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2004 US Senate election in Connecticut

Christopher J. Dodd (Democrat) beat Jack C. Orchulli (Republican) in Connecticut in 2004, 66.4% to 32.1%, a margin of 34.2 points and 487,598 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1998, when Christopher J. Dodd also won.

Democrats led in 8 of the 8 counties. The largest, Fairfield, cast 360,796 votes and went to the Democrat by 24.5 points. The closest was Litchfield, where 16,035 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 945,347 66.4%
Jack C. Orchulli Republican 457,749 32.1%
All other candidates 21,630 1.5%
Total1,424,726

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fairfield 222,523 61.7% 133,982 37.1% 4,291 360,796 D+24.5
Hartford 250,482 70.2% 101,132 28.3% 5,123 356,737 D+41.9
New Haven 218,571 67.1% 101,720 31.2% 5,257 325,548 D+35.9
New London 75,762 70.6% 29,683 27.7% 1,812 107,257 D+43.0
Litchfield 51,010 57.7% 34,975 39.6% 2,355 88,340 D+18.2
Middlesex 53,536 69.0% 23,154 29.8% 949 77,639 D+39.1
Tolland 44,101 67.7% 20,049 30.8% 1,006 65,156 D+36.9
Windham 29,362 67.9% 13,054 30.2% 837 43,253 D+37.7

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