United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2016
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Cook Political Report: Solid D[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D[2] Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe D[3] |
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Voters in Connecticut elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Connecticut's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Richard Blumenthal (D) defeated Dan Carter (R), Richard Lion (L), Jeffery David Russell (G), and John Price (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary election in August. Carter defeated August Wolf at the Republican convention. Blumenthal won re-election in the November 8 election.[4][5]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate whom they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Connecticut utilizes a closed primary system, in which only registered party members may vote in a party's primary. However, Connecticut state law allows parties to decide whether unaffiliated voters can vote in their primary before each election.[6][7][8]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: The election filled the Class 3 Senate seat held by Richard Blumenthal (D). He was first elected in 2010.
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Richard Blumenthal Incumbent |
63.2% | 1,008,714 | |
| Republican | Dan Carter | 34.6% | 552,621 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Lion | 1.1% | 18,190 | |
| Green | Jeffery Russell | 1% | 16,713 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 38 | |
| Total Votes | 1,596,276 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State | ||||
Candidates
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General election candidates: Richard Blumenthal  Dan Carter Richard Lion Jeffery David Russell John Price |
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Convention results:[9] |
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Republican Dan Carter - State Rep.[11] |
Election history
2012
On November 6, 2012, Chris Murphy won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Linda McMahon (R) and Paul Passarelli (L) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Christopher Murphy |
54.8% | 828,761 | |
| Republican | Linda McMahon | 43.1% | 651,089 | |
| Libertarian | Paul Passarelli | 1.7% | 25,045 | |
| N/A | Write-ins | 0.5% | 6,869 | |
| Total Votes | 1,511,764 | |||
| Source: U.S. House Clerk "2012 Election Statistics" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Blumenthal won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Linda E. McMahon (R), Warren B. Mosler (I), John Mertens (I), Brian K. Hill (I), Jeff Russel (I), Rodd Vachon (I), Jay J. Giles (I), John Traceski (I), Matthew Coleman (I) and Dave Olszta (I) in the general election.[12]
| United States Senate, Connecticut General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Richard Blumenthal |
52.5% | 605,204 | |
| Republican | Linda E. McMahon | 43.2% | 498,341 | |
| Independent | Working Families | 2.7% | 30,836 | |
| Independent | Warren B. Mosler | 1% | 11,275 | |
| Ct. for Lieberman | John Mertens | 0.6% | 6,735 | |
| Independent | Brian K. Hill | 0% | 559 | |
| Independent | Jeff Russell | 0% | 45 | |
| Independent | Todd Vachon | 0% | 45 | |
| Independent | Carl E. Vassar | 0% | 31 | |
| Independent | Jay J. Giles | 0% | 17 | |
| Independent | John Traceski | 0% | 15 | |
| Independent | Matthew Coleman | 0% | 7 | |
| Independent | Dave Olszta | 0% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 1,153,115 | |||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Connecticut elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Connecticut in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| January 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | January 10 filing | |
| April 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | April 10 filing | |
| June 7, 2016 | Ballot access | Primary petitions due for state and district office candidates | |
| July 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | July 10 filing | |
| July 21, 2016 | Campaign finance | First weekly supplemental filing, primary | |
| July 28, 2016 | Campaign finance | Second weekly supplemental filing, primary | |
| August 2, 2016 | Campaign finance | 7th day preceding primary filing | |
| August 4, 2016 | Campaign finance | Final weekly supplemental filing, primary | |
| August 9, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| August 10, 2016 | Ballot access | Nominating petitions due for new party or no party candidates | |
| September 8, 2016 | Campaign finance | 30th day following primary filing | |
| October 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | October 10 filing | |
| October 20, 2016 | Campaign finance | First weekly supplemental filing, general election | |
| October 25, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for write-in candidates | |
| October 27, 2016 | Campaign finance | Second weekly supplemental filing, general election | |
| November 1, 2016 | Campaign finance | 7th day preceding general election filing | |
| November 3, 2016 | Campaign finance | Final weekly supplemental filing, general election | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| January 10, 2017 | Campaign finance | January 10 filing | |
| Sources: Connecticut Secretary of State, "November, 8 2016 State Election Calendar," accessed January 11, 2016 Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission, "2016 Filing Calendar," accessed January 11, 2016 Connecticut Secretary of State, "Registration for Write-in Candidacy," accessed October 10, 2016 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 2016
- United States Senate elections, 2016
- Richard Blumenthal
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 Senate Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 Senate," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "Senate Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "Clay Cope wins landslide in 5th, Daria Novak a squeaker in 2nd," May 9, 2016
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "CT GOP backs Carter for Senate, denies Wolf primary margin," May 9, 2016
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ Connecticut General Assembly, "Major Party Nominating Procedures in States With Conventions," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ Connecticut General Assembly, "Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-431," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Reports Image Index for Candidate ID: S6CT05090," accessed September 23, 2015
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "CT GOP backs Carter for Senate, denies Wolf primary margin," May 9, 2016
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed December 3, 2010
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