2012 Connecticut Senate election

2012 Connecticut State Senate election

November 6, 2012
All 36 seats in the Connecticut State Senate 19 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Donald Williams John McKinney Party Democratic Republican Leader since July 1, 2004 June 2007 Leader's seat 29th 28th Last election 23 13 Seats before 22 14 Seats after 22 14 Seat change
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain
President pro tempore of the Senate before election Donald Williams Democratic Elected President pro tempore of the Senate Donald Williams Democratic

Elections for the Connecticut State Senate took place on November 6, 2012.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing	Safe D	October 24, 2012

Results

District 1

Connecticut's 1st State Senate district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Fonfara (incumbent)	20,678	80.7
	Republican	Barbara Ruhe	4,447	17.4
	Green	Jeffery Russell	488	1.9
Total votes			25,613	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

Connecticut's 2nd State Senate district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric D. Coleman (incumbent)	31,114	85.5
	Republican	Malvi Garcia Lennon	5,276	14.5
Total votes			36,390	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

Connecticut's 3rd State Senate district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gary LeBeau (incumbent)	27,640	70.6
	Republican	Hector Reveron	11,531	29.4
Total votes			39,171	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

Connecticut's 4th State Senate district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Cassano (incumbent)	24,930	56.5
	Republican	Cheri Ann Pelletier	19,184	43.5
Total votes			44,114	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

Connecticut's 5th State Senate district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beth Bye (incumbent)	34,542	100.0
Total votes			34,542	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

Connecticut's 6th State Senate district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Terry Gerratana (incumbent)	21,212	72.1
	Republican	Dwight Blint	8,211	27.9
Total votes			29,423	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

Connecticut's 7th State Senate district election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Kissel (incumbent)	22,182	50.6
	Democratic	Karen Jarmoc	21,674	49.4
Total votes			43,856	100.0
	Republican hold