On November 3, the voters of Hartford, Connecticut, elected four members to the School Board. No party is permitted to run more than three nominees. The expectation was that the Working Families Party would probably elect one member, as had happened in 2005. This is because the dominant Democratic Party was only permitted to run three nominees, so that the WFP would get one seat if the WFP nominee outpolled the most popular Republican nominee, or any independent candidate.

For the 2009 election, the WFP decided to run three nominees. Surprisingly, two of the Working Families nominees outpolled Democratic nominees and were elected. Furthermore, the margin for the third WFP nominee is so close that it is conceivable that a recount will show that all three of the Working Families nominees were elected. See this story.

The Hartford School Board only has four elected members, but it also has five appointed members. All five of the appointed members are Democrats, so no matter what the election results, the Democrats will still have a large majority.