2004 Connecticut Senate election

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]

2004 Connecticut State Senate election
November 2, 2004
All 36 seats in the Connecticut State Senate
19 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 21 19
Seats after 24 16
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3
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Summary
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21 15
Democratic Republican

Results

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

District 1
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 1
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Fonfara (incumbent) 15,459
Green S. Michael DeRosa 2,050
Working Families Gilberto Concepcion 533
Total votes 18,042 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 2
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eric D. Coleman (incumbent) 22,659
Working Families Maria Torres 1,370
Total votes 24,029 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 3
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 3
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary LeBeau (incumbent) 25,107
Republican Ron Morin, Sr. 11,649
Working Families Megan C. Batchelder 889
Total votes 37,645 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 4
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 4
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Ann Handley 30,323
Republican Michael T. Fitzpatrick 14,749
Working Families Adam D. Johnson 671
Total votes 45,743 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 5
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jonathan Harris 27,869
Republican Kevin Connors 20,629
Working Families Jonathan Harris 633
Total votes 49,131 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 6
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 6
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald DeFronzo (incumbent) 20,240
Working Families Stephen V. Burdo 969
Total votes 21,209 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 7
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 7
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Kissel (incumbent) 21,072
Democratic Bill Kiner 20,392
Total votes 41,464 100.0%
Republican hold

District 8
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 8
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Herlihy (incumbent) 28,492
Democratic Israel I. Gordon 14,766
Green Thomas J. Sevigny 2,371
Working Families Caitlin Reid Sullivan 1,224
Total votes 46,853 100.0%
Republican hold

District 9
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 9
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Biagio Ciotto (incumbent) 27,877
Republican Ralph Capenera 17,806
Total votes 45,683 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 10
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 10
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toni Harp (incumbent) 21,496 100.0%
Total votes 21,496 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 11
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 11
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Martin Looney (incumbent) 23,364 100.0%
Total votes 23,364 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 12
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 12
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. Edward Meyer 25,494
Republican William Aniskovich (incumbent) 23,932
Total votes 49,426 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 13
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 13
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas Gaffey (incumbent) 27,102
Republican Tod O. Dixon 10,672
Working Families Thomas Gaffey (incumbent) 1,090
Total votes 38,864 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 14
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 14
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gayle Slossberg 22,975
Republican Win Smith, Jr. (incumbent) 21,286
Total votes 44,261 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 15
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 15
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joan Hartley (incumbent) 17,057
Independent Emidio C. Cerasale 1,835
Total votes 18,892 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 16
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 16
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Murphy (incumbent) 24,026
Republican Christopher J. O'Brien 14,872
Independent Frank A. Burgio, Sr. 891
Working Families Derek John Ljongquist 294
Total votes 40,083 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 17
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 17
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Crisco Jr. (incumbent) 24,552
Working Families James S. Bartlett 1,466
Total votes 26,018 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 18
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 18
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cathy Welles Cook (incumbent) 21,064
Democratic Andrew Maynard 17,603
Total votes 38,667 100.0%
Republican hold

District 19
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 19
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edith Prague (incumbent) 24,284
Republican Catherine Marx 14,640
Total votes 38,924 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 20
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 20
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrea L. Stillman 24,362
Republican Mark Diebolt 15,371
Total votes 39,733 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 21
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 21
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Gunther (incumbent) 26,713
Working Families William A. McGuire 2,778
Total votes 29,491 100.0%
Republican hold

District 22
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 22
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Finch (incumbent) 20,303
Republican Robert Russo 17,285
Working Families Glenn P. Kalata 312
Total votes 37,900 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 23
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 23
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ernest E. Newton II 14,036
Republican Jerry A. Blackwell 4,509
Working Families Ernest E. Newton II 592
Total votes 19,137 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 24
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 24
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Cappiello (incumbent) 22,835
Democratic Howard M. Henner 11,314
Libertarian John J. McGowann III 297
Independent Catherine V. DiBuono 282
Working Families David Isaac Bonan 201
Total votes 34,929 100.0%
Republican hold

District 25
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 25
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Duff 22,072
Republican Jeff Konspore 15,778
Working Families Bob Duff 531
Total votes 38,381 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 26
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 26
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Judith G. Freedman (incumbent) 30,665
Democratic Arlo Ellison 20,238
Independent William A. Gulya 411
Total votes 51,314 100.0%
Republican hold

District 27
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 27
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew J. McDonald (incumbent) 19,298
Republican Richard H. G. Cunningham 12,167
Working Families Andy D. Dolan 259
Total votes 31,724 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 28
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 28
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John P. McKinney (incumbent) 31,324
Democratic Morgan Graham 16,732
Total votes 48,056 100.0%
Republican hold

District 29
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 29
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald E. Williams Jr. (incumbent) 23,149 100.0%
Total votes 23,149 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 30
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 30
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew Roraback (incumbent) 31,818
Working Families Dennis B. O'Neil 2,298
Total votes 34,116 100.0%
Republican hold

District 31
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 31
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas Colapietro (incumbent) 19,079
Republican Beverly R. Bobroske 17,212
Total votes 36,291 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 32
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 32
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Louis DeLuca (incumbent) 31,961 99.99%
Write-In John M. Joey 2 0.01%
Total votes 31,963 100.0%
Republican hold

District 33
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 33
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eileen Daily (incumbent) 31,705
Republican Emanuel Manny Misenti 12,301
Green Colin D. Bennett 1,069
Working Families Jason A. Potts 398
Total votes 45,473 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 34
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 34
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Leonard Fasano (incumbent) 21,374 100.0%
Working Families Leonard Fasano (incumbent) 2,983 100.0%
Total votes 24,357 100.0%
Republican hold

District 35
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 35
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Guglielmo (incumbent) 31,239
Democratic Joe Merluzzo 14,474
Working Families Janeen Dorothy Rose 785
Total votes 46,498 100.0%
Republican hold

District 36
2004 Connecticut State Senate election, District 36
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William H. Nickerson (incumbent) 28,424
Green John A. Amarilios 2,615
Total votes 31,039 100.0%
Republican hold

References
  1. "November 2, 2004 General Election Results". Connecticut Secretary of State.
  2. Ballotpedia. "Connecticut State Senate elections, 2004". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
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