Lieberman loses to Lamont in Connecticut primary
{{date|August 9, 2006}}
Three-term [[US]] Senator {{w|Joe Lieberman}} has conceded defeat to challenger [[Ned Lamont]] in Tuesday's [[US Democratic Party|Democratic Party]] {{w|primary election}} in the US state of [[Connecticut|Connecticut]]. With 98% of precincts reporting, the Associated Press reports that Lieberman has 48% of the vote compared to 52% for Lamont. The winner of the primary faces the [[US Republican Party|Republican Party]] candidate in the {{w|United States congressional elections, 2006|November 7 general election}} but Lieberman confirmed tonight his intention to petition to run as an {{w|independent (politician)|Independent}} against both the Democratic and Republican nominees. The polls  closed at 8 p.m. local time ({{w|UTC-5}}). 

The final result is highly anticipated due to the feud between Lieberman and Lamont. The major issue in the primary has been Lieberman's support for the [[Iraq War|US war in Iraq]]. Lieberman, who was Democrat Al Gore's running mate in the 2000 US presidential election, opposed criticizing US President [[George W. Bush]] during wartime and was famously kissed on the cheek by Bush following his 2005 {{w|State of the Union}} address. Lamont has challenged President Bush's handling of the {{w|Post-invasion Iraq, 2003–2006|Iraq conflict}}.

The campaign leading up to the election became increasingly acrimonious, with numerous "{{w|attack ad|attack ads}}" used by both sides.

Because of the nature of the candidates and the marginality of the seat, the race has been seen by some as a "referendum" on the Democratic party or a "proxy vote" on the entire {{w|2003 invasion of Iraq}} and subsequent war.

[[Colorado]], [[Michigan]], [[Missouri]] and [[Georgia (US state)|Georgia]] also held primaries Tuesday.

== Sister links ==

{{sisters|w|Connecticut United States Senate election, 2006}}

== Sources ==

*{{source
|url    = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14228351/
|title  = Lieberman concedes; Lamont wins primary
|author = Tom Curry
|pub    = MSNBC
|date   = August 9, 2006
}}
*{{source
|url    = http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/08/democratic.primaries/index.html
|title  = Lieberman concedes to Lamont, vows to run in November
|author = 
|pub    = CNN
|date   = August 9, 2006
}}
*{{source
|url    = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-2304231,00.html
|title  = Voting under way in America's wartorn primary
|author = Sam Knight
|pub    = The Times
|date   = August 8, 2006
}}
*{{source
|url    = http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5622885
|title  = Connecticut Senate Primary Wins National Attention
|author = Cokie Roberts
|pub    = National Public Radio
|date   = August 7, 2006
}}
*{{source
|url    = http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec06/conn_08-07.html
|title  = Online NewsHour: Report {{!}} Connecticut Senate Primary Looms
|author = Gwen Ifil, et al.
|pub    = Public Broadcasting System
|date   = August 7, 2006
}}

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