2016 Senate elections · Connecticut history
Connecticut U.S. Senate election 2016
Richard Blumenthal DEM +23.1 · Class III seat · held 11/8/16
- Votes counted
- 1,596,276
- Margin
- 23.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in CT
- D+13.6same year
General election 11/8/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Blumenthal Won | DEM | 920,766 | 57.68% | |
| Richard Blumenthal Won | WFP | 87,948 | 5.51% | |
| Dan Carter | REP | 552,621 | 34.62% | |
| Richard Lion | LIB | 18,190 | 1.14% | |
| Jeffery Russell | GRE | 16,713 | 1.05% | |
| Andrew Rule | W | 26 | 0.00% | |
| John M. Traceski | W | 12 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 1,596,276 | |||
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 2016 Connecticut Senate race?
Richard Blumenthal (DEM) won with 57.7% of the vote, ahead of Dan Carter (34.6%), a margin of 23.1 points.
Did the Connecticut Senate seat change party in 2016?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2016 Connecticut Senate race?
1,596,276 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.