Nov 4, 2008
Connecticut's five members of the House were up for re-election, with all the Democrats winning their races. In the 4th Disctrict Democrat Jim Himes (pictured left) defeated incumbent Chris Shays to give the DFL a clean sweep in Connecticut.
Senator Chris Dodd's term expires in 2010, and Senator Joe Lieberman is up for re-election in 2012. The next Connecticut Gubanatorial Election will be in 2010.
Barack Obama won the 7 electoral votes from Connecticut.
2008 Connecticut Election Winners
| Connecticut 1st District | ||
| John B Larson Incumbent DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Joseph Visconti (REP); Stephen Fournier (GRN) | ||
| Connecticut 2nd District | ||
| Joe Courtney Incumbent (66%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Sean Sullivan (REP - 32%); Todd Vachon (SOC); G Scott Deshefy (GRN); Dan Reale (LIB) | ||
| Connecticut 3rd District | ||
| Rosa Delauro Incumbent DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Boaz Itshaky (REP) | ||
| Connecticut 4th District | ||
| Jim Himes DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Christopher Shays (REP Incumbent); Richard Duffee (GRN) | ||
| Connecticut 5th District | ||
| Chris Murphy Incumbent (59%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: David Cappiello (REP - 39%); Harold Burbank (GRN) | ||
