United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2010
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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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2010 election
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United States Senate election ⓘ |
| afterElectionSenator | Richard Blumenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| afterElectionSenatorParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beforeElectionSenator | Chris Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beforeElectionSenatorParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignCharacteristic |
high-profile race
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open seat election ⓘ |
| candidate |
John Mertens
NERFINISHED
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Linda McMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ Merrick Alpert NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Schiff NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Blumenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ Warren Mosler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| democraticNominee | Richard Blumenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| democraticPrimaryCandidate |
Merrick Alpert
NERFINISHED
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Richard Blumenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedSenator | Richard Blumenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedSenatorTermEnd | January 2017 ⓘ |
| electedSenatorTermLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| electedSenatorTermStart | January 2011 ⓘ |
| electedSenatorTookOfficeOn | 2011-01-05 ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2010-11-02 ⓘ |
| electionType | general election ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryElection |
Democratic primary
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Republican primary ⓘ |
| independentCandidate |
John Mertens
NERFINISHED
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Warren Mosler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Connecticut ⓘ |
| loser | Linda McMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loserParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCandidateBackground |
Linda McMahon was former WWE CEO
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Richard Blumenthal was Connecticut Attorney General GENERATED ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States Senate seat from Connecticut ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Senate elections, 2010
NERFINISHED
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United States midterm elections, 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousHolder | Chris Dodd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousHolderParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForOpenSeat | retirement of Chris Dodd ⓘ |
| republicanNominee | Linda McMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| republicanPrimaryCandidate |
Linda McMahon
NERFINISHED
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Peter Schiff NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatClass | Class III United States Senate seat from Connecticut ⓘ |
| winner | Richard Blumenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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