Connecticut local trial court judicial elections, 2018
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 30 (by mail), or Nov. 6 (in-person)
- Early voting: N/A
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 5
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID required
- Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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Connecticut held general elections for probate court seats on November 6, 2018.
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Election rules
- See also: Partisan elections
Judges of the Connecticut Probate Courts are the only judges in the state to be chosen in partisan elections. They serve four-year terms that begin on the Wednesday after the first Monday in January following their election. At the end of their terms, judges must compete in contested re-elections if they wish to retain their seats.[1][2][3]
Qualifications
To serve on the probate court, a judge must be:[1]
- a resident of the probate district;
- over the age of 18; and
- under the age of 70 (retirement at 70 is mandatory).
Connecticut utilizes a system of partisan nominations, primaries, and independent petitioning to garner candidates for partisan offices, including probate judges. There are several routes by which candidates could get on the ballot, which varied depending on the political affiliation of the candidate seeking office.
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
One of eight Connecticut counties—12.5 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
| Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Trump margin of victory in 2016 | Obama margin of victory in 2012 | Obama margin of victory in 2008 | ||||
| Windham County, Connecticut | 7.78% | 13.28% | 14.68% | ||||
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Connecticut with 54.6 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 40.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Connecticut voted Republican 53.33 percent of the time and Democratic 46.67 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Connecticut voted Democratic all five times.
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Connecticut. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[4][5]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 120 out of 151 state House districts in Connecticut with an average margin of victory of 30.3 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 105 out of 151 state House districts in Connecticut with an average margin of victory of 30.9 points. Clinton won 32 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 31 out of 151 state House districts in Connecticut with an average margin of victory of 8.6 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 46 out of 151 state House districts in Connecticut with an average margin of victory of 11.6 points. Trump won seven districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 presidential results by state House district | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 92.49% | 6.77% | D+85.7 | 89.51% | 7.51% | D+82 | D |
| 2 | 51.55% | 47.37% | D+4.2 | 50.60% | 44.71% | D+5.9 | R |
| 3 | 93.57% | 5.98% | D+87.6 | 90.54% | 7.47% | D+83.1 | D |
| 4 | 92.54% | 6.94% | D+85.6 | 88.06% | 9.25% | D+78.8 | D |
| 5 | 86.69% | 12.67% | D+74 | 84.70% | 12.67% | D+72 | D |
| 6 | 88.20% | 11.40% | D+76.8 | 85.82% | 11.88% | D+73.9 | D |
| 7 | 96.89% | 2.76% | D+94.1 | 94.49% | 3.74% | D+90.8 | D |
| 8 | 55.13% | 43.29% | D+11.8 | 46.51% | 47.31% | R+0.8 | R |
| 9 | 67.00% | 31.94% | D+35.1 | 62.68% | 32.97% | D+29.7 | D |
| 10 | 76.58% | 22.61% | D+54 | 69.78% | 27.16% | D+42.6 | D |
| 11 | 74.13% | 24.75% | D+49.4 | 68.65% | 27.19% | D+41.5 | D |
| 12 | 66.56% | 32.04% | D+34.5 | 61.42% | 33.32% | D+28.1 | D |
| 13 | 60.43% | 38.23% | D+22.2 | 59.26% | 35.40% | D+23.9 | R |
| 14 | 56.37% | 42.40% | D+14 | 55.67% | 39.58% | D+16.1 | R |
| 15 | 81.61% | 17.90% | D+63.7 | 81.29% | 16.01% | D+65.3 | D |
| 16 | 49.87% | 48.82% | D+1.1 | 56.13% | 38.43% | D+17.7 | D |
| 17 | 47.47% | 51.38% | R+3.9 | 52.15% | 42.98% | D+9.2 | R |
| 18 | 68.94% | 29.85% | D+39.1 | 74.69% | 20.99% | D+53.7 | D |
| 19 | 57.66% | 41.43% | D+16.2 | 66.20% | 29.38% | D+36.8 | D |
| 20 | 68.52% | 30.32% | D+38.2 | 69.47% | 26.31% | D+43.2 | D |
| 21 | 50.75% | 48.05% | D+2.7 | 53.47% | 41.89% | D+11.6 | D |
| 22 | 61.25% | 37.50% | D+23.8 | 49.25% | 46.39% | D+2.9 | R |
| 23 | 54.11% | 44.83% | D+9.3 | 52.45% | 43.51% | D+8.9 | R |
| 24 | 70.27% | 28.84% | D+41.4 | 63.41% | 32.86% | D+30.6 | D |
| 25 | 84.83% | 14.40% | D+70.4 | 78.83% | 18.44% | D+60.4 | D |
| 26 | 71.82% | 27.05% | D+44.8 | 63.33% | 32.51% | D+30.8 | D |
| 27 | 60.13% | 38.56% | D+21.6 | 54.67% | 40.90% | D+13.8 | R |
| 28 | 54.92% | 43.86% | D+11.1 | 52.42% | 43.20% | D+9.2 | D |
| 29 | 55.94% | 42.86% | D+13.1 | 53.94% | 41.63% | D+12.3 | D |
| 30 | 49.89% | 48.85% | D+1 | 42.33% | 53.52% | R+11.2 | D |
| 31 | 50.61% | 48.25% | D+2.4 | 55.31% | 39.59% | D+15.7 | R |
| 32 | 55.04% | 43.64% | D+11.4 | 48.68% | 46.17% | D+2.5 | R |
| 33 | 68.45% | 30.17% | D+38.3 | 62.44% | 32.43% | D+30 | D |
| 34 | 52.37% | 46.13% | D+6.2 | 45.22% | 49.75% | R+4.5 | R |
| 35 | 53.54% | 45.30% | D+8.2 | 47.56% | 48.30% | R+0.7 | R |
| 36 | 56.48% | 42.32% | D+14.2 | 51.77% | 43.33% | D+8.4 | R |
| 37 | 56.45% | 42.30% | D+14.2 | 52.15% | 43.02% | D+9.1 | R |
| 38 | 56.59% | 42.00% | D+14.6 | 48.17% | 46.43% | D+1.7 | R |
| 39 | 81.86% | 16.53% | D+65.3 | 74.88% | 19.98% | D+54.9 | D |
| 40 | 57.78% | 40.50% | D+17.3 | 50.42% | 42.21% | D+8.2 | D |
| 41 | 62.63% | 35.97% | D+26.7 | 59.86% | 35.06% | D+24.8 | D |
| 42 | 51.47% | 46.82% | D+4.7 | 43.33% | 50.62% | R+7.3 | R |
| 43 | 56.83% | 41.64% | D+15.2 | 52.51% | 42.78% | D+9.7 | D |
| 44 | 54.23% | 43.73% | D+10.5 | 36.16% | 57.01% | R+20.9 | R |
| 45 | 52.33% | 45.60% | D+6.7 | 34.94% | 58.76% | R+23.8 | R |
| 46 | 68.64% | 29.50% | D+39.1 | 58.38% | 35.58% | D+22.8 | D |
| 47 | 52.23% | 46.02% | D+6.2 | 38.68% | 54.73% | R+16.1 | R |
| 48 | 56.08% | 42.14% | D+13.9 | 47.81% | 45.96% | D+1.9 | D |
| 49 | 73.67% | 24.87% | D+48.8 | 63.83% | 30.75% | D+33.1 | D |
| 50 | 49.83% | 48.43% | D+1.4 | 42.53% | 51.72% | R+9.2 | D |
| 51 | 51.10% | 46.82% | D+4.3 | 37.72% | 55.77% | R+18.1 | D |
| 52 | 47.99% | 50.41% | R+2.4 | 37.65% | 57.14% | R+19.5 | R |
| 53 | 53.61% | 44.77% | D+8.8 | 47.47% | 45.79% | D+1.7 | R |
| 54 | 74.44% | 22.99% | D+51.5 | 73.43% | 20.23% | D+53.2 | D |
| 55 | 51.04% | 47.60% | D+3.4 | 47.12% | 47.50% | R+0.4 | R |
| 56 | 60.67% | 37.75% | D+22.9 | 53.61% | 40.46% | D+13.2 | D |
| 57 | 50.28% | 48.34% | D+1.9 | 43.86% | 51.08% | R+7.2 | R |
| 58 | 58.16% | 40.10% | D+18.1 | 48.03% | 46.50% | D+1.5 | R |
| 59 | 54.00% | 44.54% | D+9.5 | 43.77% | 50.61% | R+6.8 | R |
| 60 | 60.09% | 38.49% | D+21.6 | 54.41% | 40.52% | D+13.9 | R |
| 61 | 47.86% | 50.91% | R+3.1 | 46.44% | 48.03% | R+1.6 | R |
| 62 | 46.32% | 52.24% | R+5.9 | 42.91% | 51.10% | R+8.2 | R |
| 63 | 45.24% | 53.11% | R+7.9 | 35.91% | 59.22% | R+23.3 | R |
| 64 | 58.49% | 40.18% | D+18.3 | 55.25% | 39.96% | D+15.3 | R |
| 65 | 50.51% | 47.54% | D+3 | 39.91% | 54.86% | R+15 | D |
| 66 | 44.89% | 53.81% | R+8.9 | 42.18% | 53.32% | R+11.1 | R |
| 67 | 50.13% | 48.38% | D+1.8 | 44.87% | 50.51% | R+5.6 | R |
| 68 | 38.36% | 60.44% | R+22.1 | 31.77% | 64.70% | R+32.9 | R |
| 69 | 47.56% | 51.44% | R+3.9 | 47.18% | 48.90% | R+1.7 | R |
| 70 | 49.43% | 48.89% | D+0.5 | 39.65% | 55.54% | R+15.9 | R |
| 71 | 44.04% | 54.99% | R+11 | 41.39% | 54.93% | R+13.5 | R |
| 72 | 78.99% | 20.44% | D+58.6 | 71.22% | 26.33% | D+44.9 | D |
| 73 | 59.14% | 40.12% | D+19 | 53.73% | 43.11% | D+10.6 | D |
| 74 | 60.54% | 38.37% | D+22.2 | 55.35% | 41.21% | D+14.1 | R |
| 75 | 82.13% | 17.29% | D+64.8 | 75.49% | 22.22% | D+53.3 | D |
| 76 | 42.30% | 56.16% | R+13.9 | 35.72% | 59.35% | R+23.6 | R |
| 77 | 57.96% | 40.82% | D+17.1 | 47.28% | 48.37% | R+1.1 | R |
| 78 | 49.31% | 49.34% | R+0 | 37.09% | 59.43% | R+22.3 | R |
| 79 | 62.13% | 36.79% | D+25.3 | 50.65% | 44.76% | D+5.9 | D |
| 80 | 39.96% | 59.03% | R+19.1 | 31.66% | 64.81% | R+33.2 | R |
| 81 | 52.24% | 46.34% | D+5.9 | 43.60% | 51.71% | R+8.1 | R |
| 82 | 61.74% | 37.01% | D+24.7 | 51.60% | 43.65% | D+8 | D |
| 83 | 57.43% | 41.64% | D+15.8 | 48.30% | 47.77% | D+0.5 | D |
| 84 | 78.63% | 20.21% | D+58.4 | 68.42% | 27.38% | D+41 | D |
| 85 | 58.63% | 40.00% | D+18.6 | 49.49% | 45.95% | D+3.5 | D |
| 86 | 50.94% | 47.93% | D+3 | 41.45% | 55.07% | R+13.6 | R |
| 87 | 51.00% | 47.91% | D+3.1 | 43.00% | 53.54% | R+10.5 | R |
| 88 | 64.84% | 34.33% | D+30.5 | 63.09% | 33.50% | D+29.6 | D |
| 89 | 45.88% | 52.83% | R+7 | 41.73% | 53.94% | R+12.2 | R |
| 90 | 49.50% | 49.27% | D+0.2 | 44.92% | 50.42% | R+5.5 | R |
| 91 | 71.02% | 28.05% | D+43 | 68.79% | 28.01% | D+40.8 | D |
| 92 | 90.04% | 9.26% | D+80.8 | 88.23% | 8.87% | D+79.4 | D |
| 93 | 94.04% | 5.26% | D+88.8 | 92.21% | 5.63% | D+86.6 | D |
| 94 | 89.09% | 10.11% | D+79 | 86.85% | 10.34% | D+76.5 | D |
| 95 | 93.24% | 6.45% | D+86.8 | 87.85% | 10.25% | D+77.6 | D |
| 96 | 80.44% | 18.19% | D+62.3 | 77.99% | 18.82% | D+59.2 | D |
| 97 | 79.86% | 19.36% | D+60.5 | 71.03% | 26.02% | D+45 | D |
| 98 | 58.10% | 41.10% | D+17 | 59.59% | 36.92% | D+22.7 | D |
| 99 | 58.20% | 40.74% | D+17.5 | 43.42% | 53.68% | R+10.3 | D |
| 100 | 68.37% | 30.20% | D+38.2 | 59.83% | 34.70% | D+25.1 | D |
| 101 | 50.24% | 49.15% | D+1.1 | 52.73% | 42.75% | D+10 | R |
| 102 | 59.07% | 39.83% | D+19.2 | 54.29% | 42.07% | D+12.2 | D |
| 103 | 49.87% | 48.93% | D+0.9 | 47.42% | 48.09% | R+0.7 | D |
| 104 | 61.67% | 37.00% | D+24.7 | 48.24% | 47.64% | D+0.6 | D |
| 105 | 47.47% | 50.85% | R+3.4 | 36.71% | 58.78% | R+22.1 | R |
| 106 | 46.91% | 51.93% | R+5 | 49.00% | 46.32% | D+2.7 | R |
| 107 | 46.14% | 52.69% | R+6.6 | 45.69% | 50.22% | R+4.5 | R |
| 108 | 46.63% | 52.18% | R+5.6 | 43.14% | 52.59% | R+9.5 | R |
| 109 | 59.30% | 39.85% | D+19.5 | 54.64% | 41.59% | D+13.1 | D |
| 110 | 69.46% | 29.43% | D+40 | 66.40% | 29.93% | D+36.5 | D |
| 111 | 46.72% | 52.32% | R+5.6 | 55.72% | 39.70% | D+16 | R |
| 112 | 43.53% | 55.23% | R+11.7 | 42.08% | 53.69% | R+11.6 | R |
| 113 | 45.59% | 53.06% | R+7.5 | 38.93% | 56.85% | R+17.9 | R |
| 114 | 52.24% | 46.77% | D+5.5 | 51.57% | 44.86% | D+6.7 | R |
| 115 | 69.14% | 29.79% | D+39.4 | 57.47% | 38.78% | D+18.7 | D |
| 116 | 82.99% | 16.24% | D+66.8 | 75.09% | 22.25% | D+52.8 | D |
| 117 | 54.80% | 44.05% | D+10.8 | 46.58% | 49.79% | R+3.2 | R |
| 118 | 56.74% | 41.72% | D+15 | 50.06% | 45.44% | D+4.6 | D |
| 119 | 49.33% | 49.44% | R+0.1 | 46.15% | 50.19% | R+4 | R |
| 120 | 52.66% | 46.17% | D+6.5 | 49.00% | 46.86% | D+2.1 | D |
| 121 | 69.58% | 29.53% | D+40.1 | 63.75% | 32.86% | D+30.9 | D |
| 122 | 43.71% | 55.48% | R+11.8 | 40.56% | 56.27% | R+15.7 | R |
| 123 | 46.02% | 53.07% | R+7.1 | 47.40% | 48.87% | R+1.5 | R |
| 124 | 92.91% | 6.85% | D+86.1 | 88.21% | 10.08% | D+78.1 | D |
| 125 | 38.12% | 60.99% | R+22.9 | 54.45% | 40.22% | D+14.2 | R |
| 126 | 87.89% | 11.69% | D+76.2 | 82.05% | 15.49% | D+66.6 | D |
| 127 | 73.75% | 25.71% | D+48 | 70.48% | 26.91% | D+43.6 | D |
| 128 | 93.61% | 5.92% | D+87.7 | 88.85% | 9.56% | D+79.3 | D |
| 129 | 77.69% | 21.51% | D+56.2 | 74.21% | 22.70% | D+51.5 | D |
| 130 | 92.36% | 7.37% | D+85 | 87.37% | 10.56% | D+76.8 | D |
| 131 | 43.13% | 55.42% | R+12.3 | 35.63% | 60.28% | R+24.7 | R |
| 132 | 49.34% | 49.72% | R+0.4 | 56.65% | 39.38% | D+17.3 | R |
| 133 | 57.75% | 41.06% | D+16.7 | 59.87% | 35.88% | D+24 | D |
| 134 | 45.32% | 53.75% | R+8.4 | 50.73% | 45.11% | D+5.6 | R |
| 135 | 49.88% | 49.04% | D+0.8 | 58.64% | 36.95% | D+21.7 | R |
| 136 | 56.68% | 42.57% | D+14.1 | 69.50% | 26.62% | D+42.9 | D |
| 137 | 66.76% | 31.99% | D+34.8 | 66.51% | 29.67% | D+36.8 | D |
| 138 | 51.38% | 47.42% | D+4 | 50.31% | 45.50% | D+4.8 | R |
| 139 | 58.71% | 39.40% | D+19.3 | 46.27% | 47.70% | R+1.4 | D |
| 140 | 80.35% | 18.77% | D+61.6 | 76.93% | 19.96% | D+57 | D |
| 141 | 39.54% | 59.82% | R+20.3 | 56.05% | 38.27% | D+17.8 | R |
| 142 | 52.46% | 46.56% | D+5.9 | 56.93% | 39.06% | D+17.9 | R |
| 143 | 49.54% | 49.41% | D+0.1 | 57.08% | 38.35% | D+18.7 | R |
| 144 | 55.71% | 43.34% | D+12.4 | 57.85% | 38.43% | D+19.4 | D |
| 145 | 82.37% | 17.09% | D+65.3 | 80.19% | 17.15% | D+63 | D |
| 146 | 66.49% | 32.45% | D+34 | 70.69% | 25.77% | D+44.9 | D |
| 147 | 50.78% | 48.18% | D+2.6 | 57.96% | 38.09% | D+19.9 | D |
| 148 | 69.33% | 29.79% | D+39.5 | 68.87% | 27.90% | D+41 | D |
| 149 | 42.34% | 56.81% | R+14.5 | 54.38% | 41.72% | D+12.7 | R |
| 150 | 48.35% | 50.82% | R+2.5 | 61.39% | 34.60% | D+26.8 | R |
| 151 | 43.49% | 55.63% | R+12.1 | 55.81% | 39.53% | D+16.3 | R |
| Total | 58.08% | 40.75% | D+17.3 | 54.65% | 40.99% | D+13.7 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Connecticut; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," accessed October 2, 2014
- ↑ State of Connecticut Judicial Branch, "Organization of Connecticut Courts," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of the State, "Contitution of the State of Connecticut," accessed June 23, 2014 (Scroll to "Article Fifth")
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
Federal courts:
Second Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Connecticut • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Connecticut
State courts:
Connecticut Supreme Court • Connecticut Appellate Court • Connecticut Superior Court • Connecticut Probate Courts
State resources:
Courts in Connecticut • Connecticut judicial elections • Judicial selection in Connecticut
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