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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 resultsBlumenthal:      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

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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. The race took place simultaneously with the 2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election.

Democratic convention

Candidates

Nominated at convention

• Richard Blumenthal, incumbent U.S. Senator

Endorsements

Organizations

• Feminist Majority PAC
• Jewish Dems
• League of Conservation Voters
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Population Connection Action Fund
• Pro-Israel America
• Sierra Club

Labor unions

• Connecticut AFL–CIO

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

• Themis Klarides, former Minority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives
• Peter Lumaj, attorney and perennial candidate

Eliminated at convention

• Nicholas Connors
• John Flynn, candidate for the Connecticut House of Representatives in 2018 and 2020
• Robert F. Hyde, lobbyist and U.S. Marine Corps veteran

Declined

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

Endorsements

Governors

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

Local officials

• Erin Stewart, mayor of New Britain (2013–)

Organizations

• Connecticut Republican Party

Executive branch officials

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

U.S. Senators

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

U.S. House of Representatives

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

Individuals

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

Organizations

• FreedomWorks
• Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America
• VIEWPAC

Results

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

•   40-50%
•   50-60%
•   60-70%

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Organizations

• Democratic Party of Connecticut
• Feminist Majority PAC
• Jewish Dems
• League of Conservation Voters
• NARAL Pro-Choice America
• National Education Association
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Population Connection Action Fund
• Pro-Israel America
• Sierra Club

Executive branch officials

• John Bolton, United States National Security Advisor (2018–2019), United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2005–2006)
• Richard Grenell, Director of National Intelligence (2020)
• Nikki Haley, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2017–2018)
• Linda McMahon, Administrator of the Small Business Administration (2017–2019)
• Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State (2018–2021)
• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)

U.S. Senators

• Marsha Blackburn, U.S. Senator from Tennessee (2019–)
• Tom Cotton, U.S. Senator from Arkansas (2015–)
• Rob Portman, U.S. Senator from Ohio (2011–2023)
• Thom Tillis, U.S. Senator from North Carolina (2015–)

U.S. Representatives

• Cathy McMorris Rodgers, U.S. House Representative from Washington (2005–)
• Guy Reschenthaler, U.S. House Representative from Pennsylvania (2019–)
• María Elvira Salazar, U.S. House Representative from Florida (2021–)
• Elise Stefanik, U.S. Representative from New York's 21st congressional district(2015–present)
• Mike Turner, U.S. House Representative from Ohio (2003–)

Organizations

• FreedomWorks
• Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America
• VIEWPAC

Newspapers

• Republican-American

Polling

Aggregate polls

Graphical summary

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Richard Blumenthal vs. Themis Klarides

Richard Blumenthal vs. Peter Lumaj

Richard Blumenthal vs. generic opponent

Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican

Debates

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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

By congressional district

Blumenthal won all 5 congressional districts.

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

• United States Senate elections in Connecticut
• 2022 United States Senate elections
• 2022 Connecticut elections