2012 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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The 2012 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 6, 2012, in conjunction with the 2012 U.S. presidential election, other elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Primaries to elect Senate candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties were held on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Incumbent U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman, an independent who caucused with the Democratic Party, decided to retire instead of running for re-election to a fifth term. U.S Representative Chris Murphy defeated businesswoman and future Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, marking two defeats for her in two years. Elected at the age of 39, Chris Murphy would be the youngest senator in the 113th United States Congress. He was sworn in on January 3, 2013, marking the first time since 1967 that Connecticut had an entirely Democratic congressional delegation.

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