2012 Connecticut elections
2012 Connecticut elections|
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On November 6, 2012, the state of Connecticut held elections for presidential electors, representatives and senators to the U.S. Congress, as well as the members of the Connecticut State Senate. The general elections saw a total turnout of 73.89%.[1]
Primary elections were held on August 14 of the same year.
United States President
Connecticut selected the incumbent Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
United States House of Representatives
All five of the Connecticut seats to the House of Representatives were up for elections. The Democratic Party held on to all five seats.[3]
United States Senate
Connecticut elected Chris Murphy, the former representative Member of the House of Representatives from Connecticut's 5th district.[4]
Connecticut State Senate
All 36 of the seats in Connecticut State Senate were up for election. After the election, the Democratic Party held on to the majority with 22 seats.
Winning candidates for the State Senate[6]
Districts
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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1
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Democratic
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John Fonfara
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20,678
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80.73
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2
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Democratic
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Eric D. Coleman
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31,114
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85.50
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3
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Democratic
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Gary LeBeau
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27,640
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70.56
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4
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Democratic
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Steve Cassano
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24,930
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56.51
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5
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Democratic
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Beth Bye
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34,542
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100.00
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6
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Democratic
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Terry Gerratana
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21,212
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72.09
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7
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Republican
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John Kissel
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22,182
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50.58
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8
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Republican
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Kevin Witkos
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28,498
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60.03
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9
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Democratic
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Paul Doyle
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28,995
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67.15
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10
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Democratic
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Toni Harp
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27,121
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100.00
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11
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Democratic
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Martin Looney
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28,689
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100.00
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12
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Democratic
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Edward Meyer
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25,888
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53.24
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13
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Democratic
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Danté Bartolomeo
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19,934
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50.35
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14
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Democratic
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Gayle Slossberg
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27,696
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64.34
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15
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Democratic
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Joan Hartley
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19,927
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85.15
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16
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Republican
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Joe Markley
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22,455
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52.20
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17
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Democratic
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Joe Crisco
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26,994
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71.15
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18
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Democratic
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Andrew Maynard
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23,380
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60.83
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19
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Democratic
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Cathy Osten
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19,882
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51.56
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20
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Democratic
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Andrea L. Stillman
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24,222
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60.24
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21
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Republican
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Kevin C. Kelly
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28,528
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100.00
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22
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Democratic
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Anthony Musto
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24,512
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67.32
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23
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Democratic
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Andres Jr. Ayala
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19,842
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91.62
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24
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Republican
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Michael McLachlan
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18,537
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51.72
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25
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Democratic
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Bob Duff
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27,015
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66.93
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26
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Republican
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Toni Boucher
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31,824
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58.57
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27
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Democratic
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Carlo Leone
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19,834
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61.49
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28
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Republican
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John P. McKinney
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33,368
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100.00
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29
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Democratic
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Donald E. Williams
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21,567
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62.38
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30
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Republican
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Clark Chapin
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23,712
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54.91
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31
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Republican
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Jason C. Welch
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20,506
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51.09
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32
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Republican
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Robert Kane
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28,591
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63.37
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33
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Republican
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Art Linares
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23,915
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48.33
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34
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Republican
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Len Fasano
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24,359
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58.05
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35
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Republican
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Tony Guglielmo
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27,840
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59.53
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36
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Republican
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Scott Frantz
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27,623
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60.96
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