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Election Timeline
April 24, 2012 - Presidential primaries
May 29, 2012 - Deadline to file for candidacy
August 14, 2012 - Primary elections (non-presidential)
November 6, 2012 - Election day
Latest Polls and Updates
Conservative Ranking
Connecticut is the 10th least conservative state, voting
15.10% less Republican in the 2008 presidential elections than the national average.
Partisan Trend
Based on voting patterns since 1992, Connecticut is trending DEMOCRAT in presidential
elections.
GOP Trend Ranking
Connecticut ranks 47th among the 50 states.
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Race for the White House
GOP Candidates
Newt Gingrich - Former U.S. Speaker of the House from Georgia
Ron Paul - U.S. Representative from Texas
Mitt Romney - Former Governor of Massachusetts
Rick Santorum - Former Senator from Pennsylvania
DEM Candidates
Barack Obama - President of the United States
Click here for Election Projection blogposts about this race.
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OPEN SEAT: Four-term Independent incumbent Joseph Lieberman is not seeking re-election in 2012.
GOP Candidates
Brian Hill
Peter Lumaj
Jason McCoy - Mayor of Vernon
Linda McMahon
Chris Shays - Former U.S. Representative from Connecticut
Kie Westby
DEM Candidates
Susan Bysiewicz - Former Connecticut Secretary of State
Christopher Murphy - U.S. Representative from Connecticut
Matthew Oakes
William Tong - Connecticut State Representative
Lee Whitnum
Click here for Election Projection blogposts about this race.
Polling Data - polls to be tracked after party primaries
Projection Data - table to be filled out after party primaries
Preliminary Projection - Strong DEM Gain
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No competitive races in 2012
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Projected winner listed first
District 1: John Larson (D)-inc vs. Mike McDonald (R)
District 2: Joe Courtney (D)-inc vs. ??? (R)
District 3: Rosa DeLauro (D)-inc vs. Wayne Winsley (R)
District 4: Jim Himes (D)-inc vs. ??? (R)
District 5: OPEN: ??? (D) vs. ??? (R) (possibly competitive)
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Current Partisan Breakdown
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| National Delegation |
| Senators |
1 DEM, 1 IND |
| Representatives |
5 DEM |
| State Government |
| Governor |
DEM |
| Lt. Governor |
DEM |
| State Senate - DEM control |
14 GOP, 22 DEM |
| State House - DEM control |
52 GOP, 99 DEM |
Current Office Holders
Governor: Dannel Malloy (D) - 1st term, up for re-election in 2014
Lt. Governor: Nancy Wyman (D) - 1st term, tied to Governor
Senior Senator: Richard Blumenthal (D) - 1st term, up for re-election in 2016
Junior Senator: Joseph Lieberman (I) - 4th term, not seeking re-election in 2012
House District 1: John Larson (D) - 7th term
House District 2: Joe Courtney (D) - 3rd term
House District 3: Rosa DeLauro (D) - 11th term
House District 4: Jim Himes (D) - 2nd term
House District 5: Christopher Murphy (D) - 3rd term (running for Senate)
Historical Partisan Snapshot
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| Race |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
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| President |
Solid D |
-- |
Strong D |
-- |
Solid D |
-- |
Senate |
| Class 1 |
Solid D |
-- |
-- |
Strong I |
-- |
-- |
| Class 3 |
-- |
-- |
Solid D |
-- |
-- |
Strong D |
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| Governor |
-- |
Strong R |
-- |
Solid R |
-- |
Weak D |
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| House |
3 GOP
3 DEM |
3 GOP
2 DEM |
3 GOP
2 DEM |
1 GOP
4 DEM |
5 DEM |
5 DEM |
| CD-1 |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
| CD-2 |
Weak R |
Mod R |
Mod R |
Weak D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
| CD-3 |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
| CD-4 |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Weak R |
Weak R |
Weak D |
Mod D |
| CD-5 |
Mod D |
Strong R |
Solid R |
Strong D |
Solid D |
Mod D |
| CD-6 |
Solid R |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
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BOLD - party turnover
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Race ratings:
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"Weak" - less than 5%
"Mod" - 5% to less than 10%
"Strong" - 10% to 15%
"Solid" - greater than 15%
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