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  CT - District 04
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Connecticut > CT - District 04
OfficeHouse of Representatives
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline August 19, 2008 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
ContributorArmyDem
Last ModifiedRBH November 29, 2008 12:49pm
Data Sources[Link]
DescriptionHimes also ran on the Working Families line.

Himes received 151,997 votes on the Democratic line and 8,084 votes on the Working Families line.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/07/2006
NameChristopher Shays Votes106,510 (50.96%)
Term01/03/2007 - 01/03/2009 Margin7,060 (+3.38%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 12, 2008 CT District 04 - D Primary Jim Himes
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 10.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Jim Himes
Slight 27
Christopher Shays
Lean 2
Slight 11
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

08/15/2008 10/15/2008

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Jim Himes (I) Rep. Christopher Shays Michael Anthony Carrano Richard Z. Duffee (W) Eugene Flanagan
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Green Independent
Votes159,694 (51.44%) 147,356 (47.46%) 2,036 (0.66%) 1,377 (0.44%) 10 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -12,338 (-3.97%) -157,658 (-50.78%) -158,317 (-50.99%) -159,684 (-51.43%)
Predict Avg.50.10% 49.40% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
University of Connecticut 
10/09-10/15
44.00% (+0.0) 44.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Survey USA 
10/13-10/14
48.00% (+0.0) 45.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Sacred Heart University  
09/22-09/25
31.00% (+0.0) 41.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Dineen & Associates 
09/25-09/25
31.00% (+0.0) 52.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Feldman Group (D) 
09/17-09/18
45.00% (+6.0) 45.00% (-6.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Feldman Group (D) 
08/15-08/15
39.00% (+0.0) 51.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Ashley
IND Monsieur
  Working Families Party
I McCord 2014
D Michael R. "Mike" Bloomberg [L]
R ...
I M@

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Aug 21, 2008 07:00am News Shays invokes Obama in first campaign ad  Article Monsieur 
Aug 16, 2008 02:00am News Shays faces formidable foe in Himes  Article TX DEM 
Sep 14, 2007 10:50am Statement Shays Says He'll Not Run Again If Denied Chairmanship  Article RP 
Sep 12, 2007 05:15pm Announcement Woman Linked to Kerry Running for Congress  Article RP 

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