Richard Blumenthal won a third term as U.S. Senator, beating Republican challenger Leora Levy, who won her party primary in an upset following the endorsement of former President Donald J. Trump.
The Associated Press called the race for Blumenthal shortly after polls closed Tuesday.
“I am excited and energized for another term,” Blumenthal said. The senator was sitting in his car outside the Connecticut Democrats’ Election Night party at Dunkin’ Donuts Park in Hartford. A staffer delivered the news before Blumenthal had exited the car.
“Our country needs to be brought back together again, and I am going to focus on healing the divisions,” Blumenthal said. “It won’t be healed overnight, but I think my colleagues want to see more cooperation and less combativeness.”
Leora Levy wasn’t immediately available for comment.
Both candidates had pledged, prior to casting their votes, that they would accept the outcome of the election without question.
CT Mirror staff reporter Dave Altimari contributed to this article.
