2012 Senate elections · Connecticut history
Connecticut U.S. Senate election 2012
Christopher S. Murphy DEM +12.5 gain · Class I seat · held 11/6/12
- Votes counted
- 1,511,764
- Margin
- 12.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Independentchanged party
- President in CT
- D+17.3same year
General election 11/6/12
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher S. Murphy Won | DEM | 792,983 | 52.45% | |
| Christopher S. Murphy Won | WFP | 35,778 | 2.37% | |
| Linda McMahon | REP | 604,569 | 39.99% | |
| Linda McMahon | IND | 46,520 | 3.08% | |
| Paul Passarelli | LIB | 25,045 | 1.66% | |
| Matthew Coleman | W | 6,414 | 0.42% | |
| Michael D. Adams | W | 388 | 0.03% | |
| Jeffery Russell | W | 40 | 0.00% | |
| John M. Traceski | W | 19 | 0.00% | |
| Michael Vasile | W | 8 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 1,511,764 | |||
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 2012 Connecticut Senate race?
Christopher S. Murphy (DEM) won with 52.5% of the vote, ahead of Linda McMahon (40.0%), a margin of 12.5 points.
Did the Connecticut Senate seat change party in 2012?
Yes. It moved from the Independent Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2012 Connecticut Senate race?
1,511,764 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.