Lowell P. Weicker Jr.
Last held office: U.S. Senate, Connecticut (1976–1988). Ran in 3 elections between 1976 and 1988, winning 2.
- Last margin
- −0.7
- Lost 1988
- Elections
- 3
- 1976–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Weicker was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Weicker has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Weicker won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | U.S. Senate, Connecticut | General | Lost | Joseph I. Lieberman (D), Howard Avory Grayson Jr. (L), Melissa M. Fisher (I) | 49% | D+0.7 | $2.5M | R+5.2 | |
| 1982 | U.S. Senate, Connecticut | General | Won | Anthony Toby Moffett (D), Lucien P. Difazio Jr. (C), James A. Lewis (L) | 50.4% | R+4.3 | $2.3M | R+11.1 | |
| 1976 | U.S. Senate, Connecticut | General | Won | Gloria Schaffer (D), Robert Barnabei (AMI) | 57.7% | R+16.5 | — | R+5.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 1987–88
- Raised
- $2.5M
- Spent
- $2.6M
- Cash
- $52.5K
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 1988Updated Nov 9, 2026, 3:00 AM ET
Seats Weicker has held
- U.S. Senate, Connecticut · 1976–1988
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Weicker has run against
- Joseph I. Lieberman (D) · 1988 election, lost
- Anthony Toby Moffett (D) · 1982 election, won
- Gloria Schaffer (D) · 1976 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Weicker
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC S6CT00042
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC