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The 1986 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 4, 1986, alongside other elections to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Dodd won re-election to a second term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Chris Dodd (incumbent) | 632,695 | 64.76% | |
| Republican | Roger Eddy | 340,438 | 34.85% | |
| Independent | Edward J. McCallum Jr. | 3,800 | 0.39% | |
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Christopher John Dodd is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1981.
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The 1992 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 3, 1992, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in 34 other states, as well as with a presidential election and elections to the United States House of Representatives in all 50 states. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd won re-election for a third term.
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