United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2016

United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2016
Connecticut
November 8, 2016
 
Nominee TBD
Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent U.S. Senator

Richard Blumenthal
Democratic

The 2016 United States Senate election in Connecticut will take place on November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Connecticut, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal is running for re-election to a second term in office. The primaries will be held on August 9.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Republican primary

The Republican state convention will be held on May 9, 2016 at the Hartford Convention Center to select candidates for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Candidates that receive 15% of delegates have the option to challenge the endorsed candidate in a primary to be held August 9, 2016.

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[14] Safe D March 25, 2016
Daily Kos[15] Safe D April 3, 2016
Roll Call[16] Safe D April 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17] Safe D March 21, 2016

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Richard
Blumenthal (D)		 August
Wolf (R)		 Other Undecided
Quinnipiac University October 7–11, 2015 1,735 ± 2.4% 61% 26% — 9%

References

  1. 1 2 Cahn, Emily; Levinson, Alexis (January 28, 2015). "Senators Confirm Re-Election Bids for 2016". Roll Call. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  2. ↑ http://betheladvocate.com/breaking-news-ct-state-rep-dan-carter-is-exploring-run-for-u-s-senate/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 "GOP’s Dan Carter announces for U.S. Senate nomination". The Connecticut Mirror. April 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ Vigdor, Neil (April 12, 2016). "Darien fashion label founder Orchulli to run for Senate". The Connecticut Post. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Radelat, Ana (May 4, 2015). "Stamford Republican steps up to challenge Blumenthal". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  6. ↑ Burns, Alexander (September 22, 2015). "Larry Kudlow Weighs Run Against Senator Richard Blumenthal in Connecticut". The New York Times. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  7. ↑ Radelat, Ana (September 28, 2015). "Kudlow denies report he’s decided to run against Blumenthal". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  8. ↑ Altimari, Daniela (December 7, 2015). "CNBC's Larry Kudlow Urged To Run For Senate Against Connecticut's Richard Blumenthal". Hartford Courant. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  9. ↑ Keating, Christopher (February 16, 2016). "Kudlow Will Not Run for U.S. Senate Against Blumenthal". Hartford Courant. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  10. ↑ Krasselt, Kaitlyn (February 7, 2016). "Linda McMahon says self awareness influenced new venture for women". Greenwich Time. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  11. ↑ Vigdor, Neil (April 8, 2015). "Simmons rules out 2016 challenge of Blumenthal". Connecticut Post. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  12. ↑ Vigdor, Neil (March 23, 2015). "Walker won't challenge Blumenthal for Senate". Connecticut Post. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
  13. ↑ Vigdor, Neil (May 1, 2015). "Visconti exploring 2016 Senate run". Connecticut Post. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  14. ↑ "2016 Senate Race Ratings for March 25, 2016". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Election Outlook: 2016 Race Ratings". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  16. ↑ "2016 Race Ratings". Roll Call. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  17. ↑ "2016 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved April 3, 2016.

External links

Official campaign websites
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