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2012 US Senate election in Connecticut

Christopher S. Murphy (Democrat) beat Linda E. McMahon (Republican) in Connecticut in 2012, 54.8% to 43.1%, a margin of 11.8 points and 177,672 votes.

Connecticut changed party: in 2006 it went third-party, for Joe Lieberman.

Democrats led in 7 of the 8 counties and Republicans in 1. The largest, Fairfield, cast 386,963 votes and went to the Democrat by 6.0 points. The closest was Windham, where 1,948 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 S. Murphy won Democratic 828,761 54.8%
Linda E. McMahon Republican 651,089 43.1%
All other candidates 31,914 2.1%
Total1,511,764

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fairfield 202,539 52.3% 179,440 46.4% 4,984 386,963 D+6.0
Hartford 224,187 59.2% 148,754 39.3% 5,953 378,894 D+19.9
New Haven 199,779 57.6% 141,408 40.8% 5,530 346,717 D+16.8
New London 60,595 55.4% 46,056 42.1% 2,667 109,318 D+13.3
Litchfield 39,577 44.3% 48,316 54.1% 1,492 89,385 R+9.8
Middlesex 43,591 54.0% 35,474 43.9% 1,718 80,783 D+10.0
Tolland 35,781 52.4% 30,877 45.2% 1,621 68,279 D+7.2
Windham 22,712 51.0% 20,764 46.6% 1,082 44,558 D+4.4

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