Connecticut Elections in 2008
U.S. President
Connecticut Presidential Election
Candidates: Barack Obama (D), John McCain (R), Ralph Nader (I), Bob Barr, Jr. (L)
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U.S. Congress
U.S. House, District 1
Candidates: John B. Larson (D, Incumbent), Joseph B. Visconti (R)
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U.S. House, District 2
Candidates: Joseph Courtney (D, Incumbent), Sean Patrick Sullivan (R)
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U.S. House, District 3
Candidates: Rosa L. DeLauro (D, Incumbent), Boaz "Bo" ItsHaky (R)
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U.S. House, District 4
Candidates: James Andrew Himes (D), Christopher Shays (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 5
Candidates: Chris Murphy (D, Incumbent), David Cappiello (R)
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U.S. Congress
U.S. House, District 4
Candidates: James Andrew Himes (D), Christopher Shays (R, Incumbent)
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Previous CT Election Results
Democratic Presidential Primary (Feb. 5, 2008)
Republican Presidential Primary (Feb. 5, 2008)
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)
Political Profile
CT Campaign Advertising
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Connecticut Demographics
- Population: 3,502,309
- Gender: 48.7% male, 51.3% female
- Age: 76.6% 18 years and over; 13.5% 65 years and over; Median age: 39.1
- 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
Source: 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
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.
