5th Party Candidate

Poor Joe, bottom of the ballot.

Two weeks after losing the Democratic primary, Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman has qualified for a place on the November ballot as a petitioning candidate, the secretary of the state said Wednesday.

But on a ballot crowded with at least five Senate candidates, the three-term incumbent and former Democratic vice presidential nominee will be harder to spot.

Republican Alan Schlesinger will occupy the top line, followed by Democrat Ned Lamont, Timothy A. Knibbs of the Concerned Citizens, Ralph A. Ferrucci of the Green Party - and then Lieberman.

"The good news is name recognition is not going to be a problem," said Dan Gerstein, Lieberman's campaign spokesman.