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This is a chronological listing of the '''United States senators from [[Connecticut]]'''.

[[United States Senate|United States senators]] are popularly elected, for a six-year term, beginning January 3. Elections are held the first Tuesday after November 1. Before 1914, they were chosen by the [[Connecticut General Assembly]], and before 1935, their terms began March 4. Its current U.S. senators are Democrats [[Richard Blumenthal]] (serving since 2011) and [[Chris Murphy]] (serving since 2013). [[Chris Dodd]] is Connecticut's longest-serving senator (1981–2011).

==List of senators==
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| Left_intro= [[Classes of United States senators|Class 1 U.S. senators]] belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in [[2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut|2006]], [[2012 United States Senate election in Connecticut|2012]], [[2018 United States Senate election in Connecticut|2018]], and [[2024 United States Senate election in Connecticut|2024]] . The next election will be in [[2030 United States Senate election in Connecticut|2030]].
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| Right_intro=[[Classes of United States senators|Class 3 U.S. senators]] belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in [[2004 United States Senate election in Connecticut|2004]], [[2010 United States Senate election in Connecticut|2010]], [[2016 United States Senate election in Connecticut|2016]], and [[2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut|2022]]. The next election will be in [[2028 United States Senate election in Connecticut|2028]].
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! rowspan=7 | 1
| rowspan=7 align=left | [[File:OliverEllsworth.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Oliver Ellsworth]]'''
| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | Pro-Administration
| rowspan=7 nowrap | Mar 4, 1789 –<br/>Mar 8, 1796
| [[1788 United States Senate elections in Connecticut|Elected in 1788]].
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| [[1788 United States Senate elections in Connecticut|Elected in 1788]].{{pb}}Resigned.
| nowrap | Mar 4, 1789 –<br/>Mar 3, 1791
| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | Pro-Administration
| align=right | [[File:William s johnson.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William Samuel Johnson|William S. Johnson]]'''
! 1

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| rowspan=6 | [[1791 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1791]].{{pb}}Resigned to become [[Chief Justice of the United States]].
| rowspan=10 | 2
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| nowrap | Mar 4, 1791 –<br/>Jun 13, 1791
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

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| rowspan=2 | [[1791 United States Senate special election in Connecticut|Elected to finish Johnson's term]].{{pb}}Died.
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Jun 13, 1791 –<br/>Jul 23, 1793
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | Pro-Administration
| rowspan=2 align=right | [[File:Roger Sherman 1721-1793 by Ralph Earl.jpeg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Roger Sherman]]'''
! rowspan=2 | 2

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| nowrap | Jul 23, 1793 –<br/>Dec 2, 1793
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

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| [[1793 United States Senate special election in Connecticut|Elected to finish Sherman's term]].{{pb}}Retired.
| nowrap | Dec 2, 1793 –<br/>Mar 3, 1795
| {{Party shading/Pro-Administration}} | Pro-Administration
| align=right | [[File:StephenMitchell.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Stephen Mix Mitchell]]'''
! 3

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| {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
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| rowspan=7 | 2
| rowspan=2 | Election date unknown.{{pb}}Resigned to become [[Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut]].
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Mar 4, 1795 –<br/>Jun 10, 1796
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
| rowspan=2 align=right | [[File:JonathanTrumbull.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Jonathan Trumbull Jr.]]'''
! rowspan=2 | 4

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| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 8, 1796 –<br/>May 12, 1796
| rowspan=3 | &nbsp;

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| nowrap | Jun 10, 1796 –<br/>Oct 13, 1796
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

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| rowspan=4 | [[1796 United States Senate special elections in Connecticut|Elected to finish Trumbull's term]].
| rowspan=8 nowrap | Oct 13, 1796 –<br/>Jul 19, 1807
| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
| rowspan=8 align=right | [[File:Uriah Tracy - Ralph Earl.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Uriah Tracy]]'''
! rowspan=8 | 5

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! rowspan=10 | 2
| rowspan=10 align=left | [[File:JamesHillhouse.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[James Hillhouse]]'''
| rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]]
| rowspan=10 nowrap | May 12, 1796 –<br/>Jun 10, 1810
| [[1796 United States Senate special elections in Connecticut|Elected to finish Ellsworth's term]].

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| rowspan=3 | [[1797 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1797]].
| rowspan=3 | 3
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| rowspan=3 | [[1801 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1801]].

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| rowspan=5 | [[1803 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1802]].<ref>{{Cite web | publisher= [[Tufts University]] | work= Tufts Digital Collations and Archives | series= A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 | access-date= Jan 30, 2018 | title= Connecticut 1802 U.S. Senate | url= https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:ct.ussenator.1802}}, citing American Mercury (Hartford, CT). November 4, 1802.</ref>
| rowspan=5 | 4
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| [[1807 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1807]].{{pb}}Died.

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| nowrap | Jul 19, 1807 –<br/>Oct 25, 1807
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

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| rowspan=5 | [[1807 United States Senate special election in Connecticut|Elected to finish Tracy's term]].
| rowspan=6 nowrap | Oct 25, 1807 –<br/>May 13, 1813
| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
| rowspan=6 align=right | [[File:Chauncey Goodrich.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Chauncey Goodrich]]'''
! rowspan=6 | 6

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| [[1809 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1809]].{{pb}}Resigned.
| rowspan=6 | 5
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| nowrap | Jun 10, 1810 –<br/>Dec 4, 1810
| &nbsp;

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! rowspan=7 | 3
| rowspan=7 align=left nowrap | [[File:SamuelDana.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Samuel W. Dana]]'''
| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
| rowspan=7 nowrap | Dec 4, 1810 –<br/>Mar 3, 1821
| rowspan=4 | [[1810 United States Senate special election in Connecticut|Elected to finish Hillhouse's term]].

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| rowspan=4 | 5
| [[1813 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1813]].{{pb}}Resigned to become [[Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut]].

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| rowspan=3 | [[1813 United States Senate special election in Connecticut|Elected to finish Goodrich's term]].{{pb}}Retired.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | May 13, 1813 –<br/>Mar 3, 1819
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party|Federalist]]
| rowspan=3 align=right | [[File:Daggett.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[David Daggett]]'''
! rowspan=3 | 7

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| rowspan=3 | [[1814 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1814]].
| rowspan=3 | 6
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| rowspan=5 | [[1818 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1818]].{{pb}}[[1824 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1824]] and presented his credentials but was not permitted to qualify.
| rowspan=5 nowrap | Mar 4, 1819 –<br/>Mar 3, 1825
| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
| rowspan=5 align=right | [[File:Chester Harding - The Honorable James Lanman (1769-1841), B.A. 1788, M.A. 1791 - 1880.1 - Yale University Art Gallery.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[James Lanman]]'''
! rowspan=5 | 8

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! rowspan=2 | 4
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:Ralph Earl - Elijah Boardman - WGA7452.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Elijah Boardman]]'''
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Mar 4, 1821 –<br/>Aug 18, 1823
| rowspan=2 | [[1821 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1821]].{{pb}}Died.
| rowspan=6 | 7
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| nowrap | Aug 18, 1823 –<br/>Oct 8, 1823
| &nbsp;

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 | 5
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:HenryEdwards.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Henry W. Edwards]]'''
| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]]
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Oct 8, 1823 –<br/>Mar 3, 1827
| rowspan=3 | Appointed to continue Boardman's term.{{pb}}[[1824 United States Senate special election in Connecticut|Elected in 1824 to finish Boardman's term]].

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| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]]
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| rowspan=4 | 7
| &nbsp;
| nowrap | Mar 4, 1825 –<br/>May 4, 1825
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

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| rowspan=3 | Elected late to complete Lanman's term.{{pb}}{{dm|date=February 2020}}
| rowspan=3 nowrap | May 4, 1825 –<br/>Mar 3, 1831
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/National Republican}} | [[National Republican Party|National<br/>Republican]]
| rowspan=3 align=right | [[File:CalvinWilley.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Calvin Willey]]'''
! rowspan=3 | 9

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! rowspan=3 | 6
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:Samuel Augustus Foot.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Samuel A. Foot]]'''
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/National Republican}} | [[National Republican Party|National<br/>Republican]]
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1827 –<br/>Mar 3, 1833
| rowspan=3 | [[1826 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1826]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | 8
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| rowspan=5 | [[1831 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1831]].{{pb}}{{dm|date=February 2020}}
| rowspan=5 nowrap | Mar 4, 1831 –<br/>Mar 3, 1837
| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/National Republican}} | [[National Republican Party|National<br/>Republican]]
| rowspan=5 align=right | [[File:Gideon Tomlinson (Conn. Rep., Gov., US Sen.).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Gideon Tomlinson]]'''
! rowspan=5 | 10

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! rowspan=2 | 7
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:Senator Nathan Smith.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Nathan Smith (politician)|Nathan Smith]]'''
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/National Republican}} | [[National Republican Party|National<br/>Republican]]
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Mar 4, 1833 –<br/>Dec 6, 1835
| rowspan=2 | [[1832 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1832]].{{pb}}Died.
| rowspan=5 | 9
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| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | Dec 6, 1835 –<br/> Dec 21, 1835
| &nbsp;

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! rowspan=2 | 8
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:JohnMiltonNiles.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[John Milton Niles]]'''
|{{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]]
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Dec 21, 1835 –<br/>Mar 3, 1839
| rowspan=2 | [[1835 United States Senate special election in Connecticut|Elected to finish Smith's term]].{{pb}}Retired.

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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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| rowspan=5 | 9
| rowspan=5 | [[1837 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1837]].{{pb}}{{dm|date=February 2020}}
| rowspan=5 nowrap | Mar 4, 1837 –<br/>Mar 3, 1843
| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=5 align=right |'''[[Perry Smith (politician)|Perry Smith]]'''
! rowspan=5 | 11

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| align=left nowrap | '''[[Thaddeus Betts]]'''
| {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| nowrap | Mar 4, 1839 –<br/>Apr 7, 1840
| Elected in 1838 or 1839.{{pb}}Died.
| rowspan=5 | 10
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| nowrap | Apr 7, 1840 –<br/>May 4, 1840
| &nbsp;

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! rowspan=5 | 10
| rowspan=5 align=left | [[File:Jabez Williams Huntington.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Jabez W. Huntington]]'''
| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| rowspan=5 nowrap | May 4, 1840 –<br/>Nov 1, 1847
| rowspan=3 | [[1840 United States Senate special election in Connecticut|Elected to finish Betts's term]].

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| rowspan=5 | 10
| rowspan=5 | [[1842 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1842]].{{pb}}Retired.
| rowspan=5 nowrap | Mar 4, 1843<ref>Due to ill-health and a credentials challenge, [[John Milton Niles]] was unable to serve until May 16, 1844</ref> –<br/>Mar 3, 1849
| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=5 align=right | [[File:JohnMiltonNiles.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[John Milton Niles]]'''
! rowspan=5 | 12

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| rowspan=2 | Re-elected in 1844 or 1845.{{pb}}Died.
| rowspan=5 | 11
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| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | Nov 1, 1847 –<br/>Nov 11, 1847
| &nbsp;

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! rowspan=2 | 11
| rowspan=2 align=left | [[File:GovRogerBaldwin.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Roger Sherman Baldwin]]'''
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Nov 11, 1847 –<br/>Mar 3, 1851
| rowspan=2 | Appointed to continue Huntington's term.{{pb}}[[1848 United States Senate special election in Connecticut|Elected in 1848 to finish Huntington's term]].{{pb}}{{dm|date=February 2020}}

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| rowspan=4 | Elected in 1848 or 1849.{{pb}}Resigned.
| rowspan=4 nowrap | Mar 4, 1849 –<br/>May 24, 1854
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
| rowspan=4 align=right | [[File:Truman Smith.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Truman Smith]]'''
! rowspan=4 | 13

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| nowrap | Mar 4, 1851 –<br/>May 12, 1852
| &nbsp;
| rowspan=5 | 12
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! rowspan=4 | 12
| rowspan=4 align=left | [[File:Isaac Toucey - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Isaac Toucey]]'''
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=4 nowrap | May 12, 1852 –<br/>Mar 3, 1857
| rowspan=4 | Elected late in 1852.{{pb}}Retired.

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| [[1854 United States Senate special election in Connecticut|Elected to finish Smith's term]].{{pb}}Retired.
| nowrap | May 24, 1854 –<br/>Mar 3, 1855
| {{Party shading/Free Soil}} | [[Free Soil Party|Free Soil]]
| align=right | [[File:FGillette.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Francis Gillette]]'''
! 14

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| rowspan=3 | [[1854 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1854]].
| rowspan=6 nowrap | Mar 4, 1855 –<br/>Mar 3, 1867
| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=6 align=right | [[File:Lafayette S. Foster - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Lafayette S. Foster]]'''
! rowspan=6 | 15

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! rowspan=6 | 13
| rowspan=6 align=left | [[File:James Dixon - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[James Dixon]]'''
| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=6 nowrap | Mar 4, 1857 –<br/>Mar 3, 1869
| rowspan=3 | [[1856 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1856]].
| rowspan=3 | 13
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| rowspan=3 | [[1860 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1860]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.

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| rowspan=3 | [[1862 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1862]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | 14
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| rowspan=3 | [[1866 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1866]].
| rowspan=6 nowrap | Mar 4, 1867 –<br/>Nov 21, 1875
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=6 align=right | [[File:Orris S. Ferry - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Orris S. Ferry]]'''
! rowspan=6 | 16

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! rowspan=3 | 14
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:William Alfred Buckingham - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William A. Buckingham]]'''
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1869 –<br/>Feb 5, 1875
| rowspan=3 | Elected in 1868 or 1869.{{pb}}Lost re-election and died before end of term.
| rowspan=4 | 15
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| rowspan=3 | [[1872 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1872]].{{pb}}Died.
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Liberal Republican}} | [[Liberal Republican Party (United States)|Liberal Republican]]

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! rowspan=7 | 15
| rowspan=7 align=left | [[File:William W. Eaton - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William W. Eaton]]'''
| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=7 nowrap | Feb 5, 1875 –<br/>Mar 3, 1881
| Appointed to finish Buckingham's term, having been elected to the next term.

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| rowspan=6 | [[1874 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1874]].{{pb}}Unknown if retired or lost re-election.
| rowspan=6 | 16
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]

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| nowrap | Nov 21, 1875 –<br/>Nov 27, 1875
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

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| Appointed to continue Ferry's term.{{pb}}Retired when successor elected.
| nowrap | Nov 27, 1875 –<br/>May 17, 1876
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| align=right | [[File:JEEnglish.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[James E. English]]'''
! 17

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| rowspan=2 | [[1876 United States Senate special election in Connecticut|Elected to finish Ferry's term]].{{pb}}{{dm|date=February 2020}}
| rowspan=2 nowrap | May 17, 1876 –<br/>Mar 3, 1879
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=2 align=right | [[File:William Henry Barnum - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William Barnum]]'''
! rowspan=2 | 18

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| rowspan=3 | [[1879 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1879]].
| rowspan=13 nowrap | Mar 4, 1879 –<br/>Apr 21, 1905
| rowspan=13 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=13 align=right | [[File:Orville Hitchcock Platt.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Orville H. Platt]]'''
! rowspan=13 | 19

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| rowspan=13 align=left | [[File:Joseph Roswell Hawley - Brady-Handy.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Joseph R. Hawley]]'''
| rowspan=13 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=13 nowrap | Mar 4, 1881 –<br/>Mar 3, 1905
| rowspan=3 | [[1881 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1881]].
| rowspan=3 | 17
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| rowspan=3 | [[1885 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1885]].

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| rowspan=3 | [[1887 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1887]].
| rowspan=3 | 18
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| rowspan=3 | [[1891 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1891]].

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| rowspan=3 | [[1893 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1893]].
| rowspan=3 | 19
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| rowspan=3 | [[1897 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1897]].

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| rowspan=4 | [[1899 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1899]].{{pb}}Retired.
| rowspan=4 | 20
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| [[1903 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1903]].{{pb}}Died.

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| rowspan=2 | &nbsp;
| rowspan=2 nowrap | Apr 21, 1905 –<br/>May 10, 1905
| rowspan=2 colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=4 | 17
| rowspan=4 align=left | [[File:Bulkeley Morgan 2.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Morgan Bulkeley]]'''
| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=4 nowrap | Mar 4, 1905 –<br/>Mar 3, 1911
| rowspan=4 | [[1905 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1905]].<ref name=NYTCT1905>{{cite news | work= [[The New York Times]] | date=Jan 18, 1905 | title= BULKELEY IN CONNECTICUT | page =2 | url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1905/01/18/101406800.html?zoom=17}}</ref>{{pb}}Lost re-election.
| rowspan=4 | 21
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|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=2 | [[1905 United States Senate special election in Connecticut|Elected to finish Platt's term]].
| rowspan=10 nowrap | May 10, 1905 –<br/>Oct 14, 1924
| rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=10 align=right | [[File:Frank Bosworth Brandegee.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Frank B. Brandegee]]'''
! rowspan=10 | 20

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|60}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|61}}
| rowspan=3 | 21
| rowspan=3 | [[1909 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1909]].

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=11 | 18
| rowspan=11 align=left | [[File:McLEAN, GEORGE P. HONORABLE LCCN2016857989 (resized).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[George P. McLean]]'''
| rowspan=11 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=11 nowrap | Mar 4, 1911 –<br/>Mar 3, 1929
| rowspan=3 | [[1911 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1911]].
| rowspan=3 | 22
| {{List of United States senators Congress|62}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|63}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|64}}
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| rowspan=3 | [[1914 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1914]].

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1916 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1916]].
| rowspan=3 | 23
| {{List of United States senators Congress|65}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|66}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|67}}
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| rowspan=2 | [[1920 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1920]].{{pb}}Died.

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| rowspan=5 | [[1922 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1922]].{{pb}}Retired.
| rowspan=5 | 24
| rowspan=3 {{List of United States senators Congress|68}}

|- style="height:2em"
| &nbsp;
| nowrap | Oct 14, 1924 –<br/>Dec 17, 1924
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=2 | [[1924 United States Senate special election in Connecticut|Elected to finish Brandegee's term]] and seated Jan 8, 1925.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/chronlist.pdf|title=A chronological list of senators since the First Congress in 1789|website=United States Senate}}</ref>
| rowspan=5 nowrap | Dec 17, 1924 –<br/>Mar 3, 1933
| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=5 align=right | [[File:BINGHAM, HIRAM. SENATOR LCCN2016862218 (resized).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Hiram Bingham III]]'''
! rowspan=5 | 21

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|69}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|70}}
| rowspan=3 | 24
| rowspan=3 | [[1926 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1926]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 | 19
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:WALCOTT, F.C. LCCN2016859977.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Frederic C. Walcott]]'''
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1929 –<br/>Jan 3, 1935
| rowspan=3 | [[1928 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1928]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | 25
| {{List of United States senators Congress|71}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|72}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|73}}
| rowspan=3 | 25
| rowspan=3 | [[1932 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1932]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Mar 4, 1933 –<br/>Jan 3, 1939
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=3 align=right | [[File:AugustineLonergan.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Augustine Lonergan]]'''
! rowspan=3 | 22

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=6 | 20
| rowspan=6 align=left | [[File:FrancisMaloney.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Francis T. Maloney]]'''
| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=6 nowrap | Jan 3, 1935 –<br/>Jan 16, 1945
| rowspan=3 | [[1934 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1934]].
| rowspan=3 | 26
| {{List of United States senators Congress|74}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|75}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|76}}
| rowspan=3 | 26
| rowspan=3 | [[1938 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1938]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 3, 1939 –<br/>Jan 3, 1945
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=3 align=right | [[File:John A. Danaher.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[John A. Danaher]]'''
! rowspan=3 | 23

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1940 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1940]].{{pb}}Died.
| rowspan=7 | 27
| {{List of United States senators Congress|77}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|78}}

|- style="height:2em"
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| rowspan=8 | 27
| rowspan=8 | [[1944 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1944]].
| rowspan=9 nowrap | Jan 3, 1945 –<br/>Jul 28, 1952
| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=9 align=right | [[File:SenBMcMahon.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Brien McMahon]]'''
! rowspan=9 | 24

|- style="height:2em"
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | Jan 16, 1945 –<br/>Feb 15, 1945
| &nbsp;

|- style="height:2em"
! 21
| align=left | [[File:Thomas Charles Hart.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Thomas C. Hart]]'''
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| nowrap | Feb 15, 1945 –<br/>Nov 5, 1946
| Appointed to continue Maloney's term.{{pb}}Successor qualified.

|- style="height:2em"
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''
| nowrap | Nov 5, 1946 –<br/>Dec 27, 1946
| &nbsp;

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 | 22
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:Raymond Earl Baldwin.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Raymond E. Baldwin]]'''
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Dec 27, 1946 –<br/>Dec 16, 1949
| [[1946 United States Senate special election in Connecticut|Elected to finish Maloney's term]].

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| rowspan=2 | [[1946 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected to full term in 1946]].{{pb}}Resigned.
| rowspan=7 | 28
| {{List of United States senators Congress|80}}

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|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=5 | 23
| rowspan=5 align=left nowrap | [[File:BENTON, WILLIAM LCCN2016862778 (resized).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William Benton (politician)|William Benton]]'''
| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=5 nowrap | Dec 17, 1949 –<br/>Jan 3, 1953
| rowspan=5 | Appointed to continue Baldwin's term.{{pb}}[[1950 United States Senate special election in Connecticut|Elected to finish Baldwin's term]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.

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| rowspan=6 | 28
| [[1950 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1950]].{{pb}}Died.

|- style="height:2em"
| &nbsp;
| nowrap | Jul 28, 1952 –<br/>Aug 29, 1952
| colspan=3 | ''Vacant''

|- style="height:2em"
| Appointed to continue McMahon's term.{{pb}}Retired when successor elected, and elected to the class 1 seat.
| nowrap | Aug 29, 1952 –<br/>Nov 4, 1952
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| align=right | [[File:William Arthur Purtell.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William A. Purtell]]'''
! 25

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1952 United States Senate special election in Connecticut|Elected to finish McMahon's term]].
| rowspan=6 nowrap | Nov 4, 1952 –<br/>Jan 3, 1963
| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=6 align=right | [[File:PrescottBush.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Prescott Bush]]'''
! rowspan=6 | 26

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=3 | 24
| rowspan=3 align=left | [[File:William Arthur Purtell.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[William A. Purtell]]'''
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=3 nowrap | Jan 3, 1953 –<br/>Jan 3, 1959
| rowspan=3 | [[1952 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1952]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | 29
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| {{List of United States senators Congress|85}}
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| rowspan=3 | [[1956 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1956]].{{pb}}Retired.

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=6 | 25
| rowspan=6 align=left | [[File:Thomasjdodd.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Thomas J. Dodd]]'''
| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=6 nowrap | Jan 3, 1959 –<br/>Jan 3, 1971
| rowspan=3 | [[1958 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1958]].
| rowspan=3 | 30
| {{List of United States senators Congress|86}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|87}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|88}}
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| rowspan=3 | [[1962 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1962]].
| rowspan=9 nowrap | Jan 3, 1963 –<br/>Jan 3, 1981
| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=9 align=right | [[File:Abraham-Ribicoff (cropped).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Abraham Ribicoff]]'''
! rowspan=9 | 27

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1964 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1964]].{{pb}}Lost renomination, and lost re-election as an [[Independent (politics)|independent]].
| rowspan=3 | 31
| {{List of United States senators Congress|89}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|90}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|91}}
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| rowspan=3 | [[1968 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1968]].

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=9 | 26
| rowspan=9 align=left | [[File:Lweicker.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Lowell Weicker]]'''
| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| rowspan=9 nowrap | Jan 3, 1971 –<br/>Jan 3, 1989
| rowspan=3 | [[1970 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1970]].
| rowspan=3 | 32
| {{List of United States senators Congress|92}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|93}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|94}}
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| rowspan=3 | [[1974 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1974]].{{pb}}Retired.

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1976 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1976]].
| rowspan=3 | 33
| {{List of United States senators Congress|95}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|96}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|97}}
| rowspan=3 | 33
| rowspan=3 | [[1980 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1980]].
| rowspan=15 nowrap | Jan 3, 1981 –<br/>Jan 3, 2011
| rowspan=15 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=15 align=right | [[File:Christopher Dodd official portrait 2.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Chris Dodd]]'''
! rowspan=15 | 28

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1982 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1982]].{{pb}}Lost re-election.
| rowspan=3 | 34
| {{List of United States senators Congress|98}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|99}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|100}}
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| rowspan=3 | [[1986 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1986]].

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=12 | 27
| rowspan=12 align=left | [[File:Joe Lieberman official portrait 2 (cropped 2).jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Joe Lieberman]]'''
| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=12 nowrap | Jan 3, 1989 –<br/>Jan 3, 2013
| rowspan=3 | [[1988 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 1988]].
| rowspan=3 | 35
| {{List of United States senators Congress|101}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|102}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|103}}
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| rowspan=3 | [[1992 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1992]].

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[1994 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1994]].
| rowspan=3 | 36
| {{List of United States senators Congress|104}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|105}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|106}}
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| rowspan=3 | [[1998 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 1998]].

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[2000 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 2000]].
| rowspan=3 | 37
| {{List of United States senators Congress|107}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|108}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|109}}
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| rowspan=3 | [[2004 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 2004]].{{pb}}Retired.

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Independent (US)}} | [[Connecticut for Lieberman|Independent]]
| rowspan=3 | [[2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Lost re-nomination, but re-elected in 2006 as an Independent]].{{pb}}Retired.
| rowspan=3 | 38
| {{List of United States senators Congress|110}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|111}}

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| {{List of United States senators Congress|112}}
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| rowspan=3 | [[2010 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 2010]].
| rowspan=9 nowrap | Jan 3, 2011 –<br/>present
| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=9 align=right | [[File:Richard Blumenthal Official Portrait.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Richard Blumenthal]]'''
! rowspan=9 | 29

|- style="height:2em"
! rowspan=9 | 28
| rowspan=9 align=left | [[File:Chris Murphy, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg|100px]]<br/>'''[[Chris Murphy]]'''
| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan=9 nowrap | Jan 3, 2013 –<br/>present
| rowspan=3 | [[2012 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Elected in 2012]].
| rowspan=3 | 39
| {{List of United States senators Congress|113}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|114}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|115}}
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| rowspan=3 | [[2016 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 2016]].

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[2018 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 2018]].
| rowspan=3 | 40
| {{List of United States senators Congress|116}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|117}}

|- style="height:2em"
| {{List of United States senators Congress|118}}
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| rowspan=3 | [[2022 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 2022]].

|- style="height:2em"
| rowspan=3 | [[2024 United States Senate election in Connecticut|Re-elected in 2024]].
| rowspan=3 | 41
| {{List of United States senators Congress|119}}

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| colspan=5 | [[2028 United States Senate election in Connecticut|To be determined in the 2028 election]].

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==See also==
{{Portal|United States|Connecticut|Politics}}
* [[List of United States representatives from Connecticut]]
* [[United States congressional delegations from Connecticut]]
* [[Elections in Connecticut]] 

==References==
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