2024_United_States_Senate_election_in_Connecticut References

The 2024 United States Senate election in Connecticut will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Connecticut. Primary elections will take place on August 13, 2024.^[1] Incumbent two-term Democratic Senator Chris Murphy was re-elected with 59.5% of the vote in 2018.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Chris Murphy, incumbent U.S. senator^[2]

Endorsements

Chris Murphy

U.S representatives

Gabby Giffords, U.S. representative from Arizona's 8th congressional district (2007–2012)^[3]

Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Chris Murphy (D)	$10,447,106	$6,989,101	$8,242,722
Source: Federal Election Commission^[12]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

John Flynn, investment executive and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022^[13]
Robert Hyde, lobbying firm owner and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022^[13]
Gerry Smith, first selectman^[a] of Beacon Falls^[14]

Green primary

Candidates

Declared

Justin Paglino, co-chair of the Connecticut Green Party and nominee for Connecticut's 3rd congressional district in 2020 and 2022^[15]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[16]	Solid D	November 9, 2023
Inside Elections^[17]	Solid D	November 9, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[18]	Safe D	November 9, 2023
Elections Daily^[19]	Safe D	May 4, 2023
CNalysis^[20]	Solid D	November 21, 2023

Notes

^ Mayor

References

^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
^ Everett, Burgess (October 5, 2022). "Senate Dems face brutal 2024 map with at least eight undecided incumbents". Politico. Retrieved October 5, 2022. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), one of several rising younger senators, said he has "no plans other than to run for reelection."
^ ^a ^b "Senator Chris Murphy Endorsed for Reelection to US Senate". Giffords. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
^ "2024 – Feminist Majority PAC". feministmajoritypac.org. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
^ "2024 Endorsements". 2024 Endorsements. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^ "Meet JAC's 2024 Candidates | Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs". jacpac.org. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
^ "Chris Murphy". JStreetPAC. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
^ "LCV Action Fund Announces First Round of Congressional Endorsements". League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
^ Dison, Denis (September 20, 2023). "NRDC Action Fund Endorses 51 House, Senate Incumbents". NRDC Action Fund. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
^ "2024 Endorsements". Population Connection Action Fund. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
^ "2024 Endorsements | Sierra Club Independent Action". www.sierraclubindependentaction.org. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
^ "2024 Election United States Senate - Connecticut". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Moritz, John (August 15, 2023). "Who's in and who's out: Connecticut's congressional delegation reveal re-election plans". CT Insider. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ Pazniokas, Mark (February 6, 2024). "GOP's Gerry Smith opens uphill race against Sen. Chris Murphy". CT Mirror. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
^ Willow Evans, Jordan (December 13, 2023). "Colorado's Longmont Green Party to Host Virtual Forum for National Candidates". Independent Political Report. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
^ "2024 Senate Race ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
^ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ "2024 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. January 24, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
^ "Election Ratings". Elections Daily. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
^ "'24 Senate Forecast". CNalysis. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

External links

Official campaign websites

[14] Mayor

[1] "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

[2] Everett, Burgess (October 5, 2022). "Senate Dems face brutal 2024 map with at least eight undecided incumbents". Politico. Retrieved October 5, 2022. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), one of several rising younger senators, said he has "no plans other than to run for reelection."

[gifchris-3] "Senator Chris Murphy Endorsed for Reelection to US Senate". Giffords. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

[femmajorityendorse-4] "2024 – Feminist Majority PAC". feministmajoritypac.org. Retrieved February 9, 2024.

[HSLF-5] "2024 Endorsements". 2024 Endorsements. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

[JACPA-6] "Meet JAC's 2024 Candidates | Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs". jacpac.org. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

[7] "Chris Murphy". JStreetPAC. Retrieved August 26, 2023.

[8] "LCV Action Fund Announces First Round of Congressional Endorsements". League of Conservation Voters. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

[9] Dison, Denis (September 20, 2023). "NRDC Action Fund Endorses 51 House, Senate Incumbents". NRDC Action Fund. Retrieved September 20, 2023.

[pop-10] "2024 Endorsements". Population Connection Action Fund. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[Sierra_Club_2024_endorsements-11] "2024 Endorsements | Sierra Club Independent Action". www.sierraclubindependentaction.org. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

[FEC-12] "2024 Election United States Senate - Connecticut". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved August 11, 2023.

[which-13] Moritz, John (August 15, 2023). "Who's in and who's out: Connecticut's congressional delegation reveal re-election plans". CT Insider. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[15] Pazniokas, Mark (February 6, 2024). "GOP's Gerry Smith opens uphill race against Sen. Chris Murphy". CT Mirror. Retrieved February 16, 2024.

[16] Willow Evans, Jordan (December 13, 2023). "Colorado's Longmont Green Party to Host Virtual Forum for National Candidates". Independent Political Report. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

[17] "2024 Senate Race ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

[Inside_Elections-18] "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[Sabato's_Crystal_Ball-19] "2024 Senate". Sabato's Crystal Ball. January 24, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.

[20] "Election Ratings". Elections Daily. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

[21] "'24 Senate Forecast". CNalysis. Retrieved November 21, 2023.

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