2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut

2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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Turnout	51.03%
Nominee Richard Blumenthal Leora Levy Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Popular vote 723,864 535,943 Percentage 57.45% 42.54%
County results Municipality results Congressional district results 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

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.

Democratic convention

Candidates

Nominated at convention

• Richard Blumenthal, incumbent U.S. Senator ^[2]

Endorsements

Richard Blumenthal

Organizations

• Feminist Majority PAC ^[3]
• Jewish Dems ^[4]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[5]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America ^[6]
• Natural Resources Defense Council ^[7]
• Population Connection Action Fund ^[8]
• Pro-Israel America ^[9]
• Sierra Club ^[10]

Labor unions

• Connecticut AFL–CIO ^[11]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Leora Levy, businesswoman, Republican National Committee member, and former nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Chile ^[12]

Eliminated in primary

• Themis Klarides, former Minority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives ^{[13] [14]}
• Peter Lumaj, attorney and perennial candidate ^[15]

Eliminated at convention

• Nicholas Connors ^{[16] [17]}
• John Flynn, candidate for the Connecticut House of Representatives in 2018 and 2020 ^{[18] [17]}
• Robert F. Hyde, lobbyist and U.S. Marine Corps veteran ^{[19] [20] [17]}

Declined

• Dan Carter, former state representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016 ^[21]
• Bob Stefanowski, businessman and nominee for governor in 2018 ^[22] (ran for governor)
• Joe Visconti, former West Hartford town councilor and nominee for Connecticut's 1st congressional district in 2008 ^[23]

Endorsements

Themis Klarides

Governors

• Charlie Baker, 72nd governor of Massachusetts (2015–) ^[24]
• Chris Christie, 55th governor of New Jersey (2010–2018) ^[24]
• Larry Hogan, 62nd governor of Maryland (2015–) ^[25]

Local officials

• Erin Stewart, mayor of New Britain (2013–) ^[26]

Organizations

• Connecticut Republican Party ^{[27] [17]}

Leora Levy

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021) ^[28]
• John Bolton, United States National Security Advisor (2018–2019), United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2005–2006) ^[29]

U.S. Senators

• Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee (2019–) ^[30]
• Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas (2015–) ^[30]
• Rob Portman, U.S. Senator from Ohio (2011–) ^[30]
• Thom Tillis, U.S. Senator from North Carolina (2015–) ^[30]

U.S. House of Representatives

• Cathy McMorris Rodgers, U.S. House Representative from Washington (2005–) ^[30]
• Guy Reschenthaler, U.S. House Representative from Pennsylvania (2019–) ^[30]
• María Elvira Salazar, U.S. House Representative from Florida (2021–) ^[30]
• Mike Turner, U.S. House Representative from Ohio (2003–) ^[30]

Individuals

• Richard Grenell, former diplomat and former Director of National Intelligence ^[30]
• Linda McMahon, former Administrator of the Small Business Administration ^[30]

Organizations

• FreedomWorks ^[30]
• Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America ^[30]
• VIEWPAC ^[30]

Results

Results by county

  Levy

•   40-50%
•   50-60%

  Klarides

•   40-50%

Results by county

Results by municipality

  Levy

•   30-40%
•   40-50%
•   50-60%
•   60-70%

  Klarides

•   40-50%
•   50-60%
•   60-70%

Results by municipality

Republican primary results ^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
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

Post-primary endorsements

Richard Blumenthal (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Party of Connecticut ^[41]
• National Education Association ^[42]

Leora Levy (R)

Executive branch officials

• Nikki Haley, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2017–2018) ^[43]
• Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State (2018–2021) ^[44]

U.S. Representatives

• Elise Stefanik, U.S. Representative from New York's 21st congressional district(2015–present) ^[45]

Newspapers

• Republican-American ^[46]

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Richard Blumenthal (D)	Leora Levy (R)	Other [a]	Margin
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

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [b]	Margin of error	Richard Blumenthal (D)	Leora Levy (R)	Other	Undecided
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%

Hypothetical polling

Richard Blumenthal vs. Themis Klarides

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [b]	Margin of error	Richard Blumenthal (D)	Themis Klarides (R)	Undecided
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
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
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
Fabrizo Lee (R) [57] [A]	October 10–13, 2022	1,200 (LV)	–	45%	43%	1% [j]	11%

Debates

2022 United States Senate general election in Connecticut debates

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican
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

Results

2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut ^[59]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

By county

County	Richard Blumenthal Democratic		Leora Levy Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Total votes cast
	Fairfield	186,698	59.56%	126,757	40.44%	7	0.00%	313,462
Hartford	189,512	61.36%	119,280	38.62%	42	0.01%	308,834
Litchfield	37,345	46.02%	43,788	53.96%	9	0.01%	81,142
Middlesex	41,911	56.37%	32,430	43.62%	5	0.01%	74,346
New Haven	161,063	56.74%	122,770	43.25%	6	0.00%	282,839
New London	56,711	56.97%	42,835	43.03%	6	0.01%	99,552
Tolland	32,129	53.49%	27,431	46.05%	3	0.01%	59,560
Windham	18,495	47.24%	20,652	52.75%	2	0.01%	39,149
Total	723,864	57.45%	535,943	42.54%	80	0.01%	1,259,887

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Litchfield (largest city: Torrington)
• Windham (largest town: Windham)

By congressional district

Blumenthal won all five congressional districts. ^[60]

District	Blumenthal	Levy	Representative
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

See also

• 2022 United States Senate elections
• List of United States senators from Connecticut

Notes

1. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
2. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
3. "Not planning to vote" with 5%; "Another candidate" with 4%
4. "Refused" with 1%
5. "Someone else" with 2%
6. "Someone else" with 4%
7. "Refused" with 2%
8. "Refused" with 2%
9. "Refused" with 1%
10. "Refused" with 1%

Partisan clients

1. This poll was sponsored by The Connecticut Examiner .

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External links

Official campaign websites

• Richard Blumenthal (D) for Senate
• Leora Levy (R) for Senate