Christopher S. Murphy, U.S. Senator

Christopher S. Murphy

U.S. Senator● In office
Born
August 3, 1973
Current age
52
Home state
Connecticut
Party
Democratic
In office
U.S. Senator, Connecticut (present)
On the ballot
2006–2024
6-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Murphy3.1M
Opponents2.3M
6
Elections run

Between 2006 and 2024, Christopher S. Murphy ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning all 6. Murphy's biggest single-election total was 1,000,695 votes, in the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut. Murphy's closest win came in the 2010 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 5, decided by 18,477 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Connecticut, every U.S. House race in Connecticut's District 5, or all 2024 U.S. Senate races.

How many votes has Christopher S. Murphy received?

Christopher S. Murphy has received 3,080,221 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 6–0.

Election history

Christopher S. Murphy’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2024U.S. SenateConnecticutWon1,000,69558.58%Matthew M. Corey (head-to-head)
Robert Finley Hyde

Justin C. Paglino
2018U.S. SenateConnecticutWon825,57959.53%Matthew M. Corey (head-to-head)
Richard Lion

Jeff Russell
2012U.S. SenateConnecticutWon828,76154.82%Linda E. McMahon
Paul Passarelli
2010U.S. HouseConnecticutWon122,87952.01%Sam S. F. Caligiuri
2008U.S. HouseConnecticutWon179,32753.25%David J. Cappiello
Thomas L. Winn

Harold H. Burbank II
2006U.S. HouseConnecticutWon122,98056.46%Nancy L. Johnson
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M001169) and Wikidata (Q1077594). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.