Elections / 2018 · Senate · CT
The Democratic candidate won Connecticut's Senate seat D+17.4.
Connecticut, 2018. Party-level statewide totals below — candidate names join when the raw MEDSL store is re-fetched with name columns.
Connecticut — 2018 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
787,685
56.8%
Republican (R)
545,717
39.4%
All others
53,350
3.8%
Margin
D+17.4
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 | +30.1% |
| 2010 | +9.3% |
| 2012 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | +23.1% |
| 2018 | +17.4% |
| 2024 | +16.1% |