Rod Hanscomb
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Rod Hanscomb (Libertarian Party) ran for election for Governor of Connecticut. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Governor of Connecticut
Ned Lamont defeated Bob Stefanowski, Oz Griebel, Rod Hanscomb, and Mark Stewart Greenstein in the general election for Governor of Connecticut on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ned Lamont (D) | 49.4 | 694,510 |
 | Bob Stefanowski (R) | 46.2 | 650,138 | |
 | Oz Griebel (Griebel Frank for CT Party) | 3.9 | 54,741 | |
| Rod Hanscomb (L) | 0.4 | 6,086 | ||
 | Mark Stewart Greenstein (Amigo Constitution Party) | 0.1 | 1,254 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 74 | ||
| Total votes: 1,406,803 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kameron Scott (Independent)
- Micah Welintukonis (Independent)
- Thomas Ford (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Connecticut
Ned Lamont defeated Joe Ganim in the Democratic primary for Governor of Connecticut on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ned Lamont | 81.2 | 172,567 |
| Joe Ganim | 18.8 | 39,976 | ||
| Total votes: 212,543 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jonathan Harris (D)
- Lee Whitnum (D)
- Betheona Guiles-Smith (D)
- Guy Smith (D)
- Jacey Wyatt (D)
- Luke Bronin (D)
- Sean Connolly (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Connecticut
Bob Stefanowski defeated Mark Boughton, David Stemerman, Tim Herbst, and Steve Obsitnik in the Republican primary for Governor of Connecticut on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Stefanowski | 29.4 | 42,041 |
 | Mark Boughton | 21.3 | 30,475 | |
 | David Stemerman | 18.3 | 26,177 | |
 | Tim Herbst | 17.5 | 25,063 | |
 | Steve Obsitnik | 13.4 | 19,102 | |
| Total votes: 142,858 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eric Mastroianni (R)
- David Walker (R)
- Antonietta Boucher (R)
- Dave Walker (R)
- Peter Thalheim (R)
- Joseph Visconti (R)
- Mark Lauretti (R)
- Peter Lumaj (R)
- Prasad Srinivasan (R)
- Scott Merrell (R)
- Michael Handler (R)
Polls
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| Governor of Connecticut, 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Poll sponsor | Ned Lamont (D) | Bob Stefanowski (R) | Rod Hanscomb (L) | Oz Griebel (I) | Undecided/Other | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||
| Gravis Marketing (October 30 - November 1, 2018) | N/A | 46% | 37% | 0% | 9% | 8% | +/-3.8 | 681 | |||||||||||
| Sacred Heart University/GreatBlue Research (October 29-31, 2018) | Hearst Connecticut Media Group | 38% | 40% | 0% | 9% | 13% | +/-4.3 | 500 | |||||||||||
| Quinnipiac University (October 22-28, 2018) | N/A | 47% | 43% | 0% | 7% | 4% | +/-4.0 | 1,201 | |||||||||||
| Sacred Heart University (October 13-17, 2018) | Hearst Connecticut Media Group | 40% | 36% | 0% | 8% | 16% | +/-4.3 | 501 | |||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling (October 8-9, 2018) | Change Course CT PAC | 43% | 38% | 0% | 0% | 19% | +/--- | 828 | |||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 42.8% | 38.8% | 0% | 6.6% | 12% | +/-3.28 | 742.2 | ||||||||||||
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PredictIt Prices
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Rod Hanscomb participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 9, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Rod Hanscomb's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) True fiscal responsibility - Eliminate the income tax 2) Develop the most entrepreneurial, business friendly climate in the US |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | School choice - parents of private school and homeschool kids should be receiving vouchers Dismantling welfare - it's a complete failure and needs to endCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Rod Hanscomb answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | All people who are straight forward and give details on how their beliefs were formed. Rational decision makers.[3] | ” |
| “ | My political philosophy comes from my half century of personal experiences and direct observations. From extensive International travel, visiting 49 States, living in high growth States (WA, TX, CA), living in a no growth state (CT), 6 years active duty military service, my Christianity, study of other beliefs, parenthood, sales career, entrepreneurship, direct political work, and more.[3] | ” |
| “ | Just as In sales, the best people over the long run are those who are the most honest. As important is having a long term vision for the region you are serving and being able to clearly relay that vision to your constituents.[3] | ” |
| “ | Vision, leadership, and being truly fiscally responsible.[3] | ” |
| “ | Fiscal responsibility and creation of a great business climate.[3] | ” |
| “ | Honestly, this is not a concern. All concentration goes to the vision we have for the State. Legacies are usually judged fairly decades after the leaders are out of office.[3] | ” |
| “ | The most vivid early memories came from the summer of 1976 for the Nation's bicentennial celebration. I was 9.[3] | ” |
| “ | Though you were supposed to be 12 to be a a paperboy, I started at the age of 10. Did it for 6 years straight until I started working as a busboy at a Big Boy restaurant.[3] | ” |
| “ | 4th of July. I love the pride it evokes, and the great weather.[3] | ” |
| “ | The Sun Also Rises - Hemingway at his best.[3] | ” |
| “ | Someone wealthy living in the tropics. Today is the middle of April and it's below freezing.[3] | ” |
| “ | My motorcycle out in the garage.[3] | ” |
| “ | Empire State of Mind[3] | ” |
| “ | Patience[3] | ” |
| “ | Being a visionary with the people's best interests at heart.[3] | ” |
| “ | Fiscal ones.[3] | ” |
| “ | High involvement. The Governor is the person the constituents rely on.[3] | ” |
| “ | Anything that is wasteful and slows growth down. CT requires a super majority (2/3) for a veto override, so the ability to control spending is there (though rarely practiced).[3] | ” |
| “ | N/A[3] | ” |
| “ | Develop personal relationships with all of them. This is possible in CT. While in session I would encourage a weekly 2 hour heated debate with them with me on the house floor and fielding any and all topics.[3] | ” |
| “ | Connecticut's geographic location, it's potential, and it's beauty. Being in between 2 of the leading world class cities (New York and Boston) the access to cultural events and happenings is unparalleled. Of the top 15 billionaire producing universities in the world, 9 are within a three hour drive of our state, creating a semi circle around it. One of them is directly in the middle of our State. With a pro business, entrepreneurial mindset in the State house the possibilities for CT become endless.[3] | ” |
| “ | This is no secret to anyone. Getting it's financial house in order.[3] | ” |
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Rod Hanscomb's responses," April 9, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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