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2016 US Senate election in Connecticut

Richard Blumenthal (Democrat) beat Dan Carter (Republican) in Connecticut in 2016, 63.2% to 34.6%, a margin of 28.6 points and 456,093 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2010, when Richard Blumenthal also won.

Democrats led in 8 of the 8 counties. The largest, Fairfield, cast 406,695 votes and went to the Democrat by 24.8 points. The closest was Litchfield, where 6,353 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 1,008,714 63.2%
Dan Carter Republican 552,621 34.6%
All other candidates 34,941 2.2%
Total1,596,276

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fairfield 249,887 61.4% 148,935 36.6% 7,873 406,695 D+24.8
Hartford 264,928 66.9% 122,624 31.0% 8,430 395,982 D+35.9
New Haven 239,893 65.4% 119,774 32.6% 7,283 366,950 D+32.7
New London 75,188 63.3% 40,238 33.9% 3,414 118,840 D+29.4
Litchfield 49,872 52.2% 43,519 45.6% 2,134 95,525 D+6.7
Middlesex 53,960 62.1% 30,996 35.7% 1,957 86,913 D+26.4
Tolland 45,949 60.4% 27,989 36.8% 2,166 76,104 D+23.6
Windham 28,849 58.8% 18,546 37.8% 1,647 49,042 D+21.0

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