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1986 Connecticut U.S. Senate Election

Connecticut · 3 candidates · See every 1986 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1986 Connecticut U.S. Senate Election?

Christopher J. Dodd won the 1986 Connecticut U.S. Senate Election. Christopher J. Dodd received 632,695 popular votes (64.76%). The main challenger was Roger W. Eddy (34.85%).

See the full head-to-head between Dodd and Eddy

Dodd +29.9 pts · won by 292,257 votes
Christopher J. DoddDemocraticWINNER64.76%
632,695 votes
Roger W. EddyRepublican34.85%
340,438 votes
Edward J. McCallum Jr.0.39%
3,800 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.