United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1992

United States Senate election in Connecticut, 1992

November 3, 1992

Nominee Christopher Dodd Brook Johnson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 882,569 572,036 Percentage 58.81% 38.12%

County Results

U.S. Senator before election Chris Dodd Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Chris Dodd Democratic

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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.

Major candidates

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.^[1]

Results

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