Английская Википедия:2004 United States Senate election in Connecticut
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsCT The 2004 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 2, 2004, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Chris Dodd won re-election for a fifth term.
Major candidates
Democratic
- Chris Dodd, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1981
Republican
- Jack Orchulli, CEO and co-founder of a Michael Kors's apparel company[1]
General election
Campaign
Incumbent Chris Dodd was one of the most powerful senators in Congress. In the election cycle, Dodd raised over $7 million. His top five contributors were Bear Stearns, Citigroup, National Westminster Bank, Lehman Brothers, and Goldman Sachs.[2]
The Republican nominee, Jack Orchulli, ran as fiscal conservative and social moderate.Шаблон:Citation needed He broke ranks with his party on gay marriage and abortion.Шаблон:Citation needed That put him on the same side as most voters in the blue state of Connecticut.Шаблон:Citation needed He often talked about a "broken education system." He argued that Dodd hasn't done anything in his 30 years in Congress to fix such issues as traffic problems in Fairfield County.[3]
Orchulli launched a statewide TV ad campaign in September, as he spent over $1.1 million and pledged to spend "whatever it takes" if polls showed that he was gaining ground on Dodd.[4]
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Шаблон:USRaceRating | November 1, 2004 |
Results
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See also
References
Шаблон:Connecticut elections Шаблон:2004 United States elections
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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