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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.
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. [1] The race took place simultaneously with the 2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election.
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Leora Levy | 46,774 | 50.60% | |
Republican | Themis Klarides | 37,003 | 40.03% | |
Republican | Peter Lumaj | 8,665 | 9.37% | |
Total votes | 92,442 | 100.0% |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [32] | Solid D | March 4, 2022 |
Inside Elections [33] | Solid D | April 1, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [34] | Safe D | March 1, 2022 |
Politico [35] | Likely D | August 12, 2022 |
RCP [36] | Lean D | October 15, 2022 |
Fox News [37] | Likely D | September 20, 2022 |
DDHQ [38] | Solid D | July 20, 2022 |
538 [39] | Solid D | June 30, 2022 |
The Economist [40] | Safe D | September 7, 2022 |
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Aggregate polls
Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Richard Blumenthal (D) | Leora Levy (R) | Other [a] | Margin |
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Real Clear Politics [47] | October 10–23, 2022 | October 30, 2022 | 52.7% | 41.7% | 5.6% | Blumenthal +11.0 |
FiveThirtyEight [48] | September 15 – October 19, 2022 | October 30, 2022 | 53.4% | 40.9% | 5.7% | Blumenthal +12.4 |
270towin [49] | September 7–21, 2022 | October 30, 2022 | 52.7% | 41.7% | 5.6% | Blumenthal +11.0 |
Average | 52.9% | 41.4% | 5.7% | Blumenthal +11.5 |
Graphical summary
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [b] | Margin of error | Richard Blumenthal (D) | Leora Levy (R) | Other | Undecided |
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Long Island University [50] | October 24–26, 2022 | 1,004 (A) | ± 3.0% | 51% | 26% | 9% [c] | 14% |
Quinnipiac University [51] | October 19–23, 2022 | 1,879 (LV) | ± 2.3% | 56% | 41% | 1% [d] | 2% |
Emerson College [52] | October 19–21, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 53% | 40% | 2% [e] | 5% |
54% | 42% | 4% [f] | – | ||||
Fabrizo, Lee & Associates (R) [53] [A] | October 10–13, 2022 | 1,200 (LV) | ± 2.8% | 49% | 44% | – | 7% |
Western New England University [54] | September 15–21, 2022 | 766 (RV) | ± 3.2% | 51% | 37% | 2% [g] | 10% |
626 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 53% | 40% | 2% [h] | 5% | ||
Quinnipiac University [51] | September 15–19, 2022 | 1,911 (LV) | ± 2.2% | 57% | 40% | 1% [i] | 3% |
Emerson College [55] | September 7–9, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 49% | 36% | – | 15% |
McLaughlin & Associates (R) [56] | July 26–27, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 45% | 33% | – | 22% |
Emerson College [55] | May 10–11, 2022 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 52% | 36% | – | 11% |
Richard Blumenthal vs. Themis Klarides
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [b] | Margin of error | Richard Blumenthal (D) | Themis Klarides (R) | Undecided |
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McLaughlin & Associates (R) [56] | July 26–27, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 45% | 34% | 21% |
Emerson College [55] | May 10–11, 2022 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 50% | 40% | 10% |
Richard Blumenthal vs. Peter Lumaj
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [b] | Margin of error | Richard Blumenthal (D) | Peter Lumaj (R) | Undecided |
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Emerson College [55] | May 10–11, 2022 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 51% | 35% | 14% |
Richard Blumenthal vs. generic opponent
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [b] | Margin of error | Richard Blumenthal (D) | Generic Opponent | Undecided |
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McLaughlin & Associates (R) [56] | July 26–27, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 41% | 47% | 12% |
Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [b] | Margin of error | Generic Democrat | Generic Republican | Other | Undecided |
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Fabrizo Lee (R) [57] [A] | October 10–13, 2022 | 1,200 (LV) | – | 45% | 43% | 1% [j] | 11% |
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | ||||||
Richard Blumenthal | Leora Levy | |||||
1 | Nov. 2, 2022 | Channel 3, CT Insider | [58] | P | P |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Richard Blumenthal | 701,175 | 55.65% | −2.03% | |
Working Families | Richard Blumenthal | 22,689 | 1.80% | −3.71% | |
Total | Richard Blumenthal (incumbent) | 723,864 | 57.45% | -5.74% | |
Republican | Leora Levy | 535,943 | 42.54% | +7.92% | |
Write-in | 80 | 0.00% | ±0.0% | ||
Total votes | 1,259,887 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
Blumenthal won all five congressional districts. [60]
District | Blumenthal | Levy | Representative |
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1st | 63% | 37% | John B. Larson |
2nd | 55% | 45% | Joe Courtney |
3rd | 58% | 42% | Rosa DeLauro |
4th | 61% | 39% | Jim Himes |
5th | 52% | 48% | Jahana Hayes |
Partisan clients
The Connecticut GOP endorsed Klarides on Saturday.
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