| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 5 Connecticut seats to the 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.
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, 2010 [1] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | ||
Democratic | 667,983 † | 58.69% | 5 | ||
Republican | 460,286 ‡ | 40.44% | 0 | ||
Green | 8,892 | 0.78% | 0 | ||
Socialist Action | 955 | 0.08% | 0 | ||
Write-in candidates | 86 | <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.
Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut by district: [2]
District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
District 1 | 130,538 | 57.75% | 84,076 | 37.20% | 11,424 | 5.05% | 226,038 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 2 | 140,888 | 57.08% | 95,671 | 38.76% | 10,250 | 4.15% | 246,809 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 3 | 134,544 | 60.97% | 74,107 | 33.58% | 12,010 | 5.44% | 220,661 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 4 | 110,746 | 50.94% | 102,030 | 46.93% | 4,615 | 2.12% | 217,391 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 5 | 118,231 | 52.01% | 102,092 | 44.91% | 6,980 | 3.07% | 227,303 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
Total | 634,947 | 55.78% | 457,976 | 40.24% | 45,279 | 3.98% | 1,138,202 | 100.0% |
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.
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 Group | October 24–26, 2010 | 55.8% | 38.3% |
CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group | October 3–5, 2010 | 51.8% | 44.7% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ann Brickley | 84,076 | 37.20 | |
Democratic | John B. Larson | 138,440 | 61.25 | |
Green | Kenneth J. Krayeske | 2,564 | 1.13 | |
Socialist Action | Christopher J. Hutchinson | 955 | 0.42 | |
Write-In | Daniel J. Stepanek | 3 | <0.1 | |
Total votes | 226,038 | 100 |
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.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joe Courtney was challenged by Republican Janet Peckinpaugh, a former NBC Connecticut anchorwoman. [3] Also running was Green Party candidate Scott Deshefy. Courtney was also cross-endorsed by the Connecticut Working Families Party.
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 Group | October 3–5, 2010 | 55.0 | 41.3% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Janet Peckinpaugh | 95,671 | 38.76 | |
Democratic | Joe Courtney | 147,748 | 59.86 | |
Green | G. Scott Deshefy | 3,344 | 1.35 | |
Write-In | Daniel Reale | 27 | <0.1 | |
Write-In | Muriel P. Bianchi | 19 | <0.1 | |
Total votes | 246,809 | 100 |
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.
Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro was challenged by Connecticut Republican Party treasurer Jerry Labriola Jr. and Green Party nominee Charles Pillsbury.
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 Group | October 24–26, 2010 | 56% | 37.9% |
CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group | October 3–5, 2010 | 58.1% | 36.5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jerry Labriola, Jr. | 74,107 | 33.58 | |
Democratic | Rosa L. DeLauro | 143,565 | 65.06 | |
Green | Charles A. Pillsbury | 2,984 | 1.35 | |
Write-In | Boaz Itshaky | 5 | <0.1 | |
Total votes | 220,661 | 100 |
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.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Himes was challenged by Republican State Senator Dan Debicella.
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 Group | October 24–26, 2010 | 46.1% | 48% |
National Research | October 17–18, 2010 | 42% | 46% |
CT 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 Forum | July 28-Aug. 1, 2010 | 46% | 42% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dan Debicella | 102,030 | 46.93 | |
Democratic | Jim Himes | 115,351 | 53.06 | |
Write-In | Eugene Flanagan | 10 | <0.1 | |
Total votes | 217,391 | 100 |
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.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Chris Murphy was challenged by Republican State Senator Sam Caligiuri.
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 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 Group | October 3–5, 2010 | 44.3% | 49.7% |
Gotham Research Group † | September 19–21, 2010 | 50% | 37% |
National Research | August 30–31, 2010 | 40% | 39% |
† Internal poll commissioned for Murphy campaign
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Sam S. F. Caligiuri | 104,402 | 45.93 | |
Democratic | Chris Murphy | 122,879 | 54.06 | |
Write-In | Elmon Smith | 2 | <0.1 | |
Write-In | John Pistone | 20 | <0.1 | |
Total votes | 227,303 | 100 |
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.
Robert Ruhl "Rob" Simmons is an American politician and retired U.S. Army colonel who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007, representing Connecticut's 2nd congressional district as a Republican.
Rosa Luisa DeLauro is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for Connecticut's 3rd congressional district since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is based in New Haven and includes most of its suburbs. DeLauro is the dean of Connecticut's congressional delegation.
Sam S. F. Caligiuri is an American lawyer and former Connecticut State Senator. In 2010, he ran for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, but switched for a House seat in Connecticut's 5th congressional district. He was ultimately unsuccessful, losing behind Chris Murphy, 54-46%.
The 2008 congressional elections in Ohio were held on November 4, 2008, and determined who would represent the state of Ohio in the United States House of Representatives. The primary election was held on March 4, 2008.
The 2008 congressional elections in Connecticut were held on November 4, 2008, to determine who would represent the state of Connecticut in the United States House of Representatives, coinciding with the presidential election. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. The Primary election was held on August 12.
The 2010 United States House of Representatives Elections in Florida were held on November 2, 2010 to determine who would represent the state of Florida in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 112th Congress from January 2011 until January 2013. Florida had twenty-five seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census, but would soon gain two more congressional seats in 2012.
The 2010 congressional elections in New York were held on November 2, 2010 to determine representation from the state of New York in the United States House of Representatives. New York had 29 seats in the House. Representatives are elected to two-year terms.
The 2010 congressional elections in Ohio were held on November 2, 2010. Ohio had eighteen seats in the United States House of Representatives, and all eighteen incumbent Representatives were seeking re-election in 2010. The elections were held on the same day as many other Ohio elections, and the same day as House of Representatives elections in other states.
The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on November 7, 2006, to elect the five members of the U.S. House, one from each of the state's congressional districts, to represent Connecticut in the 110th Congress. The elections coincided with a state gubernatorial election and a U.S. Senate election, as well as with Congressional elections in other states.
The 2010 congressional elections in Pennsylvania were held on November 2, 2010. Pennsylvania had nineteen seats in the United States House of Representatives. The election was held on the same day as many other PA elections, and the same day as House of Representatives elections in other states. Party primary elections were held May 18, 2010.
Elections for state and federal offices for the 2010 election cycle in Connecticut, US, were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Any necessary primary elections for the Republican and Democratic parties were held on Tuesday, August 10, 2010.
The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The primary elections were held on June 8. The composition of the state delegation before the election was four Republicans and two Democrats.
The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 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 a quadrennial presidential election, a U.S. Senate election, and state legislature races.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 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 elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of 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.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, 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 gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut was held on November 3, 2020, 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 2020 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 2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Governor Ned Lamont ran for re-election to a second term in office. The race simultaneously took place with the election to the state's Class III Senate seat. This election featured a rematch of the previous 2018 gubernatorial election, pitting Lamont against Republican Bob Stefanowski, who he previously defeated by 3.2% of the vote. This time Lamont won re-election by a wider margin, becoming the first Democrat to win a gubernatorial election by more than 5 points in the state since 1986.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on November 8, 2022, 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 2022 U.S. Senate race in Connecticut and the 2022 Connecticut gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, other elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Connecticut, one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2024 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 primary elections took place on August 13, 2024.
Preceded by 2008 elections | United States House elections in Connecticut 2010 | Succeeded by 2012 elections |