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2018 Connecticut U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2018 Connecticut U.S. Senate Election?

Christopher S. Murphy won the 2018 Connecticut U.S. Senate Election. Christopher S. Murphy received 825,579 popular votes (59.53%). The main challenger was Matthew M. Corey (39.35%).

See the full head-to-head between Murphy and Corey

Murphy +20.2 pts · won by 279,862 votes
Christopher S. MurphyDemocraticWINNER59.53%
825,579 votes
Matthew M. CoreyRepublican39.35%
545,717 votes
Richard LionLibertarian0.64%
8,838 votes
Jeff RussellGreen0.48%
6,618 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.