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1938 US Senate election in Connecticut

John A. Danaher (Republican) beat Augustine Lonergan (Democrat) in Connecticut in 1938, 42.9% to 40.0%, a margin of 2.9 points and 17,987 votes.

Connecticut changed party: in 1932 it went Democratic, for Augustine Lonergan.

Republicans led in 6 of the 8 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 2. The largest, New Haven, cast 190,339 votes and went to the Democrat by 2.4 points. The closest was Hartford, where 318 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
John A. Danaher won Republican 270,413 42.9%
Augustine Lonergan Democratic 252,426 40.0%
Bellani Trombley Socialist 99,282 15.7%
All other candidates 8,312 1.3%
Total630,433

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
New Haven 81,095 42.6% 76,566 40.2% 32,678 190,339 D+2.4
Hartford 65,719 41.0% 66,037 41.2% 28,513 160,269 R+0.2
Fairfield 45,950 31.9% 60,816 42.2% 37,403 144,169 R+10.3
New London 18,773 45.6% 19,820 48.1% 2,600 41,193 R+2.5
Litchfield 14,063 39.4% 18,460 51.8% 3,145 35,668 R+12.3
Windham 11,795 49.6% 10,921 45.9% 1,060 23,776 D+3.7
Middlesex 8,762 39.1% 11,386 50.9% 2,239 22,387 R+11.7
Tolland 4,772 37.8% 6,407 50.7% 1,453 12,632 R+12.9

Counties as they stood in 1938; 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