On November 6, 2012, the state of

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held elections for

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, representatives and senators to the U.S. Congress, as well as the members of the

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. The general elections saw a total turnout of 73.89%. Primary elections were held on August 14 of the same year.

United States President

Connecticut selected the incumbent Democratic ticket of

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and Joe Biden.

United States House of Representatives

All five of the Connecticut seats to the House of Representatives were up for elections. The

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held on to all five seats.

United States Senate

Connecticut elected Chris Murphy, the former representative Member of the House of Representatives from

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Connecticut State Senate

All 36 of the seats in

were up for election. After the election, the

held on to the majority with 22 seats.

References

{{2012 United States elections 2012 Connecticut elections 2012 elections in the United States by state