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On June 26, 2009, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell signed into law a bill that requires that a special election be called under most circumstances should a vacancy occur in either of Connecticut's two U.S. Senate seats. [17] Prior to this law, the governor of the state had the right to appoint a replacement to fill such vacancies.
Also, a primary election was held in Massachusetts on December 8, 2009, for the senate seat left open by the death of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy; the general special election for that later seat occurred on January 19, 2010.
In the early days of the United States, Connecticut was known for supporting the conservative Federalist Party. [3] In the Second Party System, Connecticut leaned towards the anti-Jackson candidates. [4] Following the Civil War, Connecticut was a swing state for a long time until 1896. [5] Thereafter until 1932, Connecticut was a Republican ...
The charter called for the election of a governor every year, but not more than once every two years, with the term commencing on the second Thursday in May. [ 5 ] The current Constitution of Connecticut , ratified in 1965, calls for a four-year term for the governor, [ 6 ] commencing on the Wednesday after the first Monday in the January ...
A March 2009 Quinnipiac University Polling Institute poll confirmed Dodd's vulnerability. On April 2, 2009, Quinnipiac released a poll indicating Dodd in serious danger of losing re-election, despite the fact that Connecticut is a heavily blue state that President Obama won in 2008 with over 60% of the vote.
An illegal voting scheme in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has become a rallying cry for former President Donald Trump and his supporters who are still pushing false claims about 2020 election security
A Connecticut mayoral race is one of three recent election redos, ... In Connecticut, a rare election do-over could oust a sitting mayor. Jane C. Timm. December 23, 2023 at 4:00 AM.
Christopher G. Donovan (born October 22, 1953) is a former American Democratic politician who was elected to be the Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives.He was sworn in as Speaker on January 7, 2009, [1] and left his post in 2013, having not sought reelection to the House.