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David Walker was a candidate who sought the Republican nomination for governor of Connecticut in the 2018 election. Walker did not receive enough votes at the state's Republican Party convention to make it on the ballot.[1]

Walker is a former U.S. Comptroller General.[2] He was a Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in the 2014 elections.[2]

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Elections

2018

See also: Connecticut gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

Walker did not receive enough votes at the state's Republican Party convention to make it on the ballot.[1]

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2014

See also: Connecticut Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014

Walker ran for election to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut.[2] Walker sought the Republican nomination in the primary on August 12. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

Republican primary - August 12, 2014

Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngHeather Somers 34.5% 26,980
Penny Bacchiochi 33.6% 26,311
David Walker 31.9% 25,014
Total Votes 78,305
Election results via Connecticut Secretary of State.

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Incumbent Nancy Wyman (D) was first elected in 2010 and sought re-election in 2014 alongside current Connecticut Governor Dan Malloy. Wyman and Malloy were uncontested in their respective primaries on August 12 and will run together for the second cycle in a row in the general election. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

The outcome of the August 12 Republican primary for Connecticut Lieutenant Governor remained unknown until Wednesday afternoon after election day, when state Rep. Penny Bacchiochi conceded the tight race to Groton Town Council Member and former-Mayor Heather Somers.[20][21][22] With 100 percent of precincts reporting, unofficial results provided by the Connecticut Secretary of State showed Somers edging out Bacchiochi by a razor-sharp margin of about 780 votes. Although not a factor in the suspenseful head-to-head finale, third place finisher David Walker took a respectable 32 percent of the vote, roughly 1,000 votes behind Bacchiochi.[23]

Under Connecticut election law, an automatic recount is triggered if the margin separating the highest vote-getters falls within one-half a percentage point of the total number of ballots cast; for Somers and Bacchiochi, that meant a difference of 1,000 votes. Bacchiochi rejected the ordering of a recount, however, believing it would only waste time.[20] Delegates of the Connecticut Republican Party voted to back Bacchiochi for lieutenant governor at their convention in May, so Somers' victory was a modest upset.[24][25]

Somers will go on to share the ticket with GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley in the general election battle against Democratic incumbents Gov. Dan Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and unaffiliated ticket of Joe Visconti and Chester Harris.[26]



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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hartford Courant, "Live Coverage: 2018 Connecticut Republican Convention," May 12, 2018
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission, "Candidate Committee Registration Statement," April 9, 2014
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Dave Walker for Governor, "WALKER MEANS BUSINESS: CEOS SAY DAVE WALKER IS BEST CANDIDATE TO FIX CONNECTICUT," February 26, 2018
  4. ↑ Hartford Courant, "Srinivasan Backs Herbst for Governor," July 11, 2018
  5. ↑ Hartford Courant, "Peter Lumaj Backs Bob Stefanowski In Governor's Race," June 11, 2018
  6. ↑ The Hartford Courant, "Bacchiochi Endorses One-Time Adversary Walker For Governor," March 7, 2018
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Tim for Connecticut, "HERBST CONTINUES TO BUILD MOMENTUM WITH 12 NEW GOP ENDORSEMENTS, 77 TOTAL," accessed March 7, 2018
  8. ↑ Reclaim CT, "ROUNDUP: Lauretti, Srinivasan, Lumaj, and Boughton Announce Endorsements," February 22, 2018
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Mark Lauretti for Governor, "Endorsements," accessed March 7, 2018
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Doc for Gov, "FIRST ROUND OF ENDORSEMENTS," February 20, 2018
  11. ↑ Hartford Courant, "Tim Herbst, Running For Governor, Announces A Half Dozen Endorsements," February 5, 2018
  12. ↑ Lumaj for Governor, "Conservatives Rallying Behind Lumaj. Conservative Leader, Rob Sampson Endorses Campaign." February 2, 2018
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 Facebook, "Mark Boughton," January 24, 2018
  14. ↑ Lumaj for Governor, "Lumaj Campaign Gaining Momentum: Grabs Major Endorsement For 2018, Senator Henri Martin," January 23, 2018
  15. ↑ Hartford Courant, "Mark Lauretti Backs Bob Stefanowski In GOP Primary For Governor, Won't Rule Out Independent Run," accessed July 30, 2018
  16. ↑ Hartford Courant, "CCDL Backs Tim Herbst for Governor ," June 28, 2018
  17. ↑ Tim for Connecticut, "HERBST WINS FIRST RTC ENDORSEMENT OF 2018 GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION," accessed February 18, 2018
  18. ↑ Daily Ructions, "Srinivasan Touts Hometown Endorsement. Wins it 16-4." accessed February 18, 2018
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Peter Lumaj for Governor, "Endorsements," February 5, 2018
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 wfsb.com, "Bacchiochi concedes GOP race for lt. governor to Somers," August 13, 2014
  21. ↑ The Associated Press, "Connecticut - Summary Vote Results," August 13, 2014
  22. ↑ NBC Connecticut, "Race results: Connecticut Primary Election," August 13, 2014
  23. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," accessed August 13, 2014
  24. ↑ ctpost.com, "Lieutenant governor GOP primary too close to call," August 12, 2014
  25. ↑ The Hartford Courant, "Lieutenant Governor Primary Still Too Close To Call," August 13, 2014
  26. ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Candidate List, 2014 General Election," accessed October 13, 2014
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