Connecticut — 2012 U.S. Senate election
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Akashicstate2012 Senate electionConnecticut · U.S. SenateMurphyD+11.8
How it voted
Share of the 2012 vote
| Christopher S. Murphy ✓Democrat | 55.1% | 828,761 |
|---|---|---|
| Linda E. McMahonIndependent | 43.3% | 651,089 |
| Paul PassarelliLibertarian | 1.7% | 25,045 |
2012Senate margin
D+60R+60
8 counties, each filled by 2012 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Connecticut Republicans did not nominate a candidate in 2012. Linda E. McMahon ran as an Independent and was the principal challenger to Christopher S. Murphy (D). The county map below is the actual Christopher S. Murphy–Linda E. McMahon contest: Independent-won counties are gold, and major-party-won counties use the true candidate-to-candidate margin. The D–R presidential-baseline comparison is withheld because that axis does not describe this contest.
Connecticut's Senate margins
Every comparable D–R contest in our store, 1976–2024 · 2012 is shown above as an R–I contest
| 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% |
| 2016 | +23.1% |
| 2018 | +17.4% |
| 2024 | +16.1% |
Same ballot, 2012CT
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2012 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · county returns aggregated from precinct-level results. Connecticut had no Republican nominee in this contest; the county view is therefore keyed to the actual major-party-versus-Independent matchup rather than a D–R axis. Real returns — nothing estimated.