1992 United States Senate election in Connecticut

1992 United States Senate election in Connecticut
	November 3, 1992
	November 3, 1992
	County results; Dodd: 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Chris Dodd; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Chris Dodd; Democratic

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

Connecticut United States Senate election, 1988[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christopher Dodd	882,569	58.81%
	Republican	Brook Johnson	572,036	38.12%
	Concerned Citizens	Richard D. Gregory	35,315	2.35%
	Libertarian	Howard A. Grayson Jr.	10,741	0.72%
Total votes			1,500,661	100.00%
	Democratic hold

gollark: Sparring is better than... basically doing nothing realistic, which seems to be the alternative.

gollark: In practice, you're more likely to stick to a diet or whatever if you can eat foods which are actually tasty and which you like rather than just trying to override it with willpower, no?

gollark: Cover your floor in ice or something slippery.

gollark: Perhaps attach wheels to them.

gollark: I checked a while ago, and apparently I can lift things which are at *least* 10kg.

References

Hays, Constance L. (September 16, 1992). "THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: CONNECTICUT; Brook Johnson Captures Republican Senate Race". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012.
"CT US Senate". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved August 19, 2010.

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[1] Hays, Constance L. (September 16, 1992). "THE 1992 CAMPAIGN: CONNECTICUT; Brook Johnson Captures Republican Senate Race". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 23, 2012.

[2] "CT US Senate". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved August 19, 2010.

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