See also: 2022 United States Senate elections.
| Election Name: | 2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
| Country: | Connecticut |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2028 United States Senate election in Connecticut |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Image1: | Richard Blumenthal Official Portrait (4x5 crop).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Richard Blumenthal |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Alliance1: | Working Families Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 723,864 |
| Percentage1: | 57.45% |
| Nominee2: | Leora Levy |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 535,943 |
| Percentage2: | 42.54% |
| Turnout: | 51.03% |
| Map Size: | 220px |
| U.S. senator | |
| Before Election: | Richard Blumenthal |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Richard Blumenthal |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Connecticut.
Democrat Richard Blumenthal was first elected to this seat in 2010 with 55.2% of the vote over Republican Linda McMahon. He was then re-elected in 2016 with 63.2% of the vote over Republican Dan Carter. Blumenthal ran for reelection to a third term in office and secured the 2022 nomination. Businesswoman Leora Levy won the Republican primary on August 9, 2022. Blumenthal won reelection, defeating Levy by about 15 points.[1] The race took place simultaneously with the 2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election.
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[15] | March 4, 2022 | |
| align=left | Inside Elections[16] | April 1, 2022 | |
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[17] | March 1, 2022 | |
| Politico[18] | August 12, 2022 | ||
| RCP[19] | October 15, 2022 | ||
| align=left | Fox News[20] | September 20, 2022 | |
| DDHQ[21] | July 20, 2022 | ||
| 538[22] | June 30, 2022 | ||
| The Economist[23] | September 7, 2022 |
| Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Richard Blumenthal (D) | Leora Levy (R) | Other | Margin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Clear Politics | October 10–23, 2022 | October 30, 2022 | 52.7% | 41.7% | 5.6% | Blumenthal +11.0 | |||
| FiveThirtyEight | September 15 – October 19, 2022 | October 30, 2022 | 53.4% | 40.9% | 5.7% | Blumenthal +12.4 | |||
| 270towin | September 7–21, 2022 | October 30, 2022 | 52.7% | 41.7% | 5.6% | Blumenthal +11.0 | |||
| Average | 52.9% | 41.4% | 5.7% | Blumenthal +11.5 | |||||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Richard Blumenthal (D) | Leora Levy (R) | Other | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | October 24–26, 2022 | 1,004 (A) | ± 3.0% | 51% | 26% | 9% | 14% | ||
| Quinnipiac University | October 19–23, 2022 | 1,879 (LV) | ± 2.3% | 56% | 41% | 1% | 2% | ||
| Emerson College | October 19–21, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 53% | 40% | 2% | 5% | ||
| 54% | 42% | 4% | – | ||||||
| Fabrizo, Lee & Associates (R) | October 10–13, 2022 | 1,200 (LV) | ± 2.8% | 49% | 44% | – | 7% | ||
| Western New England University | September 15–21, 2022 | 766 (RV) | ± 3.2% | 51% | 37% | 2% | 10% | ||
| 626 (LV) | ± 4.8% | 53% | 40% | 2% | 5% | ||||
| Quinnipiac University | September 15–19, 2022 | 1,911 (LV) | ± 2.2% | 57% | 40% | 1% | 3% | ||
| Emerson College | September 7–9, 2022 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 49% | 36% | – | 15% | ||
| McLaughlin & Associates (R) | July 26–27, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 45% | 33% | – | 22% | ||
| Emerson College | May 10–11, 2022 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 52% | 36% | – | 11% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Richard Blumenthal (D) | Themis Klarides (R) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaughlin & Associates (R) | July 26–27, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 45% | 34% | 21% | ||
| Emerson College | May 10–11, 2022 | 1,000 (RV) | ± 3.0% | 50% | 40% | 10% |
Blumenthal won all 5 congressional districts.[24]
| District | Blumenthal | Levy | Representative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63% | 37% | John B. Larson | ||||
| 55% | 45% | Joe Courtney | ||||
| 58% | 42% | Rosa DeLauro | ||||
| 61% | 39% | Jim Himes | ||||
| 52% | 48% | Jahana Hayes |