2012 Connecticut elections

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]

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.

2012 United States Presidential election in Connecticut[2]
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]

2012 United States Senate election in Connecticut[5]
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.

Winning candidates for the State Senate[6]
Districts Party Candidate Votes %
1 Democratic John Fonfara 20,678 80.73
2 Democratic Eric D. Coleman 31,114 85.50
3 Democratic Gary LeBeau 27,640 70.56
4 Democratic Steve Cassano 24,930 56.51
5 Democratic Beth Bye 34,542 100.00
6 Democratic Terry Gerratana 21,212 72.09
7 Republican John Kissel 22,182 50.58
8 Republican Kevin Witkos 28,498 60.03
9 Democratic Paul Doyle 28,995 67.15
10 Democratic Toni Harp 27,121 100.00
11 Democratic Martin Looney 28,689 100.00
12 Democratic Edward Meyer 25,888 53.24
13 Democratic Danté Bartolomeo 19,934 50.35
14 Democratic Gayle Slossberg 27,696 64.34
15 Democratic Joan Hartley 19,927 85.15
16 Republican Joe Markley 22,455 52.20
17 Democratic Joe Crisco 26,994 71.15
18 Democratic Andrew Maynard 23,380 60.83
19 Democratic Cathy Osten 19,882 51.56
20 Democratic Andrea L. Stillman 24,222 60.24
21 Republican Kevin C. Kelly 28,528 100.00
22 Democratic Anthony Musto 24,512 67.32
23 Democratic Andres Jr. Ayala 19,842 91.62
24 Republican Michael McLachlan 18,537 51.72
25 Democratic Bob Duff 27,015 66.93
26 Republican Toni Boucher 31,824 58.57
27 Democratic Carlo Leone 19,834 61.49
28 Republican John P. McKinney 33,368 100.00
29 Democratic Donald E. Williams 21,567 62.38
30 Republican Clark Chapin 23,712 54.91
31 Republican Jason C. Welch 20,506 51.09
32 Republican Robert Kane 28,591 63.37
33 Republican Art Linares 23,915 48.33
34 Republican Len Fasano 24,359 58.05
35 Republican Tony Guglielmo 27,840 59.53
36 Republican Scott Frantz 27,623 60.96

References

  1. ↑ "November 6, 2012 Election Turnout Statistics" (PDF). ct.gov. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2012 Connecticut Presidential Results". POLITICO. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2012 Connecticut House Results". POLITICO. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Murphy Defeats McMahon After Bitter U.S. Senate Race in Connecticut". The New York Times. November 7, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2012 Connecticut Senate Results". POLITICO. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  6. ↑ "November 6, 2012 Elections Results" (PDF). ct.gov. pp. 45–69.
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