1994 United States Senate election in Connecticut

1994 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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Turnout	65.1% [1]
Nominee Joe Lieberman Jerry Labriola Party Democratic Republican Alliance A Connecticut Party Popular vote 723,842 334,833 Percentage 67.04% 31.01%
County results Municipality results Congressional district results Lieberman:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Labriola:      40–50%     50–60%
U.S. senator before election Joe Lieberman Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman Democratic

The 1994 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman won re-election to a second term.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jerry Labriola, State Senator and professor at the University of Connecticut
• Joe Bentivegna

Results

1994 Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jerry Labriola	69,972	66.83%
	Republican	Joe Bentivegna	34,733	33.17%
Total votes			104,705	100.0%

General election

Candidates

• Joe Lieberman (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Jerry Labriola (R), State Senator and professor at the University of Connecticut

Results

General election results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Lieberman	443,793	41.10%
	A Connecticut Party (1990)	Joe Lieberman	280,049	25.94%
	Total	Joe Lieberman (incumbent)	723,842	67.04%
	Republican	Jerry Labriola	334,833	31.01%
	Concerned Citizens	Gary R. Garneau	20,988	1.93%
	Write-in		103	0.01%
Total votes			1,079,766	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By congressional district

Lieberman won all six congressional district, including three that elected Republicans. ^[3]

District	Lieberman	Labriola	Representative
1st	71%	27%	Barbara Kennelly
2nd	73%	24%	Sam Gejdenson
3rd	71%	27%	Rosa DeLauro
4th	62%	37%	Chris Shays
5th	60%	39%	Gary Franks
6th	65%	33%	Nancy Johnson

See also

• 1994 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1995". CT State Library.
2. "Summary of Vote for United States Senator" (PDF). Statement of Vote. Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 10, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
3. "Statement of Vote" (PDF). Secretary of the State of Connecticut . Archived (PDF) from the original on March 17, 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2025.