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2018 US Senate election in Connecticut

Christopher S Murphy (Democrat) beat Matthew Corey (Republican) in Connecticut in 2018, 59.5% to 39.3%, a margin of 20.2 points and 279,862 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2012, when Christopher S. Murphy also won.

Democrats led in 7 of the 8 counties and Republicans in 1. The largest, Fairfield, cast 352,005 votes and went to the Democrat by 24.5 points. The closest was Windham, where 3,026 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 825,579 59.5%
Matthew Corey Republican 545,717 39.3%
All other candidates 15,544 1.1%
Total1,386,840

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fairfield 217,601 61.8% 131,321 37.3% 3,083 352,005 D+24.5
Hartford 213,157 62.5% 123,864 36.3% 3,833 340,854 D+26.2
New Haven 189,456 59.4% 126,004 39.5% 3,226 318,686 D+19.9
New London 62,115 59.3% 40,993 39.1% 1,678 104,786 D+20.2
Litchfield 39,593 47.0% 43,621 51.7% 1,080 84,294 R+4.8
Middlesex 44,886 57.1% 32,836 41.7% 945 78,667 D+15.3
Tolland 36,713 55.9% 28,046 42.7% 970 65,729 D+13.2
Windham 22,058 52.8% 19,032 45.5% 715 41,805 D+7.2

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