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1944 US Senate election in Connecticut

Brien McMahon (Democrat) beat John A. Danaher (Republican) in Connecticut in 1944, 52.0% to 47.3%, a margin of 4.7 points and 38,968 votes.

Connecticut changed party: in 1938 it went Republican, for John A. Danaher.

Democrats led in 4 of the 8 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 4. The largest, New Haven, cast 233,910 votes and went to the Democrat by 5.1 points. The closest was Tolland, where 582 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
Brien McMahon won Democratic 430,716 52.0%
John A. Danaher Republican 391,748 47.3%
All other candidates 6,033 0.7%
Total828,497

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
New Haven 122,065 52.2% 110,243 47.1% 1,602 233,910 D+5.1
Hartford 125,886 56.4% 96,272 43.1% 1,126 223,284 D+13.3
Fairfield 100,074 48.9% 101,970 49.8% 2,551 204,595 R+0.9
New London 28,351 53.1% 24,785 46.4% 244 53,380 D+6.7
Litchfield 18,858 43.8% 23,960 55.7% 220 43,038 R+11.9
Middlesex 13,414 48.3% 14,259 51.3% 127 27,800 R+3.0
Windham 14,473 54.4% 12,082 45.4% 72 26,627 D+9.0
Tolland 7,595 47.9% 8,177 51.5% 91 15,863 R+3.7

Counties as they stood in 1944; 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