On November 6, 2012, the state of Connecticut held elections for presidential electors, representatives and senators to the U.S. Congress, as well as the members of the Connecticut State Senate. The general elections saw a total turnout of 73.89%.[1]
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Primary elections were held on August 14 of the same year.
United States President
Connecticut selected the incumbent Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Barack Obama & Joe Biden | 912,531 | 58.41 | |
Republican | Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan | 631,432 | 40.42 | |
Libertarian | Gary Johnson & Jim Gray | 12,628 | 0.81 | |
Justice | Rocky Anderson & Luis Rodriguez | 5,596 | 0.36 | |
Total votes | 1,562,187 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic win |
United States House of Representatives
All five of the Connecticut seats to the House of Representatives were up for elections. The Democratic Party held on to all five seats.[3]
United States Senate
Connecticut elected Chris Murphy, the former representative Member of the House of Representatives from Connecticut's 5th district.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Chris Murphy | 815,077 | 55.15 | |
Republican | Linda McMahon | 637,857 | 43.16 | |
Libertarian | Paul Passarelli | 24,883 | 1.68 | |
Total votes | 1,477,817 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Connecticut State Senate
All 36 of the seats in Connecticut State Senate were up for election. After the election, the Democratic Party held on to the majority with 22 seats.