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United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1992

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882,569
  
572,036

Start date
  
November 3, 1992

58.8%
  
38.1%

United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1992

Winner
  
Chris Dodd

The 1992 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 3, 1992, alongside other elections to the United States Senate in 34 other states, as well as with a presidential election and elections to the United States House of Representatives in all 50 states. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd won re-election for a third term.

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Democratic

  • Christopher Dodd, incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Republican

  • Brook Johnson, businessman
  • Campaign

    Johnson, a millionaire businessman who had never run for public office before, spent about $900,000 during the primary campaign. His television and radio commercials said that he would bring "a dose of success Washington needs." Dodd had $2 million cash on hand following the primaries.

    References

    United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1992 Wikipedia