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Connecticut Democratic Primary

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About This Primary

Feb
5

Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 60.0

Latest Headlines

Live-Blogging the Results: The Early State Calls (Nov. 4, 2008)
Obama and McCain Wrap Up Campaigns (Nov. 3, 2008)
Washington Post-ABC News Poll (Nov. 3, 2008)
Poll Shows Obama Deflected Recent Attacks (Nov. 3, 2008)
The State of the Races (Nov. 3, 2008)
The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
The State Of the Races (Nov. 2, 2008)
The State of the Election: Northeast (Nov. 2, 2008)
Rick Davis Sees "One of the Greatest Comebacks" (Oct. 31, 2008)

More Coverage of the Connecticut Primaries »

The Candidates

Joe Biden Senator from Delaware: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator from New York: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Chris Dodd Senator from Connecticut: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
John Edwards Trial Lawyer, Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Mike Gravel Candidate: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Dennis Kucinich Representative from Ohio: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Barack Obama Senator from Illinois: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements

Connecticut Demographics (2007 Census ACS)

Population: 3,502,309
Gender: 48.7 male, 51.3 female
Race: 79.6 white, 9.4 black, 3.4 asian, 1.1 indian, 0.0 pacific islander, 11.5 hispanic,
Age: 76.6% 18 years and over; 13.5% 65 years and over; Median age:
Median Household Income: $65,967
Families Below Poverty Level: 5.7%
Education: 13.0% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher

Today in Connecticut

No candidates are campaigning in Connecticut today.

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Campaign Finance

$1,528,167 raised in Connecticut by Democratic candidates (through Sep. 30, 2008)

Top Candidates

Barack Obama	$1,519,963
Hillary Rodham Clinton	$8,154
Bill Richardson	$50

Top Cities

New Haven	$125,003
Stamford	$115,027
Greenwich	$109,136

Full Connecticut Financial Report »

Past Election Results

2004 D primary
Kerry	58%
Edwards	24%
Other	6%

2004 general Election
Kerry	54%
Bush	44%
Nader	1%

Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.