2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Connecticut, one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on August 9.

Overview The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats won by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Connecticut. United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 2016PartyVotesPercentageSeats Democratic916,81558.2%5 Republican558,16235.4%0 Working Families Party73,3244.7%0 Green Party11,8950.8%0 Independent Party of Connecticut9,9720.6%0 Libertarian4,9490.3%0 Others66< 0.0%0 Total 1,575,183 100.0% 5 The Democratic candidates were cross-endorsed by the Connecticut Working Families Party in the First, Second, Third and Fifth Districts The Republican candidates were cross-endorsed by the Independent Party of Connecticut in the Fourth and Fifth Districts

By district Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut by district:

DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthers†TotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 200,686* 64.1% 105,674 33.8% 6,565 2.1% 312,925 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 2 208,818* 63.2% 111,149 33.7% 10,290 3.1% 330,257 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 3 213,572* 69.0% 95,786 31.0% 21 0.0% 309,379 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 4 187,811 59.9% 125,724* 40.1% 5 0.0% 313,5400 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 5 179,252* 58.0% 129,801* 42.0% 29 0.0% 309,082 100.0% Democratic holdTotal 990,139* 62.86% 568,134* 36.07% 16,910 1.07% 1,575,183 100.0% * Includes votes for major party candidates on more than one party line † Does not include fusion vote counts—see individual districts for details

District 1

Incumbent Democrat John B. Larson, who had represented the district since 1999, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+13.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee John B. Larson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Matthew Corey, business owner, nominee for this seat in 2014 and Independent candidate for this seat in 2012

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016

Results

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Joe Courtney, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+5.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Joe Courtney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Daria Novak, radio-TV talk show host, business consultant, former State Department employee and candidate for this seat in 2010 & 2012

Withdrawn Ann Brookes, member of the Westbrook Republican Town Committee

Green primary Candidates Nominee Jonathan Pelto, former Democratic state representative

Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Daniel Reale, nominee for this seat in 2012 and 2014

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016

Results

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Rosa DeLauro, who had represented the district since 1991, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+11.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Rosa DeLauro, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Angel Cadena, former legislative intern and candidate for State Comptroller in 2014

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016

Results

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Jim Himes, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 51% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+5.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jim Himes, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary Candidates Nominee John Shaban, state representative

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016

Results

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Esty, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 50% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+3.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Elizabeth Esty, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Clay Cope

Eliminated in primary Matt Maxwell John Pistone

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 7, 2016Daily Kos ElectionsNovember 7, 2016 RothenbergNovember 3, 2016 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 7, 2016RCPOctober 31, 2016

Results

See also United States House of Representatives elections, 2016 United States elections, 2016

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