United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)
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Election details |
Filing deadline: June 11, 2024 |
Primary: August 13, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 Pre-election incumbent: Chris Murphy (Democratic) |
How to vote |
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Connecticut |
Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Democratic Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic |
Ballotpedia analysis |
U.S. Senate battlegrounds U.S. House battlegrounds Federal and state primary competitiveness Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024 |
See also |
U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th Connecticut elections, 2024 U.S. Congress elections, 2024 U.S. Senate elections, 2024 U.S. House elections, 2024 |
A Republican Party primary took place on August 13, 2024, in Connecticut to determine which Republican candidate would run in the state's general election on November 5, 2024.
Matthew Corey advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut.
Thirty-four of 100 seats in the U.S. Senate were up for election in 2024, including one special election. At the time of the election, Democrats had a 51-49 majority.[1] Of the seats up for election in 2024, Democrats held 19, Republicans held 11, and independents held four. As of May 2024, eight members of the U.S. Senate had announced they were not running for re-election.
Candidate filing deadline | Primary election | General election |
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Heading into the election, the incumbent was Chris Murphy (Democrat), who was first elected in 2012.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate whom they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Connecticut utilizes a closed primary system, in which only registered party members may vote in a party's primary. However, Connecticut state law allows parties to decide whether unaffiliated voters can vote in their primary before each election.[2][3][4]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
This page focuses on Connecticut's United States Senate Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2024 (August 13 Democratic primary)
- United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2024
Candidates and election results
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut
Matthew Corey defeated Gerry Smith in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Connecticut on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Matthew Corey ![]() | 54.7 | 19,228 |
![]() | Gerry Smith ![]() | 45.3 | 15,900 |
Total votes: 35,128 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Flynn (R)
Candidate profiles
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Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I’m a Navy veteran and a small business owner. I’m a lifelong resident of Connecticut and I currently own the One Wood Pub in East Hartford"
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Connecticut in 2024.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Born in 1961 and raised in Tarrytown, NY, Gerry emerged from humble beginnings as the son of a school janitor and a devoted stay-at-home mother of five. Growing up in a close, family oriented public housing community, he frequently accompanied his moonlighting father to various jobs, instilling within him a work ethic that remains strong today. In 1986, Gerry and his wife, Anne, planted roots in Beacon Falls, CT, where they raised their two sons. Motivated by a desire to ensure a future for his children and grandchildren in an America that guarantees both freedom and protection, Gerry felt compelled to answer the call to higher public service. Gerry's community involvement began in 1987 and has since been unwavering. He has served on various boards and commissions, showcasing leadership as the Chair of the Board of Finance and the Planning and Zoning Commission. As a four-term First Selectman, Gerry has successfully applied for and secured competitive grants, securing vital funds for the town's aging infrastructure while keeping tax increases to a minimum. One of his strongest achievements is steering the town to a "AA+" credit rating with S&P Global Ratings. Gerry's commitment extends beyond Beacon Falls, as he serves as a Director at the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM), a member of the Connecticut Interlocal Risk Management Agency (CIRMA), and a member of the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Connecticut in 2024.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Connecticut
Campaign finance
Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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Matthew Corey | Republican Party | $258,524 | $224,156 | $51,737 | As of December 31, 2024 |
Gerry Smith | Republican Party | $68,293 | $68,293 | $0 | As of September 5, 2024 |
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Connecticut in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Connecticut, click here.
Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2024 | ||||||
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State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
Connecticut | U.S. Senate | Ballot-qualified party | 2% of enrolled party members | N/A | 6/11/2024 | Source |
Connecticut | U.S. Senate | Unaffiliated | 1% of votes cast for the office in the last election, or 7,500, whichever is less | N/A | 8/7/2024 | Source |
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Connecticut, 2024 | |||
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District | Incumbent | Party | PVI |
Connecticut's 1st | John Larson | ![]() |
D+12 |
Connecticut's 2nd | Joe Courtney | ![]() |
D+3 |
Connecticut's 3rd | Rosa DeLauro | ![]() |
D+7 |
Connecticut's 4th | Jim Himes | ![]() |
D+13 |
Connecticut's 5th | Jahana Hayes | ![]() |
D+3 |
2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines
2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, Connecticut[5] | ||||
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District | Joe Biden ![]() |
Donald Trump ![]() | ||
Connecticut's 1st | 63.3% | 35.2% | ||
Connecticut's 2nd | 54.7% | 43.3% | ||
Connecticut's 3rd | 59.2% | 39.5% | ||
Connecticut's 4th | 64.8% | 33.8% | ||
Connecticut's 5th | 54.6% | 43.9% |
2012-2020
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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Democratic | |||||||
Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
Republican | |||||||
Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
New Republican | D | D | R |
Following the 2020 presidential election, 91.6% of Connecticuters lived in one of the state's six Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 5.1% lived in Litchfield County, the state's one Solid Republican county. Overall, Connecticut was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Connecticut following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
Connecticut county-level statistics, 2020 | |||||||
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Solid Democratic | 6 | 91.6% | |||||
Solid Republican | 1 | 5.1% | |||||
Trending Republican | 1 | 3.2% | |||||
Total voted Democratic | 6 | 91.6% | |||||
Total voted Republican | 2 | 8.4% |
Historical voting trends
Connecticut presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 15 Democratic wins
- 16 Republican wins
Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Connecticut.
U.S. Senate election results in Connecticut | ||
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Race | Winner | Runner up |
2022 | 57.5%![]() |
42.5%![]() |
2018 | 59.5%![]() |
39.4%![]() |
2016 | 63.2%![]() |
34.6%![]() |
2012 | 54.8%![]() |
43.1%![]() |
2010 | 55.1%![]() |
43.3%![]() |
Average | 56.5 | 40.0 |
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Connecticut
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Connecticut.
Gubernatorial election results in Connecticut | ||
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Race | Winner | Runner up |
2022 | 56.0%![]() |
43.0%![]() |
2018 | 49.4%![]() |
46.2%![]() |
2014 | 50.7%![]() |
48.2%![]() |
2010 | 49.5%![]() |
49.0%![]() |
2006 | 63.2%![]() |
35.5%![]() |
Average | 53.8 | 44.6 |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Connecticut's congressional delegation as of May 2024.
Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Connecticut | |||
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Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
Democratic | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 5 | 7 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Connecticut's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.
State executive officials in Connecticut, May 2024 | |
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Office | Officeholder |
Governor | ![]() |
Lieutenant Governor | ![]() |
Secretary of State | ![]() |
Attorney General | ![]() |
State legislature
Connecticut State Senate
Party | As of February 2024 | |
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Democratic Party | 24 | |
Republican Party | 12 | |
Other | 0 | |
Vacancies | 0 | |
Total | 36 |
Connecticut House of Representatives
Party | As of February 2024 | |
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Democratic Party | 98 | |
Republican Party | 53 | |
Other | 0 | |
Vacancies | 0 | |
Total | 151 |
Trifecta control
The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.
Connecticut Party Control: 1992-2024
Fourteen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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Governor | I | I | I | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Senate | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
The table below details demographic data in Connecticut and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.
Demographic Data for Connecticut | ||
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Connecticut | United States | |
Population | 3,605,944 | 331,449,281 |
Land area (sq mi) | 4,842 | 3,531,905 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White | 69.8% | 65.9% |
Black/African American | 10.7% | 12.5% |
Asian | 4.7% | 5.8% |
Native American | 0.3% | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.2% |
Other (single race) | 6.5% | 6% |
Multiple | 8% | 8.8% |
Hispanic/Latino | 17.4% | 18.7% |
Education | ||
High school graduation rate | 91.3% | 89.1% |
College graduation rate | 41.4% | 34.3% |
Income | ||
Median household income | $90,213 | $75,149 |
Persons below poverty level | 6.8% | 8.8% |
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022). | ||
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. |
See also
- United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2024 (August 13 Democratic primary)
- United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2024
- United States Senate Democratic Party primaries, 2024
- United States Senate Republican Party primaries, 2024
- United States Senate elections, 2024
- U.S. Senate battlegrounds, 2024
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Two Independents caucused with the Democratic Party. Another independent, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, counted toward the Democratic majority for committee purposes.
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ Connecticut General Assembly, "Major Party Nominating Procedures in States With Conventions," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ Connecticut General Assembly, "Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-431," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed December 15, 2023