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Election 1964 Results

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1964 US Senate election in Connecticut

Thomas J. Dodd (Democrat) beat John Lodge (Republican) in Connecticut in 1964, 64.6% to 35.3%, a margin of 29.3 points and 354,069 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1958, when Thomas J. Dodd also won.

Democrats led in 8 of the 8 counties as they stood then. The largest, Hartford, cast 327,980 votes and went to the Democrat by 36.7 points. The closest was Tolland, where 7,964 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
Thomas J. Dodd won Democratic 781,008 64.6%
John Lodge Republican 426,939 35.3%
All other candidates 216 0.0%
Total1,208,163

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hartford 224,186 68.4% 103,735 31.6% 59 327,980 D+36.7
Fairfield 185,487 58.7% 130,565 41.3% 66 316,118 D+17.4
New Haven 210,781 67.1% 103,158 32.9% 34 313,973 D+34.3
New London 52,368 67.1% 25,725 32.9% 9 78,102 D+34.1
Litchfield 36,190 59.4% 24,699 40.6% 13 60,902 D+18.9
Middlesex 27,990 62.2% 17,012 37.8% 15 45,017 D+24.4
Windham 24,116 70.4% 10,119 29.6% 3 34,238 D+40.9
Tolland 19,890 62.5% 11,926 37.5% 17 31,833 D+25.0

Counties as they stood in 1964; 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