United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2022
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The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2022 was a federal race in which voters chose whether to reelect Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal to a third term against Republican and other challengers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2022 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2022 Context triple: [Richard Blumenthal, officeContested, United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2022]
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United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2016
The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2016 was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal successfully ran for re-election to a second term.
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B.
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2010
The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2010 was a high-profile race to fill the seat of retiring Senator Chris Dodd, ultimately won by Democrat Richard Blumenthal over Republican Linda McMahon.
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C.
2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut
The 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut was a high-profile race in which incumbent Senator Joe Lieberman, after losing the Democratic primary, successfully won re-election as an independent candidate.
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D.
U.S. Senate election in Ohio, 2022
The U.S. Senate election in Ohio in 2022 was a high-profile contest to fill an open Senate seat, drawing national attention as Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Ryan competed in a closely watched battleground race.
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E.
2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut for a four-year term.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2022 Target entity description: The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2022 was a federal race in which voters chose whether to reelect Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal to a third term against Republican and other challengers.
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A.
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2016
The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2016 was a statewide contest in which incumbent Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal successfully ran for re-election to a second term.
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B.
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2010
The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2010 was a high-profile race to fill the seat of retiring Senator Chris Dodd, ultimately won by Democrat Richard Blumenthal over Republican Linda McMahon.
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C.
2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut
The 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut was a high-profile race in which incumbent Senator Joe Lieberman, after losing the Democratic primary, successfully won re-election as an independent candidate.
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D.
U.S. Senate election in Ohio, 2022
The U.S. Senate election in Ohio in 2022 was a high-profile contest to fill an open Senate seat, drawing national attention as Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Ryan competed in a closely watched battleground race.
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E.
2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election
The 2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election was the statewide contest in which voters chose the governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut for a four-year term.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2022 election
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United States Senate election ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| blumenthalEndorsement | Democratic Party leaders in Connecticut ⓘ |
| blumenthalPopularVote | over 700,000 votes ⓘ |
| blumenthalPopularVoteShare | approximately 57% of the vote ⓘ |
| blumenthalTermNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
abortion rights
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crime ⓘ economy ⓘ gun control ⓘ inflation ⓘ |
| candidate |
John Anderson
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Leora Levy ⓘ Other minor party and independent candidates ⓘ Richard Blumenthal ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| democraticNominee | Richard Blumenthal ⓘ |
| electedForTerm | 2023–2029 ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2022-11-08 ⓘ |
| electorate | Registered voters in Connecticut ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Richard Blumenthal ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyBeforeElection |
Democratic Party (United States)
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linked to:
Democratic Party
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| levyEndorsement | Donald Trump ⓘ |
| levyPopularVote | over 500,000 votes ⓘ |
| levyPopularVoteShare | approximately 43% of the vote ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Connecticut ⓘ |
| nextElection | United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2028 ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States Senate ⓘ |
| partOf |
2022 United States Senate elections
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2022 United States elections ⓘ
linked to:
2022 United States midterm elections
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| partyOfCandidate |
John Anderson;Green Party of Connecticut
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Leora Levy;Republican Party (United States) ⓘ Richard Blumenthal;Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
Richard Blumenthal
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| previousElection | United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2016 ⓘ |
| primaryElection |
Democratic primary
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Republican primary ⓘ |
| republicanNominee | Leora Levy ⓘ |
| result | Richard Blumenthal re-elected to a third term ⓘ |
| sameDayAs |
2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election
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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut ⓘ Various state and local elections in the United States on November 8, 2022 ⓘ |
| seatContested | Class 3 United States Senate seat from Connecticut ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | federal ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| winner | Richard Blumenthal ⓘ |
| winningParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
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linked to:
Democratic Party
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Subject: United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2022 Description of subject: The United States Senate election in Connecticut in 2022 was a federal race in which voters chose whether to reelect Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal to a third term against Republican and other challengers.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2016
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nextElection
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United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2022
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