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Parents > United States > Connecticut > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline August 09, 2010 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 02, 2010 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 2010 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2017 - 12:00pm
ContributorJohn
Last ModifiedRBH August 20, 2020 01:11pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Blumenthal
DEM 605,204 WFP 30,836
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/2004
NameChris Dodd Votes945,347 (66.35%)
Term01/03/2005 - 01/03/2011 Margin487,598 (+34.22%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/08/2016
NameRichard Blumenthal Votes1,008,714 (63.19%)
Term01/03/2017 - 01/03/2023 Margin456,093 (+28.57%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 10, 2010 CT US Senate - R Primary
Linda McMahon
R 122,321
Aug 10, 2010 CT US Senate - D Primary
Richard Blumenthal
D 1
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
06/06/2007 11/02/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Richard Blumenthal 14 18 17 12
Linda McMahon 3 --1 --
Leaning Call: Richard Blumenthal (96.13%)
Weighted Call: Richard Blumenthal (97.70%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

03/02/2010 10/31/2010

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Linda McMahon Warren Mosler John Mertens (W) Brian K. Hill (W) Carl E. Vassar (W) Jeff Russell
PartyDemocratic Republican Independent Party of CT Connecticut for Lieberman Independent Libertarian Green
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 636,040 (55.16%) 498,341 (43.21%) 11,275 (0.98%) 6,735 (0.58%) 559 (0.05%) 111 (0.01%) 45 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -137,699 (-11.94%) -624,765 (-54.18%) -629,305 (-54.57%) -635,481 (-55.11%) -635,929 (-55.14%) -635,995 (-55.15%)
Predict Avg.52.72% 45.61% 0.38% 0.86% 0.00% 0.25% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2010 00/00/2009 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010
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MATCHUP POLLS (33 from 11 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg53.10%-- 41.95%-- 0.05%-- 0.57%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Quinnipiac University 
10/25/10-10/31/10
53.00% 1.0 44.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
10/27/10-10/29/10
54.00% 1.0 43.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
10/25/10-10/28/10
52.70% -- 42.80% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Merriman River Group (MRG) 
10/24/10-10/26/10
51.80% -- 43.80% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/24/10-10/24/10
56.00% 5.0 43.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/18/10-10/24/10
54.00% -- 42.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Suffolk University 
10/19/10-10/20/10
57.00% -- 39.00% -- 2.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/14/10-10/14/10
51.00% 3.0 46.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/07/10-10/11/10
54.00% 5.0 43.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Pulse Opinion Research 
10/09/10-10/09/10
49.00% 3.0 43.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/05/10-10/05/10
54.00% 4.0 43.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Opinion Research Corporation (CNN) 
10/01/10-10/05/10
54.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Pulse Opinion Research 
10/02/10-10/02/10
52.00% -- 42.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
09/30/10-10/02/10
53.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/26/10-09/26/10
50.00% 3.0 45.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
09/21/10-09/26/10
49.00% 2.0 46.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
09/08/10-09/12/10
51.00% -- 45.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/09/10-09/09/10
53.00% 6.0 44.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
08/11/10-08/11/10
47.00% 6.0 40.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
07/29/10-08/02/10
50.00% 4.0 40.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
07/15/10-07/15/10
53.00% 3.0 40.00% 7.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
07/07/10-07/13/10
54.00% 1.0 37.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
06/02/10-06/08/10
55.00% 1.0 35.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Moore Information (R) 
06/01/10-06/03/10
51.00% -- 38.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
06/01/10-06/01/10
56.00% 8.0 33.00% 12.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
05/24/10-05/26/10
52.00% -- 33.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
05/24/10-05/25/10
56.00% 5.0 31.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D) 
05/19/10-05/20/10
55.00% -- 40.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
05/18/10-05/18/10
48.00% 4.0 45.00% 6.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
05/04/10-05/04/10
52.00% 3.0 39.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
04/07/10-04/07/10
55.00% 5.0 35.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
03/09/10-03/15/10
61.00% -- 28.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
03/02/10-03/02/10
60.00% -- 31.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name (W) Todd Vachon (W) Jay J. Giles (W) John M. Traceski (W) Matthew Coleman Dave Olszta  
PartySocialist Independent Christian Center Independent Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 45 (0.00%) 17 (0.00%) 15 (0.00%) 7 (0.00%) 5 (0.00%)  
Margin-635,995 (-55.15%) -636,023 (-55.15%) -636,025 (-55.15%) -636,033 (-55.15%) -636,035 (-55.15%)  
Predict Avg.0.25% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010 00/00/2010  
MATCHUP POLLS (33 from 11 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Quinnipiac University 
10/25/10-10/31/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
10/27/10-10/29/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
10/25/10-10/28/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Merriman River Group (MRG) 
10/24/10-10/26/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/24/10-10/24/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/18/10-10/24/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Suffolk University 
10/19/10-10/20/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/14/10-10/14/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/07/10-10/11/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Pulse Opinion Research 
10/09/10-10/09/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/05/10-10/05/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Opinion Research Corporation (CNN) 
10/01/10-10/05/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Pulse Opinion Research 
10/02/10-10/02/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
09/30/10-10/02/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/26/10-09/26/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
09/21/10-09/26/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
09/08/10-09/12/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/09/10-09/09/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
08/11/10-08/11/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
07/29/10-08/02/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
07/15/10-07/15/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
07/07/10-07/13/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
06/02/10-06/08/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Moore Information (R) 
06/01/10-06/03/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
06/01/10-06/01/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
05/24/10-05/26/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
05/24/10-05/25/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D) 
05/19/10-05/20/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
05/18/10-05/18/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
05/04/10-05/04/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
04/07/10-04/07/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
03/09/10-03/15/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
03/02/10-03/02/10
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
 


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