2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the five Congressional representatives from the state, one from each of the state's five Congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including governor, U.S. Senate, and state legislature races.

The incumbent state Congressional delegation, elected in 2008, consisted of five Democratic representatives. All were re-elected in the 2010 elections.

Primary elections were necessary to select Republican candidates in all districts except the Third, while no Democratic candidates faced primary challenges. The GOP primaries took place on Tuesday, August 10, 2010.

Overview The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats gained and lost by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Connecticut. In addition, the voter turnout and the number of votes not valid will be listed below. United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 2010PartyVotesPercentageSeats Democratic667,983 †58.69%5 Republican460,286 ‡40.44%0 Green8,8920.78%0 Socialist Action9550.08%0 Write-in candidates86<0.01%0 Total 1,138,202 100% 5 † Includes 33,036 votes received on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party, which cross-endorsed the Democratic candidate in each of the five districts.‡ Includes 2,310 votes received by Republican Sam Caliguiri on the independent line in the Fifth District.

By district Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut by district:

DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 130,538 57.75% 84,076 37.20% 11,424 5.05% 226,038 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 2 140,888 57.08% 95,671 38.76% 10,250 4.15% 246,809 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 3 134,544 60.97% 74,107 33.58% 12,010 5.44% 220,661 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 4 110,746 50.94% 102,030 46.93% 4,615 2.12% 217,391 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 5 118,231 52.01% 102,092 44.91% 6,980 3.07% 227,303 100.0% Democratic holdTotal 634,947 55.78% 457,976 40.24% 45,279 3.98% 1,138,202 100.0%

District 1 Incumbent Democratic Congressman John B. Larson was challenged by Republican Ann Brickley, Green Party candidate Kenneth J. Krayeske, and Socialist Action candidate Christopher J. Hutchinson. from CQ Politics Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Race profile at The New York Times

Polling October polls conducted by the website CT Capitol Report showed Larson leading Brickley by seven- and 18-point margins.

Poll source Dates administered John Larson (D) Ann Brickley (R)CT Capitol Report/Merriman River GroupCT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 24–26, 2010 55.8% 38.3%CT Capitol Report/Merriman River GroupCT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 3–5, 2010 51.8% 44.7%

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 1, 2010 Rothenberg November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallCrystal Ball, November 1, 2010RCPRealClearPolitics, November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsOctober 28, 2010New York Times November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEight November 1, 2010

Results

Note: Larson also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 7,902 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table.

District 2 Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joe Courtney was challenged by Republican Janet Peckinpaugh, a former NBC Connecticut anchorwoman. Also running was Green Party candidate Scott Deshefy. Courtney was also cross-endorsed by the Connecticut Working Families Party. from CQ Politics Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Race profile at The New York Times

Polling October polls conducted by the website CT Capitol Report had shown Courtney leading Peckinpaugh by 14- and 19-point margins.

Poll source Dates administered Joe Courtney (D) Janet Peckinpaugh (R)CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 24–26, 2010 57.2% 38%CT Capitol Report/Merriman River GroupCT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 3–5, 2010 55.0 41.3%

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 1, 2010 Rothenberg November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 1, 2010RCP November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsOctober 28, 2010New York Times November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEight November 1, 2010

Results

Note: Courtney also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 6,860 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table.

District 3 Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro was challenged by Connecticut Republican Party treasurer Jerry Labriola Jr. and Green Party nominee Charles Pillsbury. from CQ Politics Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Race profile at The New York Times

Polling October polls conducted by the website CT Capitol Report had shown DeLauro leading Labriola by the largest margins of any of the state's five congressional districts.

Poll source Dates administered Rosa DeLauro (D) Jerry Labriola (R)CT Capitol Report/Merriman River GroupCT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 24–26, 2010 56% 37.9%CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 3–5, 2010 58.1% 36.5%

Results

Note: DeLauro also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 9,021 votes on it. Her Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table.

District 4

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Himes was challenged by Republican State Senator Dan Debicella. from CQ Politics Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Race profile at The New York Times

Polling October polling had shown this race to have essentially been a toss-up.

Poll source Dates administered Jim Himes (D) Dan Debicella (R)CT Capitol Report/Merriman River GroupCT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 24–26, 2010 46.1% 48%National Research October 17–18, 2010 42% 46%CT Capitol Report/Merriman River GroupCT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 3–5, 2010 49.4% 47.2%National Research September 27–28, 2010 42% 42%National Research August 17–18, 2010 42% 38%American Action ForumAmerican Action Forum July 28-Aug. 1, 2010 46% 42%

Results

Note: Himes also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 4,605 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table.

District 5

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Chris Murphy was challenged by Republican State Senator Sam Caligiuri. from CQ Politics Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Race profile at The New York Times

Polling The last polling in this district before the election, as conducted by the website CT Capitol Report, had essentially indicated this race was a toss up.

Poll source Dates administered Chris Murphy (D) Sam Caligiuri (R)CT Capitol Report/Merriman River GroupCT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 28–31, 2010 43.8% 51.5%CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 24–26, 2010 45.5% 46.9%Gotham Research Group † October 4–6, 2010 48% 34%CT Capitol Report/Merriman River GroupCT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 3–5, 2010 44.3% 49.7%Gotham Research GroupGotham Research Group † September 19–21, 2010 50% 37%National Research August 30–31, 2010 40% 39% † Internal poll commissioned for Murphy campaign

Results

Note: Murphy also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 4,648 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table. Caligiuri also appeared on the independent line and received 2,310 votes on it. His independent and Republican votes have been aggregated together on this table.

References

General references http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G10/CT

External links Elections & Voting from the Connecticut Secretary of State Official list of Candidates 11/02/2010 General (non-write in) U.S. Congress candidates for Connecticut at Project Vote Smart Connecticut U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Connecticut from OpenSecrets 2010 Connecticut General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com

House - Connecticut from the Cook Political Report

Official campaign sites Ann Brickley for Congress (R-1) Sam Caligiuri for Congress (R-5) Joe Courtney for Congress (D-2) Dan Debicella for Congress (R-4) Rosa DeLauro for Congress (D-3) Jim Himes for Congress (D-4) Jerry Labriola for Congress (R-3) John Larson for Congress (D-1) Chris Murphy for Congress (D-5) Janet Peckinpaugh for Congress (R-2)

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

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