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/candidates/view/13867 electionhistory.ct.gov 10 April 2024 General election Results 1998 Connecticut State Treasurer election1998 State Treasurer General Election Results - Connecticut https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=9&year=1998&f=0&off=8&elect=0 uselectionatlas.org Dave Leip's Atlas Connecticut Democratic Party Denise L. Nappier 436,573 49.00% Connecticut Republican Party Paul J. Silvester (incumbent) 433,889 48.70% Libertarian Party of Connecticut Louis A. Garofalo 11,375 1.28% Concerned Citizens Party Joseph J. Ciccomascolo 9,051 1.02% 890,888 100.0% Connecticut Democratic Party Connecticut Republican Party By congressional district Nappier won three of six congressional districts, with the remaining three going to Silvester, including one that elected a Democrat.https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/1998sovpdf.pdf?rev=5a8602d982ac4a2989a96484ed16f92f&hash=ECDC12D606B6C2611B6B2AF6ABF2C5B0 Statement of Vote Secretary of the State of Connecticut August 26, 2025 live https://web.archive.org/web/20250320011107/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/1998sovpdf.pdf?rev=5a8602d982ac4a2989a96484ed16f92f&hash=ECDC12D606B6C2611B6B2AF6ABF2C5B0 March 20, 2025 District Silvester Nappier RepresentativeConnecticut 1 1st42%56%Barbara Kennelly (105th Congress)John Larson (106th Congress)Connecticut 2 2nd 45% 53%Sam GejdensonConnecticut 3 3rd 44% 53%Rosa DeLauroConnecticut 4 4th 52% 45%Chris ShaysConnecticut 5 5th 56% 41%James MaloneyConnecticut 6 6th 53% 45%Nancy Johnson Aftermath Soon after leaving office in January 1999, both the FBI and SEC began investigating Paul J. Silvester and his close associates due to fundraising irregularities.Schneyer Fred Former Conn. Treasurer Gets More Jail Time https://www.plansponsor.com/former-conn-treasurer-gets-more-jail-time/ plansponsor.com 21 November 2003 10 April 2024 The State Elections Enforcement Commission determined that Silvester and several of his associates made illegal contributions to Paul Silvester for State Treasurer during his 1998 campaign. FY 2003-2004 Report of Complaints Investigated by the State Elections Enforcement Commission http://www.ct.gov/seec/lib/seec/agency_units/report_of_complaints_fy_03-04.pdf ct.gov Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission 10 April 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20170215213012/http://www.ct.gov/seec/lib/seec/agency_units/report_of_complaints_fy_03-04.pdf 15 February 2017 dead dmy-all Incoming State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier discovered a scheme in which Silvester had transferred a significant portion of the State Retirement and Trust Fund into illiquid private equity investments, which disrupted the State's investment strategy and threatened long-term financial stability.Mahony Edmund H. DiBella A Stingy Witness: Testimony Adds Little In SEC Suit http://sip-trunking.tmcnet.com/news/2007/05/17/2632406.htm sip-trunking.tmcnet.com Hartford Pourtant 10 April 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20180628072244/http://sip-trunking.tmcnet.com/news/2007/05/17/2632406.htm 28 June 2018 live dmy-all Silvester was accused of diverting these funds to specific investment firms in return for kickbacks, primarily coming in the form of no-work consulting and lobbying contracts provided to Silvester and close associates. The scheme was alleged to have netted $2.25 million in false fees and kickbacks. In 2003, Silvester pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 51 months in prison, a lenient sentence as Silvester agreed to cooperate with a larger investigation into racketeering and government corruption.Santora Marc 51 Months For Key Figure In Corruption https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/21/nyregion/51-months-for-key-figure-in-corruption.html The New York Times 21 November 2003 10 April 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20180704063520/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/21/nyregion/51-months-for-key-figure-in-corruption.html 4 July 2018 live dmy-all Other convicted individuals included Silvester's brother, Mark Silvester,Allen Mike Treasurer's Downfall in Kickback Scheme Shakes Connecticut Political Establishment https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/25/nyregion/treasurer-s-downfall-kickback-scheme-shakes-connecticut-political-establishment.html The New York Times 25 October 1999 10 April 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20180704063503/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/25/nyregion/treasurer-s-downfall-kickback-scheme-shakes-connecticut-political-establishment.html 4 July 2018 live dmy-all Assistant State Treasurer George Gomes,https://www.courant.com/2005/05/03/sentences-in-treasury-scandal/ Sentences In Treasury Scandal Hartford Courant 3 May 2005 10 April 2024 former Connecticut Senate Majority Leader William A. DiBella,Litigation Release No. 21517 / May 5, 2010 Securities and Exchange Commission v. William A. DiBella, Civil Action No. 3:04-CV-1342 (EBB) (D. Conn.) SEC Announces Distribution of DiBella Fair Fund to Connecticut Retirement and Trust Funds https://www.sec.gov/litigation/litreleases/2010/lr21517.htm sec.gov U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 10 April 2024 and Republican nominee for secretary of the state in 1998, Ben Andrews.Stowe Stacey Another Figure in Connecticut Bribery Scandal Is Sentenced https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/03/nyregion/another-figure-in-connecticut-bribery-scandal-is-sentenced.html The New York Times 3 May 2005 10 April 2024 References State Treasurer Connecticut Category:Connecticut State Treasurer elections Category:November 1998 in the United States