Connecticut — 2008 Election Results
Certified returns for every federal race in Connecticut in 2008, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 5 of 5 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
| Party line | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 997,772 | 60.6% |
| Republican | 629,428 | 38.2% |
| Independent | 19,162 | 1.2% |
| Write-in | 430 | 0.0% |
| Total | 1,646,792 |
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2008 election page.
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John B. Larson | Democrat (194,493) · Working Families (17,000) | 211,493 | 71.6% |
| Joe Visconti | Republican | 76,860 | 26.0% |
| Stephen E. D. Fournier | Green | 7,201 | 2.4% |
| Matthew Coleman | Write-in | 3 | 0.0% |
| Total | 295,557 |
District 2
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Courtney | Democrat (198,984) · Working Families (13,164) | 212,148 | 65.7% |
| Sean Sullivan | Republican | 104,574 | 32.4% |
| G. Scott Deshefy | Green | 6,300 | 2.0% |
| Todd Vachon | Write-in | 19 | 0.0% |
| Total | 323,041 |
District 3
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa L. DeLauro | Democrat (204,761) · Working Families (25,411) | 230,172 | 77.4% |
| Bo Itshaky | Republican | 58,583 | 19.7% |
| Ralph A. Ferrucci | Green | 8,613 | 2.9% |
| Total | 297,368 |
District 4
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Himes | Democrat (149,345) · Working Families (9,130) | 158,475 | 51.3% |
| Christopher Shays | Republican | 146,854 | 47.6% |
| Michael Anthony Carrano | Libertarian | 2,049 | 0.7% |
| Richard Z. Duffee | Green | 1,388 | 0.4% |
| Eugene Flanagan | Write-in | 10 | 0.0% |
| Total | 308,776 |
District 5
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher S. Murphy | Democrat (161,178) · Working Families (18,149) | 179,327 | 59.3% |
| David J. Cappiello | Republican | 117,914 | 39.0% |
| Thomas L. Winn | Independent | 3,082 | 1.0% |
| Harold H. Burbank II | Green | 2,324 | 0.8% |
| Walter Gengarelly | Write-in | 10 | 0.0% |
| Total | 302,657 |
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2008 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.