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Was Tuesday’s election also a referendum on a true “three-strikes-and-you’re-out” law?

If it was, the law isn’t as popular as some might think. A majority of the 58 General Assembly candidates who signed a petition supporting a three-strikes law lost on Tuesday. Here’s how it broke down:

In the Senate, 8 of 15 lost their races, while 2 of the 7 winners were uncontested.

In the House, 29 of 43 candidates lost, while just 14 won.

Between the two chambers, about 64 percent of the candidates supporting three strikes lost. But it remains to be seen whether those results are definitive with respect to public support for the law.

“It shows you that issue was a campaign issue, rather than a valid policy issue,” Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney, D-New Haven, said Wednesday.

Read More of Christine Stuart's News Article at CT News Junkie.