2018 United States Senate election in Connecticut

2018 United States Senate election in Connecticut
Turnout	63.58%
	Murphy: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Corey: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Chris Murphy; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Chris Murphy; Democratic

The 2018 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 6, 2018, in order 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.^[1] Despite this, Corey was the first Republican since 1926 to win the town of Sprague.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Chris Murphy, incumbent U.S. Senator^[2]

Withdrew

Ann-Marie Adams, investigative journalist and founder of The Hartford Guardian^[3]

Endorsements

Chris Murphy

Organizations

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Matthew Corey, businessman^[13]
Dominic Rapini, businessman^[14]

Eliminated at Convention

Joe Visconti, former West Hartford Councilman and independent candidate for governor in 2014^[15]

Declined

Gretchen Carlson, former Fox News anchor and former Miss America^[16]^[17]

Endorsements

Matthew Corey

Individuals

Ann Coulter, conservative commentator^[18]

Newspapers

Waterbury Republican-American^[19]

Results

Republican primary results^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matthew Corey	99,899	76.54%
	Republican	Dominic Rapini	30,624	23.46%
Total votes			130,523	100.00%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Richard Lion

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[21]	Safe D	October 26, 2018
Inside Elections^[22]	Safe D	November 1, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[23]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos^[24]	Safe D	September 17, 2018
Fox News^[25]	Likely D	September 19, 2018
CNN^[26]	Safe D	September 16, 2018
RealClearPolitics^[27]	Safe D	September 16, 2018

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Chris Murphy (D)	Matthew Corey (R)	Other	Undecided
Gravis Marketing	October 30 – November 1, 2018	681	± 3.8%	58%	35%	–	7%
Emerson College	October 27–29, 2018	780	± 3.7%	55%	35%	3%	7%
Quinnipiac University	October 22–28, 2018	1,201	± 4.0%	56%	41%	0%	3%
Quinnipiac University	October 3–8, 2018	767	± 5.0%	57%	42%	0%	1%
Gravis Marketing	August 24–27, 2018	606	± 4.0%	54%	37%	−	8%
Quinnipiac University	August 16–21, 2018	1,029	± 3.9%	59%	31%	0%	8%

Results

United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2018^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Chris Murphy	787,685	56.80%	+4.35%
	Working Families	Chris Murphy	37,894	2.73%	+0.36%
	Total	Chris Murphy (incumbent)	825,579	59.53%	+4.71%
	Republican	Matthew Corey	545,717	39.35%	−3.94%
	Libertarian	Richard Lion	8,838	0.64%	−1.02%
	Green	Jeff Russell	6,618	0.48%	N/A
	Write-in		88	0.00%	-0.45%
Total votes			1,386,840	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold

Results by congressional district

Murphy won all 5 congressional districts.^[29]

District	Murphy	Corey	Representative
1st	63%	36%	John B. Larson
2nd	56%	42%	Joe Courtney
3rd	61%	37%	Rosa DeLauro
4th	62%	37%	Jim Himes
5th	55%	44%	Elizabeth Esty (115th Congress)
5th	55%	44%	Jahana Hayes (116th Congress)

References

^ "United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2018 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved December 23, 2017.
^ Bass, Paul (December 23, 2016). "Murphy Navigates A Changed World". New Haven Independent. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
^ "PAGE BY PAGE REPORT DISPLAY FOR 201703010200079535 (Page 1 of 4)". docquery.fec.gov.
^ "2018 Senate Endorsees - JStreet". Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
^ "LCV Action Fund Endorses Senator Chris Murphy for Re-Election". League of Conservation Voters. September 10, 2018.
^ Stewart, Brian (August 1, 2017). "MoveOn Endorses Six Senators' Re-Election Bids, Backing 'Health Care Heroes' for Helping Lead Effort to Stop Trumpcare From Becoming Law, Embracing Progressive Policies in Trump Era". MoveOn.org. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
^ "Candidates We Endorse and Support".
^ "Federal Endorsements by the NOW PAC | National Organization for Women Political Action Committees". nowpac.org. August 23, 2017. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
^ "NRDC Action Fund announces first wave of 2018 Senate endorsements". www.nrdcactionfund.org. January 5, 2018.
^ "Population Connection Action Fund Endorsements". Population Connection. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
^ "Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide: Endorsements". July 16, 2012.
^ "Connecticut – Official UAW Endorsements". uawendorsements.org. United Automobile Workers.
^ Altimari, Daniela (August 22, 2017). "Corey Planning U.S. Senate Run Against Murphy". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
^ McGuinness, Dylan (June 27, 2017). "Branford Republican Announces Campaign for U.S. Senate". Hartford Courant. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^ Altimari, Daniela (March 9, 2018). "Visconti Out For Governor, In for Senate". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
^ Vigdor, Neil (April 6, 2017). "Source: GOP trying to draft ex-Fox host Gretchen Carlson for Senate". Connecticut Post. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
^ Greenwood, Max (December 7, 2017). "Gretchen Carlson won't rule out political career". The Hill. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
^ Munson, Emilie (September 9, 2018). "Matthew Corey courts conservative media to build support". Connecticut Post.
^ "Mr. Corey for U.S. Senate". Waterbury Republican-American. November 1, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
^ "2018 Connecticut primary election results". Retrieved June 12, 2019.
^ "2018 Senate Race Ratings for October 26, 2018". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
^ "2018 Senate Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
^ "2018 Crystal Ball Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "Daily Kos Elections 2018 race ratings". Daily Kos. June 5, 2018.
^ "2018 Senate Power Rankings". Fox News. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
^ "Key Races: Senate". Retrieved July 15, 2018.
^ "Battle for the Senate 2018". Retrieved July 15, 2018.
^ "2018 Connecticut general election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 12, 2019.
^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

External links

Official campaign websites

[1] "United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2018 - Ballotpedia". Retrieved December 23, 2017.

[2] Bass, Paul (December 23, 2016). "Murphy Navigates A Changed World". New Haven Independent. Retrieved December 29, 2016.

[3] "PAGE BY PAGE REPORT DISPLAY FOR 201703010200079535 (Page 1 of 4)". docquery.fec.gov.

[4] "2018 Senate Endorsees - JStreet". Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

[5] "LCV Action Fund Endorses Senator Chris Murphy for Re-Election". League of Conservation Voters. September 10, 2018.

[6] Stewart, Brian (August 1, 2017). "MoveOn Endorses Six Senators' Re-Election Bids, Backing 'Health Care Heroes' for Helping Lead Effort to Stop Trumpcare From Becoming Law, Embracing Progressive Policies in Trump Era". MoveOn.org. Retrieved September 10, 2017.

[7] "Candidates We Endorse and Support".

[8] "Federal Endorsements by the NOW PAC | National Organization for Women Political Action Committees". nowpac.org. August 23, 2017. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

[9] "NRDC Action Fund announces first wave of 2018 Senate endorsements". www.nrdcactionfund.org. January 5, 2018.

[10] "Population Connection Action Fund Endorsements". Population Connection. Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.

[11] "Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide: Endorsements". July 16, 2012.

[12] "Connecticut – Official UAW Endorsements". uawendorsements.org. United Automobile Workers.

[13] Altimari, Daniela (August 22, 2017). "Corey Planning U.S. Senate Run Against Murphy". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 22, 2017.

[14] McGuinness, Dylan (June 27, 2017). "Branford Republican Announces Campaign for U.S. Senate". Hartford Courant. Retrieved July 7, 2017.

[15] Altimari, Daniela (March 9, 2018). "Visconti Out For Governor, In for Senate". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

[16] Vigdor, Neil (April 6, 2017). "Source: GOP trying to draft ex-Fox host Gretchen Carlson for Senate". Connecticut Post. Retrieved April 10, 2017.

[17] Greenwood, Max (December 7, 2017). "Gretchen Carlson won't rule out political career". The Hill. Retrieved December 10, 2017.

[18] Munson, Emilie (September 9, 2018). "Matthew Corey courts conservative media to build support". Connecticut Post.

[19] "Mr. Corey for U.S. Senate". Waterbury Republican-American. November 1, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.

[Primary_Election-20] "2018 Connecticut primary election results". Retrieved June 12, 2019.

[21] "2018 Senate Race Ratings for October 26, 2018". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

[22] "2018 Senate Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

[23] "2018 Crystal Ball Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved October 11, 2017.

[24] "Daily Kos Elections 2018 race ratings". Daily Kos. June 5, 2018.

[25] "2018 Senate Power Rankings". Fox News. Retrieved July 10, 2018.

[26] "Key Races: Senate". Retrieved July 15, 2018.

[27] "Battle for the Senate 2018". Retrieved July 15, 2018.

[28] "2018 Connecticut general election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 12, 2019.

[29] "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

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