2010 Senate elections · Connecticut history
Connecticut U.S. Senate election 2010
Richard Blumenthal DEM +9.3 · Class III seat · held 11/2/10
- Votes counted
- 1,153,115
- Margin
- 9.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/2/10
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Blumenthal Won | DEM | 605,204 | 52.48% | |
| Richard Blumenthal Won | WFP | 30,836 | 2.67% | |
| Linda McMahon | REP | 498,341 | 43.22% | |
| Warren Bruce Mosler | IND | 11,275 | 0.98% | |
| John Mertens | OTH | 6,735 | 0.58% | |
| Brian Hill | W | 559 | 0.05% | |
| Todd Vachon | W | 45 | 0.00% | |
| Jeffery Russell | W | 45 | 0.00% | |
| Carl E. Vassar | W | 31 | 0.00% | |
| Jay J. Giles | W | 17 | 0.00% | |
| John M. Traceski | W | 15 | 0.00% | |
| Matthew Coleman | W | 7 | 0.00% | |
| David Olszta | W | 5 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 1,153,115 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Connecticut Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Christopher S. Murphy | 16.1 |
| 2022 | Class III | Richard Blumenthal | 13.1 |
| 2018 | Class I | Christopher S. Murphy | 17.5 |
| 2016 | Class III | Richard Blumenthal | 23.1 |
| 2012 | Class I | Christopher S. Murphy | 12.5 |
| 2010 | Class III | Richard Blumenthal | 9.3 |
| 2006 | Class I | Joseph I. Lieberman | 10.0 |
| 2004 | Class III | Christopher J. Dodd | 34.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Joseph I. Lieberman | 29.0 |
| 1998 | Class III | Christopher J. Dodd | 32.8 |
| 1994 | Class I | Joseph I. Lieberman | 10.1 |
| 1992 | Class III | Christopher J. Dodd | 0.4 |
Full Connecticut Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2010 Connecticut Senate race?
Richard Blumenthal (DEM) won with 52.5% of the vote, ahead of Linda McMahon (43.2%), a margin of 9.3 points.
Did the Connecticut Senate seat change party in 2010?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2010 Connecticut Senate race?
1,153,115 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.