Connecticut State Senate elections, 2010

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Connecticut State Senate elections, 2010

Majority control • Campaign contributions

Qualifications • Competitiveness analysis

State Legislative Election Results

List of candidates District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22• District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36

Connecticut State Senate State legislative elections, 2010

Elections for the office of Connecticut State Senator were held in Connecticut on November 2, 2010. Seats in all 36 senate districts were up for election in 2010.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 8 for candidates of either the Republican or Democratic parties and August 4 for others such as independents. The primary election day was August 10, 2010.

In Connecticut, senators serve two-year terms with no term limits.

The incumbent senator ran for re-election in 32 of the 36 senate races in 2010. (88.89%)

Democrats lost one seat in the election.

See also: Connecticut State Senate, Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2010 and State legislative elections, 2010

November 2 General Election Results

The following candidates won election on November 2, 2010:

1. Anthony Musto
2. Edwin Gomes
3. Michael McLachlan (Connecticut)
4. Scott Frantz
5. Jason Welch (Connecticut)
6. Robert Kane
7. Andrea Stillman
8. Andrew Maynard (Connecticut)
9. Anthony Guglielmo
10. Antonietta Boucher
11. Beth Bye
12. Donald DeFronzo
13. Donald Williams (Connecticut)
14. Edward Meyer
15. Edith Prague
16. Eileen Daily
17. Eric Coleman (Connecticut)
18. Gary LeBeau
19. Gayle Slossberg
20. John Fonfara
21. Joan Hartley
22. Joe Markley
23. John Kissel
24. John McKinney (Connecticut)
25. Joseph Crisco
26. Kevin C. Kelly (Connecticut)
27. Kevin Witkos
28. Leonard Fasano
29. Martin Looney
30. Paul Doyle
31. Steve Cassano
32. Toni Harp
33. Thomas Gaffey
34. Bob Duff (Connecticut)
35. Andrew McDonald
36. Andrew Roraback

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 2 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Connecticut State Senate:

Connecticut State Senate
Party		As of November 1, 2010	After the 2010 Election
	Democratic Party	24	23
	Republican Party	12	13
Total		36	36

Campaign contributions

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Connecticut in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2010	78	$5,157,062
2008	79	$5,410,734
2006	73	$4,431,204
2004	88	$4,416,892
2002	76	$3,700,656

In 2010, the total campaign contributions raised in senate elections was $5,157,062. The top 10 overall contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Public Fund	$3,631,306
Public Fund	$176,895
Public Funding	$88,307
Senate Democrats Victory PAC	$42,651
Democrats for New Leadership	$38,520
Working Families Party	$14,853
Democratic Senate Majority PAC of Connecticut	$14,150
Senate Republican Campaign Cmte of Connecticut	$11,412
Frantz, L Scott	$6,500
Senate Republican Majority Cmte of Connecticut	$5,195

Incumbency

Unopposed incumbents

6 incumbents (19%) faced no competition in the November 2 general election.

• 4 Democratic incumbents faced no November challenger.
• 2 GOP incumbents faced no November challenger.

Primary challenges

No incumbents faced competition in the August 10 primary.

Retiring incumbents

Four incumbent representatives did not run for re-election, while 32 incumbents (89%) ran for re-election. Of the 4 incumbents who did not seek re-election, two were Democrats and two were Republicans.

Incumbents who retired were:

• District 16: Incumbent Republican Sam Caligiuri.
• District 21: Incumbent Republican Dan Debicella.
• District 4: Incumbent Democrat Mary Ann Handley.
• District 5: Incumbent Democrat Jonathan Harris.

Qualifications

Article III, Section 3 of the Connecticut Constitution states: The senate shall consist of not less than thirty and not more than fifty members, each of whom shall be an elector residing in the senatorial district from which he is elected. Each senatorial district shall be contiguous as to territory and shall elect no more than one senator.

List of candidates

Partisan dominance in state senates heading into the 2010 state legislative elections

District 1

August 10 Democratic primary:

• John Fonfara 3,358 a Incumbent Fonfara was first elected in 1997.
• Ed Vargas 2,078

August 10 GOP primary:

• Barbara Ruhe a

August 10 Green Party primary:

• Martha S. Kelly a

November 2 General election candidates:

John Fonfara 11,980

Barbara Ruhe 3,478

Martha S. Kelly 369

District 2

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Eric Coleman a Incumbent Coleman was first elected in 1995. In addition to running on the Democratic Party label, he also ran on the Working Families Party label.

August 10 GOP primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Eric Coleman 20,918

District 3

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Gary LeBeau a Incumbent LeBeau was first elected in 1996.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Robert L. Gonzalez a

November 2 General election candidates:

Gary LeBeau 19,159

Robert L. Gonzalez 10,782

District 4

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August 10 Democratic primary:

• Steve Cassano a

August 10 GOP primary:

• Stewart Beckett a

Note: Incumbent Mary Ann Handley did not run for re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Steve Cassano 18,561

Stewart Beckett 18,488

A recount for the 4th District was ordered on November 3, 2010.

District 5

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Beth Bye a

August 10 GOP primary:

• Joseph Merritt a

Note: Incumbent Jonathan Harris did not run for re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Beth Bye 25,085

Joseph Merritt 15,183

District 6

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Donald DeFronzo a Incumbent DeFronzo was first elected in 2003.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Henry Zembko a

November 2 General election candidates:

Donald DeFronzo 15,556

Henry Zembko 7,307

District 7

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Karen M. Jarmoc a

August 10 GOP primary:

• John Kissel a Incumbent Kissel was first elected in 1993.

November 2 General election candidates:

Karen M. Jarmoc 16,286

John Kissel 17,272

District 8

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Donald J. O'Brien a

August 10 GOP primary:

• Kevin Witkos a Incumbent Witkos was first elected in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Donald J. O'Brien 14,026

Kevin Witkos 26,417

District 9

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Paul Doyle a Incumbent Doyle was first elected in 2006.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Dom Mazzoccoli a

November 2 General election candidates:

Paul Doyle 21,582

Dom Mazzoccoli 13,727

District 10

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Toni Harp a Incumbent Harp was first elected in 1993.

August 10 GOP primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

November 2 General election candidates:

Toni Harp 16,294

District 11

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Martin Looney a Incumbent Looney was first elected in 1993.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Matthew J. Corcoran a

November 2 General election candidates:

Martin Looney 19,438

Matthew J. Corcoran 5,597

District 12

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Edward Meyer a Incumbent Meyer was first elected in 2005.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Lisa Davenport a

November 2 General election candidates:

Edward Meyer 21,311

Lisa Davenport 19,567

District 13

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Thomas Gaffey a Incumbent Gaffey was first elected in 1995.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Len Suzio a

November 2 General election candidates:

Thomas Gaffey 18,369

Len Suzio 13,238

District 14

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Gayle Slossberg a Incumbent Slossberg was first elected in 2004.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Vincent Marino a

November 2 General election candidates:

Gayle Slossberg 19,420

Vincent Marino 14,339

District 15

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Joan Hartley a Incumbent Hartley was first elected in 2001.

August 10 GOP primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

August 10 Working Families primary:

• Blair Bertaccini a

Independent candidate:

• Theodore Derouin a

November 2 General election candidates:

Joan Hartley 14,178

Blair Bertaccini 675

Theodore Derouin 1,871

District 16

August 10 Democratic primary:

• John N. Barry a

August 10 GOP primary:

• Joe Markley a

Independent candidate:

• Carmine Capobianco a

Note: Incumbent Sam Caligiuri did not run for re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

John N. Barry 14,607

Joe Markley 16,861

Carmine Capobianco 838

District 17

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Joseph Crisco a Incumbent Crisco was first elected in 1993.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Tamath K. Rossi a

Libertarian Party candidate:

• Charlie Aspinwall Did not qualify

November 2 General election candidates:

Joseph Crisco 16,666

Tamath K. Rossi 12,292

District 18

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Andrew Maynard a Incumbent Maynard was first elected in 2007.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Stuart R. Norman, Jr. a

November 2 General election candidates:

Andrew Maynard 17,972

Stuart R. Norman, Jr. 12,126

District 19

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Edith Prague a Incumbent Prague was first elected in 1994. In addition to running on the Democratic Party label, she also ran on the Working Families Party label.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Sean Sullivan a

November 2 General election candidates:

Edith Prague 15,597

Sean Sullivan 14,795

District 20

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Andrea Stillman a Incumbent Stillman was first elected in 2004.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Daniel Docker a

Libertarian Party candidate:

• Marc Guttman

November 2 General election candidates:

Andrea Stillman 20,340

Daniel Docker 11,003

Marc Guttman 699

District 21

August 10 Democratic primary:

• James R. Miron a

August 10 GOP primary:

• Kevin C. Kelley a

Note: Incumbent Dan Debicella did not run for re-election.

November 2 General election candidates:

James R. Miron 10,864

Kevin C. Kelley 22,455

District 22

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Anthony Musto a Incumbent Musto was first elected in 2008.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Elaine Hammers 1,551
• David R. Pia 1,796 a

November 2 General election candidates:

Anthony Musto 14,861

David R. Pia 12,899

District 23

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Edwin Gomes a Incumbent Gomes was first elected in 2005.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Milton Johnson a

November 2 General election candidates:

Edwin Gomes 10,797

Milton Johnson 275

District 24

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Alice M. Hutchinson a
• Paul Rotello

August 10 GOP primary:

• Michael McLachlan a Incumbent McLachlan was first elected in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Alice M. Hutchinson 10,956

Michael McLachlan 15,649

District 25

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Bob Duff a Incumbent Duff was first elected in 2004.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Artie Kassimis a

November 2 General election candidates:

Bob Duff 18,767

Artie Kassimis 10,358

District 26

August 10 Democratic primary:

• John Hartwell a

August 10 GOP primary:

• Antonietta Boucher a Incumbent Boucher was first elected in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

John Hartwell 16,262

Antonietta Boucher 25,417

District 27

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Andrew McDonald a Incumbent McDonald was first elected in 2003.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Bob Kolenberg a

November 2 General election candidates:

Andrew McDonald 14,750

Bob Kolenberg 10,321

District 28

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Mitchell Fuchs a

August 10 GOP primary:

• John McKinney a Incumbent McKinney was first elected in 1999.

November 2 General election candidates:

Mitchell Fuchs 12,694

John McKinney 26,249

District 29

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Donald Williams a Incumbent Williams was first elected in 1993.

August 10 GOP primary:

• No Republican candidates filed to run for this seat.

Independent candidate:

• John Hallbergh a

November 2 General election candidates:

Donald Williams 17,241

John Hallbergh 4,351

District 30

August 10 Democratic primary:

• No Democratic candidates filed to run for this seat.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Andrew Roraback a Incumbent Roraback was first elected in 2001.

August 10 Working Families primary:

• Dennis O'Neil a

November 2 General election candidates:

Andrew Roraback 27,379

Dennis O'Neil 3,875

District 31

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Thomas Colapietro a Incumbent Colapietro was first elected in 1993.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Jason Welch a

November 2 General election candidates:

Thomas Colapietro 13,944

Jason Welch 14,717

District 32

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Lesa C. Peters a (Withdrew)

August 10 GOP primary:

• Robert Kane a Incumbent Kane was first elected in 2008.

November 2 General election candidates:

Robert Kane 28,909

District 33

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Eileen Daily a Incumbent Daily was first elected in 1993.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Neil Nichols a

August 10 Green Party primary:

• Colin Bennett a

November 2 General election candidates:

Eileen Daily 21,069

Neil Nichols 17,851

Colin Bennett 1,017

District 34

August 10 Democratic primary:

• No Democratic candidates filed to run for this seat.

August 10 GOP primary:

• Leonard Fasano a Incumbent Fasano was first elected in 2003.

November 2 General election candidates:

Leonard Fasano 23,454

District 35

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Susan Eastwood a

August 10 GOP primary:

• Anthony Guglielmo a Incumbent Guglielmo was first elected in 1993.

November 2 General election candidates:

Susan Eastwood 13,889

Anthony Guglielmo 23,996

District 36

August 10 Democratic primary:

• Nancy E. Barton a

August 10 GOP primary:

• Scott Frantz a Incumbent Frantz was first elected in 2008.

August 10 Green Party primary:

• David A. Bedell a

November 2 General election candidates:

Nancy E. Barton 13,001

Scott Frantz 21,926

David A. Bedell 426

See also

• Connecticut State Senate
• Connecticut State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2010
• Primary election dates in 2010

External links

• Official Connecticut State Senate Election Results, 2010
• Hartford Courant, State Senate, Election Results
• 2010 Connecticut general election candidates
• Project Vote Smart list of candidates for Connecticut State Senate in the November 2, 2010 election

Footnotes

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Current members of the Connecticut State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Bob Duff

Minority Leader:Stephen Harding

Senators

District 1

John Fonfara (D)

District 2

Douglas McCrory (D)

District 3

Saud Anwar (D)

District 4

MD Rahman (D)

District 5

Derek Slap (D)

District 6

Rick Lopes (D)

District 7

John Kissel (R)

District 8

Paul Honig (D)

District 9

Matthew Lesser (D)

District 10

Gary Winfield (D)

District 11

Martin Looney (D)

District 12

Christine Cohen (D)

District 13

Jan Hochadel (D)

District 14

James Maroney (D)

District 15

Joan Hartley (D)

District 16

Robert Sampson (R)

District 17

Jorge Cabrera (D)

District 18

Heather Somers (R)

District 19

Catherine Osten (D)

District 20

Martha Marx (D)

District 21

Jason Perillo (R)

District 22

Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (D)

District 23

Herron Gaston (D)

District 24

Julie Kushner (D)

District 25

Bob Duff (D)

District 26

Ceci Maher (D)

District 27

Patricia Miller (D)

District 28

Tony Hwang (R)

District 29

Mae Flexer (D)

District 30

Stephen Harding (R)

District 31

Henri Martin (R)

District 32

Eric Berthel (R)

District 33

Norm Needleman (D)

District 34

Paul Cicarella (R)

District 35

Jeff Gordon (R)

District 36

Ryan Fazio (R)

Democratic Party (25)

Republican Party (11)

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