2018 Senate elections · Connecticut history
Connecticut U.S. Senate election 2018
Christopher S. Murphy DEM +17.5 · Class I seat · held 11/6/18
- Votes counted
- 1,386,840
- Margin
- 17.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/6/18
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher S. Murphy Won | DEM | 787,685 | 56.80% | |
| Christopher S. Murphy Won | WFP | 37,894 | 2.73% | |
| Matthew M. Corey | REP | 545,717 | 39.35% | |
| Richard Lion | LIB | 8,838 | 0.64% | |
| Jeffery Russell | GRE | 6,618 | 0.48% | |
| Fred Linck | W | 70 | 0.01% | |
| Kristi L. Talmadge | W | 18 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 1,386,840 | |||
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 2018 Connecticut Senate race?
Christopher S. Murphy (DEM) won with 56.8% of the vote, ahead of Matthew M. Corey (39.4%), a margin of 17.5 points.
Did the Connecticut Senate seat change party in 2018?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2018 Connecticut Senate race?
1,386,840 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.