2012Flipped from independentFinal results
2012 election for U.S. Senate in Connecticut
U.S. Senate · Connecticut
Christopher Murphy (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Linda E. McMahon (R) by 11.8 points, a seat another party won last time.
Christopher MurphyDemocrat · winner
54.8%828,761
Linda E. McMahonRepublican
43.1%651,089
Paul PassarelliLibertarian
1.7%25,045
1,511,764 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 2012
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.
Christopher MurphyLinda E. McMahon
$10.5M
Raised by the campaign
$51M
$10.4M
Spent by the campaign
$50.7M
$107.2K
Cash on hand
$331.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012