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2010 US Senate election in Connecticut

Richard Blumenthal (Democrat) beat Linda E. McMahon (Republican) in Connecticut in 2010, 55.2% to 43.2%, a margin of 11.9 points and 137,699 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2004, when Christopher J. Dodd won.

Democrats led in 7 of the 8 counties and Republicans in 1. The largest, Hartford, cast 288,978 votes and went to the Democrat by 18.4 points. The closest was Tolland, where 4,490 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
Richard Blumenthal won Democratic 636,040 55.2%
Linda E. McMahon Republican 498,341 43.2%
All other candidates 18,734 1.6%
Total1,153,115

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hartford 168,891 58.4% 115,628 40.0% 4,459 288,978 D+18.4
Fairfield 146,926 51.6% 134,242 47.1% 3,555 284,723 D+4.5
New Haven 153,377 58.0% 107,376 40.6% 3,828 264,581 D+17.4
New London 49,286 57.4% 34,810 40.5% 1,832 85,928 D+16.8
Litchfield 32,824 45.0% 38,888 53.3% 1,267 72,979 R+8.3
Middlesex 36,258 55.4% 27,991 42.8% 1,151 65,400 D+12.6
Tolland 28,638 53.1% 24,148 44.8% 1,137 53,923 D+8.3
Windham 19,840 55.3% 15,258 42.5% 782 35,880 D+12.8

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