Ryan Fazio won a special election in the 36th Senate District, reclaiming a Gold Coast seat for the GOP.
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Today’s special election for a state Senate seat adds to the debate: What is Greenwich’s identity?
After a stunning GOP decline, has Greenwich reached a political equilibrium?
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GOP’s Harry Arora wins special election in Greenwich
The win by Republican Harry Arora keeps the seat of former Rep. Fred Camillo in the hands of a party trying to regain dominance in Greenwich.
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Status quo prevails in special elections for state House seats
No seats flipped in two special elections for state House seats Tuesday night.
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Special elections set for Feb. 26 in five districts
Gov. Ned Lamont issued writs Friday setting Feb. 26 as the date for special elections to fill vacancies in the General Assembly created by the resignations of three state senators and two state representatives who joined his administration.
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Special election in January to fill Bloomfield-Windsor House seat
The special election to fill the vacancy resulting from the recent election of Rep. David Baram, D-Bloomfield, as a probate judge will be held Jan. 9, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Friday. Baram won a special election for the court post.
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Murphy says he’s ahead in fundraising effort for Roy Moore’s rival
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chris Murphy began to try to raise money for Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore’s Democratic opponent after Moore boasted last week that he had a fundraising windfall from the Washington Post story that said the former judge – as a young man in his 30s – pursued improper relationships with teenagers, including sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl.
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Democrat wins special election for Backer’s seat
Joe Gresko, a legislative press aide, won a special election Tuesday night to fill the vacancy left by the death of his friend and boss, Rep. Terry Backer, D-Stratford, said a spokesman for the House Democratic majority.
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Joe Gresko, councilman and legislative aide, seeks Backer’s seat
Joe Gresko, a legislative aide and recently elected Stratford councilman, will seek the Democratic nomination Tuesday night to succeed his friend, Rep. Terry Backer, D-Stratford, who died last week.
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Malloy orders Feb. 24 special election to fill three legislative seats
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has scheduled a Feb. 24 special election to fill three vacant seats in the General Assembly.
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Special election in July to fill vacant 122nd House seat
A special election will be held July 22 to fill the House vacancy left by the death of Rep. Lawrence G. Miller, R-Stratford.
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Holder-Winfield quits House, joins Senate
Sen. Gary Holder-Winfield addresses colleagues after taking the oath of office. Gary Holder-Winfield resigned Friday from the House of Representatives and immediately took his place in the Connecticut Senate. Holder-Winfield, a Democrat from New Haven, was elected Tuesday in a special election to succeed Toni Harp, who resigned her Senate seat after her election as […]
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Holder-Winfield crushes opponent in New Haven Senate race
New Haven — Despite—or perhaps with the help of—a last-minute blast of negative campaign mailings by his opponent, state Rep. Gary Holder-Winfield cruised to an election victory Tuesday, winning the open 10th District state Senate seat with 76 percent of the vote.
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Special election set for April 11 in 61st House District
A special election will be held Friday, April 11 in East Granby, Suffield and part of Windsor to choose a successor to Rep. Elaine C. O’Brien, D-Suffield, the governor’s office announced Monday. O’Brien, who was elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2012, died Friday after a struggle with cancer. She was 58. Calling hours are […]
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On the trail, the political becomes personal
Gary Holder-Winfield on Sunday, Feb. 9, was seeking support in the special election for state Senate New Haven — Gary Holder-Winfield watched his mother die a slow painful death over four years in the hospital. That helped convince him to embrace a controversial bill coming up in the state legislature—to allow physicians to help terminally […]