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2008 Connecticut Congressional and Statewide Races
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: May 10, 2008
Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media,
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%,
Governor, 63.2% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
St. Rep. James A. Amann (D), Att. Gen. Richard "Dick" Blumenthal (D), Sec. of St. Susan Bysiewicz (D), '06 nominee / Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. (D), '06 candidate / Mayor Dannel P. Malloy (D), M. Jodi Rell (R),
Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele (R),
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 63.2% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Michael Fedele (R),
Attorney General, 74.1% in '06, next election in 2006
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Richard "Dick" Blumenthal (D),
Secretary of State, 69.8% in '06, next election in 2010, 3rd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Susan Bysiewicz (D),
Treasurer, 64.1% in '06, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Denise L. Nappier (D),
Comptroller, 64.4% in '06 next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Nancy Wyman (D),
Senator, 66.3% in '04, 5th term, next election in 2010, running for President and will not seek re-election, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated,
Christopher J. Dodd (D),
Senator, 49.7% in '06, 4th term, next election in 2012,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated,
Joseph I. "Joe" Lieberman (I),
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), council member Joseph Visconti (R),
2nd Congressional District, 50.0% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democratic,
Joseph "Joe" Courtney (D), ex-FEMA official Sean Sullivan (R), Daniel Reale (L),
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), 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: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, DCCC Target,
activist Jim Himes (D),
Lee Whitnum (D),
Christopher Shays (R),
5th Congressional District, 56.5% in '06 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, NRCC Target,
Christopher S. "Chris" Murphy (D), St. Sen. David J. Cappiello (R), Harold Burbank (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:
(Com) = Communist Party
(CC) = Concerned Citizens Party
- Affiliated with the Constitution Party
(D) = Democratic Party
(G) = Green Party
(I) = independent candidates
(IA) = Independent American Party
(L) = Libertarian Party
(Rfm) = Reform Party - Not Affiliated with Reform Party USA
(R) = Republican Party
(S) = Socialist Party
(WF) = Working Families Party
(WI) = Write-in candidates

4. Connecticut Media Links:
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Bristol Press
Connecticut Political Watch
Connecticut Post
Danbury News-Times
Darien-News Review
Fairfield Citizen-News
Fairfield County Weekly
Greenwich Time
Hartford Advocate
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Radio Free Hartford
Manchester Journal-Inquirer
Meriden Record-Journal
Middletown Press
Moodus Hometown News
New Britain Herald
New Haven Advocate
New Haven Register
New London Day
News-12 Connecticut
Newtown Bee
Norwalk Advocate
Norwich Bulletin
Stamford Advocate
Torrington Register-Citizen
Waterbury Republican-American
WFSB TV-3
WTNH TV-8
WVIT TV-30
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