Elections / 2006 · Senate · CT
Connecticut — 2006 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic2006 · U.S. SenateConnecticut · U.S. SenateJoseph I. Lieberman+10.0
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2006 Senate returns.
- Joseph I. Lieberman✓(i)Connecticut For Lieberman564,09549.7%
- Ned LamontDemocrat450,84439.7%
- Alan SchlesingerRepublican109,1989.6%
- Ralph A. FerrucciGreen5,9220.5%
- Timothy A. KnibbsConcerned Citizens4,6380.4%
Joseph I. Lieberman won as an independent (caucusing with the Democrats); the headline figure is the 10.0-point margin of victory over Lamont, not the two-party measure.
presidential baselinePresident 2004D+10.4Senate 2006D+10.0vs. baselineR+0.4
Connecticut's 2006 Senate race ran 0.4 points more Republican than its 2004 presidential margin.
Joseph I. Lieberman is an independent who caucuses with the Democrats; the seat is shown Democratic-aligned here so the comparison reads against the side it anchors.
Connecticut's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | −16.5% |
| 1980 | +13.4% |
| 1982 | −4.3% |
| 1986 | +29.9% |
| 1988 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | +10.1% |
| 1998 | +32.8% |
| 2000 | +29.0% |
| 2004 | +34.2% |
| 2006 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | +9.3% |
| 2012 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | +23.1% |
| 2018 | +17.4% |
| 2024 | +16.1% |
Same ballot, 2006CT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2006 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.