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Election 1928 Results

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1928 US Senate election in Connecticut

Frederic C. Walcott (Republican) beat Augustine Lonergan (Democrat) in Connecticut in 1928, 53.9% to 45.6%, a margin of 8.3 points and 45,529 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1922, when George P. McLean won.

Republicans led in 7 of the 8 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 1. The largest, New Haven, cast 164,598 votes and went to the Democrat by 0.7 points. The closest was Windham, where 679 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Frederic C. Walcott won Republican 296,958 53.9%
Augustine Lonergan Democratic 251,429 45.6%
All other candidates 3,014 0.5%
Total551,401

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
New Haven 82,326 50.0% 81,227 49.3% 1,045 164,598 D+0.7
Hartford 66,084 46.4% 75,664 53.1% 773 142,521 R+6.7
Fairfield 54,895 43.1% 71,900 56.4% 708 127,503 R+13.3
New London 16,228 42.8% 21,441 56.6% 227 37,896 R+13.8
Litchfield 10,800 36.1% 19,087 63.7% 69 29,956 R+27.7
Windham 9,391 48.1% 10,070 51.6% 51 19,512 R+3.5
Middlesex 7,422 39.9% 11,121 59.8% 64 18,607 R+19.9
Tolland 4,283 39.6% 6,448 59.7% 77 10,808 R+20.0

Counties as they stood in 1928; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Connecticut Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Christopher S. Murphy (D) D+18.9
2022 Richard Blumenthal (D) D+14.9
2018 Christopher S Murphy (D) D+20.2
2016 Richard Blumenthal (D) D+28.6
2012 Christopher S. Murphy (D) D+11.8
2010 Richard Blumenthal (D) D+11.9
2006 Joe Lieberman (other)
2004 Christopher J. Dodd (D) D+34.2
2000 Joseph I. Lieberman (D) D+29.0
1998 Christopher J. Dodd (D) D+32.8
1994 Joseph I. Lieberman (D) D+36.0
1992 Christopher J. Dodd (D) D+20.7
1988 Joe Lieberman (D) D+0.7
1986 Christopher J. Dodd (D) D+29.9
1982 Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (R) R+4.3
1980 Christopher J. Dodd (D) D+13.4
1976 Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. (R) R+16.5
1974 Abraham Ribicoff (D) D+29.4
1970 Lowell Weicker (R) R+8.0
1968 Abraham Ribicoff (D) D+8.6
1964 Thomas J. Dodd (D) D+29.3
1962 Abraham Ribicoff (D) D+2.5
1958 Thomas J. Dodd (D) D+14.9
1956 Prescott S. Bush (R) R+11.8
1952 William A. Purtell (R) R+8.1
1950 Brien McMahon (D) D+5.1
1946 Raymond Baldwin (R) R+15.4
1944 Brien McMahon (D) D+4.7
1940 Francis T. Maloney (D) D+7.5
1938 John A. Danaher (R) R+2.9
1934 Francis T. Maloney (D) D+3.5
1932 Augustine Lonergan (D) D+0.7
1928 Frederic C. Walcott (R) R+8.3
1926 Hiram Bingham (R) R+27.7
1922 George P. McLean (R) R+6.9
1920 Frank B. Brandegee (R) R+23.3
1916 George P. McLean (R) R+3.9
1914 Frank B. Brandegee (R) R+7.7