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1998 US Senate election in Connecticut

Christopher J. Dodd (Democrat) beat Gary Franks (Republican) in Connecticut in 1998, 65.1% to 32.4%, a margin of 32.8 points and 316,129 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1992, when Christopher J. Dodd also won.

Democrats led in 8 of the 8 counties. The largest, Hartford, cast 256,262 votes and went to the Democrat by 41.4 points. The closest was Windham, where 10,281 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
Christopher J. Dodd won Democratic 628,306 65.1%
Gary Franks Republican 312,177 32.4%
All other candidates 23,974 2.5%
Total964,457

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hartford 177,679 69.3% 71,488 27.9% 7,095 256,262 D+41.4
Fairfield 136,485 59.9% 86,270 37.9% 4,951 227,706 D+22.1
New Haven 148,530 65.7% 71,294 31.5% 6,408 226,232 D+34.1
New London 48,211 67.0% 22,484 31.3% 1,242 71,937 D+35.8
Litchfield 34,147 58.1% 22,842 38.8% 1,826 58,815 D+19.2
Middlesex 35,795 68.1% 15,699 29.9% 1,064 52,558 D+38.2
Tolland 27,947 67.1% 12,869 30.9% 838 41,654 D+36.2
Windham 19,512 66.6% 9,231 31.5% 550 29,293 D+35.1

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