2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut

The 2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Connecticut.

2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut

November 8, 2022
Turnout51.03%
 
Nominee Richard Blumenthal Leora Levy
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families
Popular vote 723,864 535,943
Percentage 57.45% 42.54%

Blumenthal:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Levy:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Richard Blumenthal
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Richard Blumenthal
Democratic

Democrat Richard Blumenthal was first elected to this seat in 2010 with 55.2% of the vote over Republican Linda McMahon. He was then re-elected in 2016 with 63.2% of the vote over Republican Dan Carter. Blumenthal ran for reelection to a third term in office and secured the 2022 nomination. Businesswoman Leora Levy won the Republican primary on August 9, 2022. Blumenthal won reelection, defeating Levy by about 15 points. The race took place simultaneously with the 2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election.

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