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2018 United States Senate election in Connecticut

The 2018 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Connecticut. Incumbent Democrat Chris Murphy sought and won reelection to a second term.

The primary election was held on August 14, 2018, following a June 12 candidate filing deadline. In the November 6, 2018 general election, incumbent Chris Murphy defeated Republican nominee Matthew Corey with over 59% of the vote. Despite this, Corey was the first Republican since 1926 to win the town of Sprague.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

  • Ann-Marie Adams, investigative journalist and founder of The Hartford Guardian

Endorsements

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Matthew Corey, businessman
  • Dominic Rapini, businessman

Eliminated at convention

  • Joe Visconti, former West Hartford Councilman and independent candidate for governor in 2014

Declined

Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

  • Richard Lion

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

By county

By congressional district

Murphy won all five congressional districts.

References

External links

Official campaign websites