2018 United States Senate election in Connecticut
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2018 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 6, 2018, in order to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Connecticut. Incumbent Democrat Chris Murphy sought and won reelection to a second term.
The primary election was held on August 14, 2018, following a June 12 candidate filing deadline. In the November 2018 general election, incumbent Democrat Chris Murphy defeated Republican nominee Matthew Corey with over 59% of the vote.[1]
Contents
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Chris Murphy, incumbent U.S. Senator[2]
Withdrew
- Ann-Marie Adams, investigative journalist and founder of The Hartford Guardian[3]
Endorsements
Chris Murphy |
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Results
Democratic primary results | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Chris Murphy (incumbent) | |||
Total votes | ' | 100.0% |
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Eliminated at Convention
- Joe Visconti, former West Hartford Councilman and independent candidate for governor in 2014[15]
Declined
- Gretchen Carlson, former Fox News anchor and former Miss America[16][17]
Endorsements
Matthew Corey |
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Results
Republican primary results[20] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Matthew Corey | 99,899 | 76.54% | |
Republican | Dominic Rapini | 30,624 | 23.46% | |
Total votes | 130,523 | 100% |
Libertarian primary
Candidates
- Richard Lion
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[21] | Solid D | September 28, 2018 |
Inside Elections[22] | Solid D | September 14, 2018 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23] | Safe D | September 6, 2018 |
Daily Kos[24] | Safe D | September 17, 2018 |
Fox News[25] | Likely D^ | September 19, 2018 |
CNN[26] | Solid D | September 16, 2018 |
RealClearPolitics[27] | Safe D | September 16, 2018 |
^Highest rating given
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Chris Murphy (D) |
Matthew Corey (R) |
Other | Undecided |
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Gravis Marketing | October 30 – November 1, 2018 | 681 | ± 3.8% | 58% | 35% | – | 7% |
Emerson College | October 27–29, 2018 | 780 | ± 3.7% | 55% | 35% | 3% | 7% |
Quinnipiac University | October 22–28, 2018 | 1,201 | ± 4.0% | 56% | 41% | 0% | 3% |
Quinnipiac University | October 3–8, 2018 | 767 | ± 5.0% | 57% | 42% | 0% | 1% |
Gravis Marketing | August 24–27, 2018 | 606 | ± 4.0% | 54% | 37% | − | 8% |
Quinnipiac University | August 16–21, 2018 | 1,029 | ± 3.9% | 59% | 31% | 0% | 8% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Chris Murphy (incumbent) | 825,579 | 59.53% | +4.71% | |
Republican | Matthew Corey | 545,717 | 39.35% | -3.94% | |
Libertarian | Richard Lion | 8,838 | 0.64% | -1.02% | |
Green | Jeff Russell | 6,618 | 0.48% | N/A | |
Write-in | 88 | <0.01% | N/A | ||
Total votes | 1,386,840 | 100% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
References
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External links
- Candidates at Vote Smart
- Candidates at Ballotpedia
- Campaign finance at FEC
- Campaign finance at Center for Responsive Politics
- Official campaign websites