2006Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2006 election for U.S. Senate in Connecticut
U.S. Senate · Connecticut
Joseph I. Lieberman (Oth) won with 49.7% of the vote, defeating Ned Lamont (D) by 10.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joseph I. LiebermanOther party · winner
49.7%564,095
Ned LamontDemocrat
39.7%450,844
Alan SchlesingerRepublican
9.6%109,198
Ralph A. FerrucciGreen
0.5%5,922
Timothy A. KnibbsOther party
0.4%4,638
1,134,777 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ned LamontAlan Schlesinger
$20.6M
Raised by the campaign
$221K
$20.6M
Spent by the campaign
$204.1K
$23.5K
Cash on hand
$17K
Other candidates' campaigns: Joseph I. Lieberman $19M · Ralph A. Ferrucci $2.4K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006; FEC, through Nov 27, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006
The candidates
Joseph I. Lieberman (OTH)Ned Lamont (D)Alan Schlesinger (R)
Also on the ballot: Ralph A. Ferrucci (Green), 0.5%; Timothy A. Knibbs (Other party), 0.4%