FACTOID # 1: The total number of state executions in 2005 was 60: 19 in Texas and 41 elsewhere. The racial split was 19 Black and 41 White.
 
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The Northeast > Connecticut > Government

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2004 Election > Total votes as percentage 58.5% [35th of 51]
2004 Election > Voting age population 2,409,000 [29th of 51]
2004 Election > Youth voter turnout 41% [35th of 41]
Electoral Votes 7 [29th of 51]
Gun Laws > Permits
An eligibility certificate or pistol permit is required to purchase a handgun. Both documents are valid for 5 years, allow unlimited purchases, and will waive the long gun waiting period. Carrying a handgun also requires a pistol permit, with a 60-day permit issued by a local official required as a prerequisite to receiving the 5-year permit issued by the Connecticut State Police (CSP).
Seats in the House of Representatives 5 seats [28th of 50]
US gubernatorial elections, 1998 > Summary of results > Opposing Candidates
Barbara B. Kennelly (Democratic) 35.4%
Joseph Zdoneczyk (Concerned Citizens) 0.9%
Ned Vare (Libertarian) 0.6%
Roberta Scaglione (Term Limits) 0.2%
US gubernatorial elections, 1998 > Summary of results > Party
Republican
US gubernatorial elections, 1998 > Summary of results > Status Re-elected, 62.9%
US gubernatorial elections, 2002 > Election results > Incumbent John Rowland
US gubernatorial elections, 2002 > Election results > Opposing Candidates
Bill Curry (Democratic) 43.9%
US gubernatorial elections, 2002 > Election results > Party
Republican
US gubernatorial elections, 2002 > Election results > Status Re-elected, 56.1%
US gubernatorial elections, 2006 > Elections > Incumbent Jodi Rell
US gubernatorial elections, 2006 > Elections > Party Republican
US gubernatorial elections, 2006 > Elections > Status Re-elected
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Incumbent Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Opposing Candidates
Anthony T. Moffett (Democratic) 46.1%
Lucien DiFazio (Conservative) 2.8%
James A. Lewis (Libertarian) 0.7%
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Party
Republican
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Status R50.4% [27th of 28]

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SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005.; CIRCLE, The Center for Information and Reasearch on Civic Learning and Engagement; FirstGov Official Government website; Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003; The United States House of Representatives; Wikipedia: United States gubernatorial elections, 1998; Wikipedia: United States gubernatorial elections, 2002; Wikipedia: United States gubernatorial elections, 2006; Wikipedia: United States Senate elections, 1982

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