2004 Connecticut Senate election

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2004 Connecticut State Senate election
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  2002 November 2, 2004 2006  

All 36 seats in the Connecticut State Senate
19 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Donald Williams Louis DeLuca
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceJuly 1, 20042001
Leader's seat29th32nd
Last election2115
Seats after2412
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3

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Results:
     Democratic hold     Democratic gain
     Republican hold

President pro tempore of the Senate before election

Donald Williams
Democratic

Elected President pro tempore of the Senate

Donald Williams
Democratic

The 2004 Connecticut State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2004 United States Elections. All 36 seats of the Connecticut State Senate were up for re-election. [1] Senators serve two-year terms and are up for re-election every election cycle. The August 10th primary elections decided candidates that appeared on the ballot for the General election. The General Election took place on November 2, 2004. [2]

Contents

Summary

2115
DemocraticRepublican

Results

The Democrats kept the majority with a 21-15 Majority.

District 1

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 1
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Fonfara (incumbent) 15,459
Green S. Michael DeRosa2,050
Working Families Gilberto Concepcion533
Total votes18,042 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 2

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 2
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eric D. Coleman (incumbent) 22,659
Working Families Maria Torres1,370
Total votes24,029 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 3

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 3
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gary LeBeau (incumbent) 25,107
Republican Ron Morin, Sr.11,649
Working Families Megan C. Batchelder889
Total votes37,645 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 4

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 4
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mary Ann Handley 30,323
Republican Michael T. Fitzpatrick14,749
Working Families Adam D. Johnson671
Total votes45,743 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 5

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 5
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jonathan Harris 27,869
Republican Kevin Connors20,629
Working Families Jonathan Harris633
Total votes49,131 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 6

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 6
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donald DeFronzo (incumbent) 20,240
Working Families Stephen V. Burdo969
Total votes21,209 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 7

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 7
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Kissel (incumbent) 21,072
Democratic Bill Kiner20,392
Total votes41,464 100.0%
Republican hold

District 8

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 8
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas Herlihy (incumbent) 28,492
Democratic Israel I. Gordon14,766
Green Thomas J. Sevigny2,371
Working Families Caitlin Reid Sullivan1,224
Total votes46,853 100.0%
Republican hold

District 9

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 9
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Biagio Ciotto (incumbent) 27,877
Republican Ralph Capenera17,806
Total votes45,683 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 10

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 10
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Toni Harp (incumbent) 21,496 100.0%
Total votes21,496 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 11

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 11
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martin Looney (incumbent) 23,364 100.0%
Total votes23,364 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 12

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 12
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic J. Edward Meyer 25,494
Republican William Aniskovich (incumbent)23,932
Total votes49,426 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 13

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 13
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas Gaffey (incumbent) 27,102
Republican Tod O. Dixon10,672
Working Families Thomas Gaffey (incumbent)1,090
Total votes38,864 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 14

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 14
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gayle Slossberg 22,975
Republican Win Smith, Jr. (incumbent)21,286
Total votes44,261 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 15

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 15
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joan Hartley (incumbent) 17,057
Independent Emidio C. Cerasale1,835
Total votes18,892 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 16

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 16
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Chris Murphy (incumbent) 24,026
Republican Christopher J. O'Brien14,872
Independent Frank A. Burgio, Sr.891
Working Families Derek John Ljongquist294
Total votes40,083 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 17

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 17
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph Crisco Jr. (incumbent) 24,552
Working Families James S. Bartlett1,466
Total votes26,018 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 18

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 18
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Cathy Welles Cook (incumbent) 21,064
Democratic Andrew Maynard17,603
Total votes38,667 100.0%
Republican hold

District 19

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 19
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edith Prague (incumbent) 24,284
Republican Catherine Marx14,640
Total votes38,924 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 20

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 20
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andrea Stillman 24,362
Republican Mark Diebolt15,371
Total votes39,733 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 21

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 21
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican George Gunther (incumbent) 26,713
Working Families William A. McGuire2,778
Total votes29,491 100.0%
Republican hold

District 22

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 22
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Finch (incumbent) 20,303
Republican Robert Russo17,285
Working Families Glenn P. Kalata312
Total votes37,900 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 23

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 23
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ernest E. Newton II 14,036
Republican Jerry A. Blackwell4,509
Working Families Ernest E. Newton II592
Total votes19,137 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 24

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 24
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Cappiello (incumbent) 22,835
Democratic Howard M. Henner11,314
Libertarian John J. McGowann III297
Independent Catherine V. DiBuono282
Working Families David Isaac Bonan201
Total votes34,929 100.0%
Republican hold

District 25

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 25
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Duff 22,072
Republican Jeff Konspore15,778
Working Families Bob Duff 531
Total votes38,381 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 26

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 26
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Judith G. Freedman (incumbent) 30,665
Democratic Arlo Ellison20,238
Independent William A. Gulya411
Total votes51,314 100.0%
Republican hold

District 27

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 27
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andrew J. McDonald (incumbent) 19,298
Republican Richard H. G. Cunningham12,167
Working Families Andy D. Dolan259
Total votes31,724 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 28

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 28
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John P. McKinney (incumbent) 31,324
Democratic Morgan Graham16,732
Total votes48,056 100.0%
Republican hold

District 29

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 29
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donald E. Williams Jr. (incumbent) 23,149 100.0%
Total votes23,149 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 30

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 30
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Andrew Roraback (incumbent) 31,818
Working Families Dennis B. O'Neil2,298
Total votes34,116 100.0%
Republican hold

District 31

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 31
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas Colapietro (incumbent) 19,079
Republican Beverly R. Bobroske17,212
Total votes36,291 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 32

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 32
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Louis DeLuca (incumbent) 31,961 99.99%
Write-In John M. Joey20.01%
Total votes31,963 100.0%
Republican hold

District 33

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 33
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Eileen Daily (incumbent) 31,705
Republican Emanuel Manny Misenti12,301
Green Colin D. Bennett1,069
Working Families Jason A. Potts398
Total votes45,473 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 34

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 34
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Len Fasano (incumbent) 21,374 100.0%
Working Families Len Fasano (incumbent)2,983100.0%
Total votes24,357 100.0%
Republican hold

District 35

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 35
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tony Guglielmo (incumbent) 31,239
Democratic Joe Merluzzo14,474
Working Families Janeen Dorothy Rose785
Total votes46,498 100.0%
Republican hold

District 36

2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 36
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William H. Nickerson (incumbent) 28,424
Green John A. Amarilios2,615
Total votes31,039 100.0%
Republican hold

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