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1974 US Senate election in Connecticut

Abraham Ribicoff (Democrat) beat James H. Brannen III (Republican) in Connecticut in 1974, 63.7% to 34.3%, a margin of 29.4 points and 318,765 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1968, when Abraham Ribicoff also won.

Democrats led in 8 of the 8 counties as they stood then. The largest, Hartford, cast 299,738 votes and went to the Democrat by 35.3 points. The closest was Windham, where 9,094 votes separated the two parties.

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Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Abraham Ribicoff won Democratic 690,820 63.7%
James H. Brannen III Republican 372,055 34.3%
All other candidates 22,043 2.0%
Total1,084,918

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hartford 199,971 66.7% 94,182 31.4% 5,585 299,738 D+35.3
Fairfield 163,175 61.0% 98,125 36.7% 6,297 267,597 D+24.3
New Haven 173,002 65.1% 86,148 32.4% 6,527 265,677 D+32.7
New London 44,782 62.1% 26,441 36.7% 921 72,144 D+25.4
Litchfield 36,214 59.4% 23,761 39.0% 953 60,928 D+20.4
Middlesex 29,920 60.9% 18,333 37.3% 886 49,139 D+23.6
Tolland 23,402 61.9% 13,805 36.5% 575 37,782 D+25.4
Windham 20,354 63.8% 11,260 35.3% 299 31,913 D+28.5

Counties as they stood in 1974; 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