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Last updated: November 2014
The 2014 Connecticut judicial elections only included candidates for the probate courts. Probate judges are elected in partisan elections for four-year terms. In total, 72 candidates ran for election in 2014; 43 were incumbents, and 39 ran unopposed.
Election dates
- June 10: Primary petitions due
- August 12: Primary
- November 4: General election[1]
General election: Contested races
(I) denotes incumbent
Cheshire-Southington Probate District, Seat 1
- Everett G. Sussman, 33%

- Matt Jalowiec (I), 67%

Derby Probate District, Seat 1
- Clifford Hoyle (I), 100%

- Jeffrey M. Wasikowski
East Hartford Probate District, Seat 1
- Scott R. Chadwick, 70.1%

- Tom Ogar, 29.9%

Glastonbury-Hebron Probate District, Seat 1
- Sean Peoples, 54.5%

- Thomas J. Sousa, Jr., 45.5%

Litchfield Hills Probate District, Seat 1
Madison-Guilford Probate District, Seat 1
- Peter C. Barrett, 47.7%

- William Bilcheck, 46.1%

- Thomas A. Virgulto, 6.2%

Mansfield-Tolland Probate District, Seat 1
- Barbara Gardner Riordan, 51.8%

- George Baker, 48.2%

Milford-Orange Probate District, Seat 1
- Beverly Streit-Kefalas (I), 57.3%

- Thomas A. Miller, 42.7%

Northern Fairfield Probate District, Seat 1
- Joseph Egan, Jr. (I), 63.8%

- Steven Boa DeMoura, 36.2%

Norwalk Probate District, Seat 1
- Anthony DePanfilis (I), 59.6%

- Darnell Crosland, 40.4%

Plainfield-Killingly Probate District, Seat 1
- Andrea Truppa, 53.8%

- Carolanne Rowe, 46.2%

Stamford Probate District, Seat 1
- Thaddeus Hanset, 11.8%

- Gerald Fox III, 88.2%

Saybrook Probate District, Seat 1
- Anselmo M. Delia, 49.3%

- Terrance D. Lomme (I), 50.7%

Stratford Probate District, Seat 1
- Kurt M. Ahlberg, 53.7%

- Kent M. Miller, 46.3%

Trumbull Probate District, Seat 1
- Matthew C. Reale, 37.4%

- T.R. Rowe, 62.6%

General election: Uncontested
The following candidates were elected or re-elected after running unopposed in the general election. Click the arrows in the column headings to sort columns alphabetically.
Trial courts
| Court | Candidate |
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| Region No. 19 Probate District | Andre Dorval |
| Meriden Probate District | Brian Mahon |
| Norwich Probate District | Chuck Norris |
| Simsbury Regional Probate District | Cynthia Becker |
| Fairfield Probate District | Daniel Caruso |
| Greenwich Probate District, Connecticut | David Hopper (Connecticut) |
| Danbury Probate District | Dianne Yamin |
| Region No. 22 Probate District | Domenick Calabrese |
| Hamden-Bethany Probate District | Edward C. Burt, Jr. |
| Farmington and Burlington Probate District | Evelyn Daly |
| Branford-North Branford Probate District | Frank Forgione |
| Shelton Probate District | Fred Anthony |
| Niantic Regional Probate District | Jeffrey McNamara |
| Region No. 14 Probate District | Jennifer Berkenstock |
| Windham-Colchester Probate District | John J. McGrath |
| New Haven Probate District | John Keyes |
| Middletown Probate District | Joseph Marino |
| Northeast Probate District | Leah Schad |
| Westport Probate District | Lisa K. Weyler |
| Greater Windsor Probate District | Marianne Fisher |
| West Haven Probate District | Mark J. Degennaro |
| Housatonic Probate District | Martin Landgrebe |
| New London Probate District | Mathew Greene |
| East Haven-North Haven Probate District | Michael Brandt (Connecticut) |
| Greater Manchester Probate District | Michael Darby |
| Torrington Area Probate District | Michael Magistrali |
| Southeastern Corner Regional Probate District | Nicholas F. Kepple |
| Ellington Probate District | O. James Purnell, III |
| Bridgeport Probate District | Paul Ganim |
| Naugatuck Probate District | Peter Mariano |
| Wallingford Probate District | Philip Wright, Jr. |
| Hartford Probate District | Robert Killian, Jr. |
| Newington Probate District | Robert Randich |
| Tobacco Valley Probate District | Steven Zelman |
| West Hartford Probate District | Sydney Elkin |
| Waterbury Probate District | Thomas Brunnock |
| North Central Connecticut Probate District | Timothy R.E. Keeney |
| Berlin Probate District | Walter Clebowicz |
| Darien-New Canaan Probate District | William P. Osterndorf |
Primary
The following probate court candidates ran in the primary on August 12, 2014:
Democratic primary for the Plainfield-Killingly Regional Probate District
Republican primary for the Madison-Guilford Probate District
Process
Probate judges are chosen in partisan elections.[4]
Qualifications
Probate judges must live in the district they serve and be a member of the state bar.[5]
See also
External links
- Connecticut Secretary of State, "Elections and Voting"
- Connecticut Office of the Probate Court Administrator, "Memo to Candidates for Probate Judge ," April 25, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 State Election Calendar," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Evan Brunetti concession status update," November 5, 2014
- ↑ From the Connecticut Secretary of State Elections Division, "Official Notice of Republican and Democratic Primary State and District Offices Only," emailed to Judgepedia June 26, 2014
- ↑ www.judicialselection.com, "Methods of judicial selection: Connecticut: Courts of limited jurisdiction," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ See: Connecticut judicial elections
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