2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut

The 2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Connecticut.

Democrat Richard Blumenthal was first elected to this seat in 2010 with 55.2% of the vote over Republican Linda McMahon. He was then re-elected in 2016 with 63.2% of the vote over Republican Dan Carter. Blumenthal ran for reelection to a third term in office and secured the 2022 nomination. Businesswoman Leora Levy won the Republican primary on August 9, 2022. Blumenthal won reelection, defeating Levy by about 15 points. The race took place simultaneously with the 2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election.

Nominated at convention

 * Richard Blumenthal, incumbent U.S. Senator

Nominee

 * Leora Levy, businesswoman, Republican National Committee member, and former nominee for U.S. Ambassador to Chile

Eliminated in primary

 * Themis Klarides, former Minority Leader of the Connecticut House of Representatives
 * Peter Lumaj, attorney and perennial candidate

Eliminated at convention

 * Nicholas Connors
 * John Flynn, candidate for the Connecticut House of Representatives in 2018 and 2020
 * Robert F. Hyde, lobbyist and U.S. Marine Corps veteran

Declined

 * Dan Carter, former state representative and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016
 * Bob Stefanowski, businessman and nominee for governor in 2018 (ran for governor)
 * Joe Visconti, former West Hartford town councilor and nominee for CT's 1st congressional district in 2008

Polling

 * Aggregate polls
 * Graphical summary


 * Richard Blumenthal vs. Themis Klarides
 * Richard Blumenthal vs. Peter Lumaj
 * Richard Blumenthal vs. generic opponent
 * Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

 * Litchfield (largest city: Torrington)
 * Windham (largest town: Windham)

By congressional district
Blumenthal won all 5 congressional districts.