2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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The 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut was a high-profile race in which incumbent Senator Joe Lieberman, after losing the Democratic primary, successfully won re-election as an independent candidate.

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instanceOf United States Senate election
campaignIssue Democratic Party direction
Iraq War
national security
chamber United States Senate
country United States
democraticNominee Ned Lamont
democraticPrimaryLoser Joe Lieberman
democraticPrimaryWinner Ned Lamont
electionCycle 2006 U.S. midterm elections
electionDate 2006-11-07
electionType general election
incumbentAfterElection Joe Lieberman
incumbentAfterElectionCaucus Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
incumbentBeforeElection Joe Lieberman
incumbentIdeologyPerception centrist
incumbentRanForReelection true
independentBallotLineName Connecticut for Lieberman
independentCandidate Joe Lieberman
independentNominee Joe Lieberman
jurisdiction State of Connecticut
linked to: Connecticut
locatedIn Connecticut
losingCandidate Alan Schlesinger
Ned Lamont
majorPartyCandidate Alan Schlesinger
Ned Lamont
mediaDescription high-profile Senate race
nextElection 2012 United States Senate election in Connecticut
notableFeature high-profile intra-party challenge to sitting senator
incumbent lost party primary but won general election as independent
officeContested United States Senator from Connecticut
partOf 2006 United States Senate elections
partyOfIncumbentAfterElection Independent politician
partyOfIncumbentBeforeElection Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
popularVoteSecondPlace Ned Lamont
popularVoteThirdPlace Alan Schlesinger
popularVoteWinner Joe Lieberman
previousElection 2000 United States Senate election in Connecticut
primaryChallengeFrom anti-Iraq War wing of Democratic Party
primaryElectionDate 2006-08-08
primaryElectionHeldBy Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
republicanNominee Alan Schlesinger
seatClass Class I
termLengthContested 6 years
votingSystem first-past-the-post
winner Joe Lieberman
winnerCaucusedWith Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
winnerPartyLabelOnBallot Connecticut for Lieberman

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Joe Lieberman election 2006 United States Senate election in Connecticut