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Republicans today endorsed former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Thomas Foley as their candidate for governor on the first ballot, after a series of switches at the end of the 2 \u00bd-hour initial balloting. He received 710 votes to exceed 50 percent of more than the 1,400 delegates who voted. The unofficial tally among the contenders was Foley, 710; Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele, 427; longtime business executive Oz Griebel, 243; Lawrence P. DeNardis, 16; and Christopher Duffy Acevedo, 5.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.courant.com\/news\/breaking\/hc-connecticut-gop-convention-pictures,0,2543879.photogallery\">Pictures: Connecticut Republican Convention<\/a><\/li>\n<li> <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.courant.com\/capitol_watch\/2010\/05\/linda-mcmahon-the-outsider-bea.html\">Linda McMahon, the outsider, beats Rob Simmons, the former congressman<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When the switching phase began, most of the switches went from DeNardis to Foley, <br \/>making DeNardis, in effect, a king-maker by his agreement to release his delegates to Foley. <\/p>\n<p>Fedele, with 427 votes, easily qualified for an Aug. 10 primary. Griebel, with 17 percent of the vote, said he will definitely seek a primary. Fedele has not said yet what his plans are.<br \/><span class=\"hilite\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<div><font style=\"font-size: 0.8em;\"><b>PHOTO: <span class=\"regtext\">Republican candidate for Governor Tom Foley and wife Leslie Fahrenkopf which his candidate biography video the Connecticut Republican Convention. <\/span><span class=\"regtext\">(AP Photo\/Jessica Hill) <\/span><\/b><\/font><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By JON LENDER Hartford Courant State Republicans today endorsed former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Thomas Foley as their candidate for governor on the first ballot, after a series of switches at the end of the 2 \u00bd-hour initial balloting. He received 710 votes to exceed 50 percent of more than the 1,400 delegates who voted. 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