List of United States Senators from Connecticut

This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Connecticut.

Current members

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Connecticut are:

Election history

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For more information on the different classes of U.S. Senators, please see: Classes of United States Senators

Class I

Senators in Class I were elected to office in the November 2018 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class I terms run from the beginning of the 116th Congress on January 3, 2019, to the end of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2025.

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2024

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

The primary will occur on August 13, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. Senate Connecticut

Robert Hyde is running in the general election for U.S. Senate Connecticut on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Robert Hyde (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut

Incumbent Christopher S. Murphy is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate
		Christopher S. Murphy

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut

Matthew Corey and Gerry Smith are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut on August 13, 2024.

		Candidate
		Matthew Corey
		Gerry Smith

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Flynn (R)

2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Connecticut

Incumbent Christopher S. Murphy defeated Matthew Corey, Richard Lion, and Jeffery Russell in the general election for U.S. Senate Connecticut on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christopher S. Murphy (D)	59.5	825,579
		Matthew Corey (R)	39.3	545,717
		Richard Lion (L)	0.6	8,838
		Jeffery Russell (G)	0.5	6,618
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	88

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,386,840
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Fred Linck (Socialist Action Party)

2012

U.S. Senate, Connecticut General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Christopher Murphy	54.8%	828,761
	Republican	Linda McMahon	43.1%	651,089
	Libertarian	Paul Passarelli	1.7%	25,045
	N/A	Write-ins	0.5%	6,869
Total Votes				1,511,764
Source: U.S. House Clerk "2012 Election Statistics"

2006

On November 7, 2006, Joseph I. Lieberman won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Ned Lamont (D), Alan Schlesinger (R), Ralph A. Ferrucci (G), Timothy A. Knibbs (Concerned Citizens) and Carl E. Vassar (Write-in) in the general election.^[1]

U.S. Senate, Connecticut General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Connecticut for Lieberman	Joseph I. Lieberman incumbent	49.7%	564,095
	Democratic	Ned Lamont	39.7%	450,844
	Republican	Alan Schlesinger	9.6%	109,198
	Green	Ralph A. Ferrucci	0.5%	5,922
	Concerned Citizens	Timothy A. Knibbs	0.4%	4,638
	Write-in	Carl E. Vassar	0%	80
Total Votes				1,134,777

2000

On November 7, 2000, Joseph I. Lieberman won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Phil Giordano (R), William Kozak, Jr. (Concerned Citizens) and Wildey J. Moore (L) in the general election.^[2]

U.S. Senate, Connecticut General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Connecticut for Lieberman	Joseph I. Lieberman incumbent	63.2%	828,902
	Republican	Phil Giordano	34.2%	448,077
	Concerned Citizens	William Kozak, Jr.	1.9%	25,509
	Libertarian	Wildey J. Moore	0.7%	8,773
Total Votes				1,311,261

Class III

Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Connecticut

Incumbent Richard Blumenthal defeated Leora Levy, John Anderson, and Shabadjot Bharara in the general election for U.S. Senate Connecticut on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Blumenthal (D / Working Families Party)	57.5	723,864
		Leora Levy (R)	42.5	535,943
		John Anderson (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	68
		Shabadjot Bharara (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	12

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Hyduchak (Independent)
• Kristi Talmadge (Independent)
• John Flynn (Independent Party)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Richard Blumenthal advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut

Leora Levy defeated Themis Klarides and Peter Lumaj in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut on August 9, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leora Levy	50.6	46,943
		Themis Klarides	40.0	37,072
		Peter Lumaj	9.4	8,703

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 92,718
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert Hyde (R)
• Nicholas Connors (R)
• John Flynn (R)

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Connecticut's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Richard Blumenthal (D) defeated Dan Carter (R), Richard Lion (L), Jeffery David Russell (G), and John Price (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary election in August. Carter defeated August Wolf at the Republican convention. Blumenthal won re-election in the November 8 election.^[3][4][5]

U.S. Senate, Connecticut General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Richard Blumenthal Incumbent	63.2%	1,008,714
	Republican	Dan Carter	34.6%	552,621
	Libertarian	Richard Lion	1.1%	18,190
	Green	Jeffery Russell	1%	16,713
	N/A	Write-in	0%	38
Total Votes				1,596,276
Source: Connecticut Secretary of State

2010

On November 2, 2010, Blumenthal won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Linda E. McMahon (R), Warren B. Mosler (I), John Mertens (I), Brian K. Hill (I), Jeff Russel (I), Rodd Vachon (I), Jay J. Giles (I), John Traceski (I), Matthew Coleman (I) and Dave Olszta (I) in the general election.^[6]

United States Senate, Connecticut General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Richard Blumenthal	52.5%	605,204
	Republican	Linda E. McMahon	43.2%	498,341
	Independent	Working Families	2.7%	30,836
	Independent	Warren B. Mosler	1%	11,275
	Ct. for Lieberman	John Mertens	0.6%	6,735
	Independent	Brian K. Hill	0%	559
	Independent	Jeff Russell	0%	45
	Independent	Todd Vachon	0%	45
	Independent	Carl E. Vassar	0%	31
	Independent	Jay J. Giles	0%	17
	Independent	John Traceski	0%	15
	Independent	Matthew Coleman	0%	7
	Independent	Dave Olszta	0%	5
Total Votes				1,153,115

2004

On November 2, 2004, Christopher J. Dodd won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Jack C. Orchulli (R), Timothy A. Knibbs (Concerned Citizens) and Leonard H. Rasch (L) in the general election.^[7]

U.S. Senate, Connecticut General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Christopher J. Dodd incumbent	66.4%	945,347
	Republican	Jack C. Orchulli	32.1%	457,749
	Concerned Citizens	Timothy A. Knibbs	0.9%	12,442
	Libertarian	Leonard H. Rasch	0.6%	9,188
Total Votes				1,424,726

1998

On November 3, 1998, Christopher J. Dodd won re-election to the United States Senate. he defeated Gary Franks (R), William Kozak (Concerned Citizens), Lois A. Grasso (Term Limits) and Wildey J. Moore (L) in the general election.^[8]

U.S. Senate, Connecticut General Election, 1998
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Christopher J. Dodd incumbent	65.1%	628,306
	Republican	Gary Franks	32.4%	312,177
	Concerned Citizens	William Kozak	1.3%	12,261
	Term Limits	Lois A. Grasso	0.7%	6,517
	Libertarian	Wildey J. Moore	0.5%	5,196
Total Votes				964,457

Historical members

See also

• United States Senate
• United States congressional delegations from Connecticut
• Classes of United States Senators

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