Matthew Denn
Almanac
Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. The Lieutenant Governor takes office the third Tuesday of January and has a four-year term.

Matthew Denn

Section Title: Almanac
Table Section Text: Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. The Lieutenant Governor takes office the third Tuesday of January and has a four-year term.

Election results

Year	Office	Election	Subject	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%	Opponent	Party	Votes	%

1996	State Senate	General	Matthew P. Denn	Democratic	6,632	45.7%	Robert T. Connor	Republican	7,860	54.2%

2004	Insurance Commissioner	Primary	Matthew P. Denn	Democratic	18,436	58%	Karen Weldin Stewart	Democratic	13,363	42%

2004	Insurance Commissioner	General	Matthew P. Denn	Democratic	182,619	53%	David H. Ennis	Republican	163,027	47%

2008	Lieutenant Governor	General	Matthew P. Denn	Democratic	236,741	61%	Charles L. Copeland	Republican	149,222	39%	Peter Cullen	Blue Enigma	1,681	0.5%

2012	Lieutenant Governor	General	Matthew P. Denn	Democratic	238,957	61.6%	Cheryl "Sher" Valenzuela	Republican	143,978	37.1%	Margaret McKeown	Libertarian	5,206	1.3%

2014	Attorney General	General	Matthew P. Denn	Democratic	121,410	52.8%	Theodore A. Kittila	Republican	90,257	39.2%	Catherine Damavandi	Green	10,599	4.6%

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Matthew Denn was elected as Insurance Commissioner in 2004, defeating Karen Weldin Stewart in the Democratic primary race and later defeating Republican Party candidate, Dave Ennis in the general elections.

final_sentence: Matthew Denn was elected as Insurance Commissioner in 2004, defeating Karen Weldin Stewart in the Democratic primary race and later defeating Republican Party candidate, Dave Ennis in the general elections.