The 1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on November 3, 1992, to elect the six members of the U.S. House, one from each of the state's congressional districts, to represent Connecticut in the 103rd Congress. These elections coincided with the Presidential election and a U.S. Senate election, as well as elections to the state legislature.

The elections took place after the decennial 1990 United States census. Connecticut maintained its number of congressional districts, and the redistricted map was adopted on November 27, 1991. The elections were also on the backdrop of the election of Connecticut Governor Lowell Weicker in 1990, marking the start of the A Connecticut Party. This was the first election in which the party ran candidates on the federal level.

All incumbents ran for and won re-election. As no district changed partisan control, that meant the 3-3 split between the Democrats and Republicans was maintained.

Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 1992PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 699,155 48.72% 3 0 Democratic 644,424 44.90% 3 0 A Connecticut 65,701 4.58% 0 0 Concerned citizens 20,211 1.41% 0 0 Natural Law 2,309 0.16% 0 0 Independent 1,677 0.12% 0 0 Petitioning candidate 1,661 0.11% 0 0 Write-in candidates 25 0.00% 0 0 Totals 1,435,163 100.00% 6 —

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Barbara B. Kennelly, who was originally elected in 1981, faced Republican opponent Philip L. Steele. She won re-election with 67.1% of the vote.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Philip L. Steele, Hartford lawyer and brother of Robert H. Steele

Eliminated in primary Robert F. Ludgin, former Hartford deputy mayor (Democratic)

Convention July 22, 1992 Republican convention Candidate Round 1 Votes % Robert F. Ludgin 49 50.5% Philip L. Steele 48 49.5% Inactive Ballots 0 ballots

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District 2

Incumbent Democrat Sam Gejdenson, originally elected in 1980, went up against Republican nominee Edward W. Munster, a State Senator from Haddam. Gejdenson narrowly won re-election to a seventh term with 50.8% of the vote, although Munster initially refused to concede.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Edward W. Munster, state Senator from the 33rd district

Eliminated in primary Glenn T. Carberry, nominee for this seat in 1988

Eliminated at convention Merja Lehtinen, magazine editor

Convention July 24, 1992 Republican convention Candidate Round 1 Votes % Glenn T. Carberry 84 52.50% Edward W. Munster 70 43.75% Merja Lehtinen 6 3.75% Inactive Ballots 0 ballots

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District 3

Incumbent Democrat Rosa DeLauro faced Republican challenger and former State Senator Tom Scott. DeLauro won re-election to a second term with 65.68% of the vote. This was a significant overperformance compared her previous election result in 1990, in which she only narrowly won with 52% to 48% of the vote against Scott.

Results

District 4

Incumbent Republican Christopher Shays, originally elected in 1987, faced Stamford Board of Finance member Dave Schropfer (D) and Darien attorney Al Smith (ACP). He won re-election with 67.3% of the vote.

Democratic primary Nominee Dave Schropfer, international marketing consultant from Stamford

Eliminated at convention Al Smith, candidate for this seat in 1990

Convention July 20, 1992 Democratic convention Candidate Round 1 Votes % Dave Schropfer 167 82.27% Al Smith 36 17.73% Inactive Ballots 0 ballots

General election Results

District 5

Incumbent Republican Gary Franks, the only Black Republican in congress at the time, defeated Waterbury Probate Judge James Lawlor (D) and Democratic state representative from Danbury Lynn Taborsak (ACP).

Taborsak was previously a Democratic candidate for this district, but was nominated by the A Connecticut Party on July 23, during the primary election campaign.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee James J. Lawlor, Waterbury Probate Judge

Eliminated in primary Lynn Taborsak, state Representative for the 109th district from Danbury

Eliminated at convention Joseph Heyman, former member of the Ridgefield Planning and Zoning Commission and chairman of CityCenter Danbury from Ridgefield

Withdrew Mel Thompson, political consultant from Derby

Convention July 20, 1992 Democratic convention Candidate Round 1 Votes % James J. Lawlor 118 59.3% Lynn Taborsak 74 37.2% Joseph Heyman 7 3.5% Inactive Ballots 1 ballot

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General election Results

District 6

Incumbent Republican Nancy Johnson faced Democratic challenger Eugene F. Slason. She won re-election with 69.7% of the vote.

Results

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