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
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Chris Dodd, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1981
Republican
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Jack Orchulli
Jack Orchulli (born 1946 in Pennsylvania) is an American former founder and CEO of Michael Kors and former political candidate from Connecticut.
Early education
Raised in Alpha, New Jersey, he went to Phillipsburg Catholic High School, and th ...
, CEO and Co-Founder of a
Michael Kors's apparel company
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
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,
National Westminster Bank,
Lehman Brothers, and
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs () is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company. Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is headquartered at 200 West Street in Lower Manhattan, with regional headquarters in London, Warsaw, Bangalore, H ...
.
Republican nominee, Jack Orchulli, ran as fiscal conservative and social moderate. He broke ranks with his party on
gay marriage and
abortion. That put him on the same side as most voters in the
blue state of Connecticut. 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.
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 show he is gaining ground on Dodd.
Predictions
Results
See also
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2004 United States Senate elections
The 2004 United States Senate elections were held on November 2, 2004, with all Class 3 Senate seats being contested. They coincided with the re-election of George W. Bush as president and the United States House election, as well as many state ...
References
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2004 Connecticut elections
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
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Connecticut
Chris Dodd