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2006Final results

2006 election for Connecticut Senate District 9

Connecticut State Senate · Connecticut

Paul R. Doyle (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Ralph Capenera (R) by 18.1 points.

Paul R. DoyleDemocrat · winner
58.4%19,434
Ralph CapeneraRepublican
40.3%13,413
Thomas N. LedouxWorking Families
1.4%450
33,297 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+45.32000D+39.42002D+22.02004D+18.12006D+15.62008D+22.22010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Paul R. Doyle (D)Ralph Capenera (R)

Also on the ballot: Thomas N. Ledoux (Working Families), 1.4%