2024 United States Senate election in Connecticut explained

Election Name:	2024 United States Senate election in Connecticut
Country:	Connecticut
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	yes
Previous Election:	2018 United States Senate election in Connecticut
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2030 United States Senate election in Connecticut
Next Year:	2030
Election Date:	November 5, 2024
Image1:	Sen Chris Murphy in 2023.jpg
Nominee1:	Chris Murphy
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Nominee2:	Matthew Corey
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
U.S. Senator
Before Election:	Chris Murphy
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 2024 United States Senate election in Connecticut will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Connecticut. Primary elections took place on August 13, 2024.^[1] Incumbent two-term Democratic Senator Chris Murphy was re-elected with 59.5% of the vote in 2018. Murphy faces a rematch with his 2018 opponent Matthew Corey.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Murphy, incumbent U.S. senator^[2]

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Matthew Corey, bar owner, perennial candidate, and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018^[4]

Eliminated in primary

• Gerry Smith, first selectman of Beacon Falls^[5]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
	Matthew Corey (R)	$30,770	$19,926	$28,212
	Robert Hyde (R)	$743	$696	$47
	Gerry Smith (R)	$61,506	$55,895	$5,611
Source: Federal Election Commission^[6]

Results

Green primary

Candidates

Declared

• Justin Paglino, co-chair of the Connecticut Green Party and nominee for in 2020 and 2022^[7]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[8]		November 9, 2023
align=left	Inside Elections^[9]		November 9, 2023
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[10]		November 9, 2023
align=left	Decision Desk HQ/The Hill^[11]		June 8, 2024
align=left	Elections Daily^[12]		May 4, 2023
align=left	CNalysis^[13]		November 21, 2023

Results

External links

Official campaign websites

• Matthew Corey (R) for Senate
• Chris Murphy (D) for Senate

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 State Primary Election Dates . 2023-05-13 . www.ncsl.org.
2. Web site: Everett . Burgess . Senate Dems face brutal 2024 map with at least eight undecided incumbents . Politico . October 5, 2022 . October 5, 2022. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), one of several rising younger senators, said he has “no plans other than to run for reelection.”.
3. Web site: 2024 Election United States Senate - Connecticut . fec.gov . . August 11, 2023.
4. Web site: Flynn . Jim . Corey plans to pursue primary against Smith for GOP Senate nomination . Republican-American . 24 June 2024 . 14 May 2024.
5. News: CT Mirror . February 16, 2024 . Pazniokas, Mark . GOP's Gerry Smith opens uphill race against Sen. Chris Murphy. February 6, 2024 .
6. Web site: 2024 Election United States Senate - Connecticut . fec.gov . . August 11, 2023.
7. News: Independent Political Report . December 17, 2023 . Willow Evans, Jordan . Colorado's Longmont Green Party to Host Virtual Forum for National Candidates. December 13, 2023 .
8. Web site: 2024 Senate Race ratings . 2023-01-25 . Cook Political Report . en.
9. Web site: January 6, 2023. January 10, 2023 . Senate Ratings . Inside Elections.
10. Web site: January 24, 2023. February 13, 2023 . 2024 Senate . Sabato's Crystal Ball.
11. Web site: 2024 Senate prediction map . June 8, 2024 . elections2024.thehill.com/ . . June 8, 2024.
12. Web site: 2023-08-01 . Election Ratings . 2023-08-02 . Elections Daily . en-US.
13. Web site: '24 Senate Forecast . November 21, 2023 . CNalysis . en-US.