2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

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2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
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All 5 Connecticut seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election50
Seats won50
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote951,281490,490
Percentage64.87%33.45%
SwingIncrease2.svg6.18%Decrease2.svg6.99%
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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.

Contents

Primaries to select Republican and Democratic candidates in some districts were held on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. [1]

The Democratic candidate won in each of the five districts on election day.

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 are listed below.

United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 2012 [2]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats
Democratic 951,281*64.87%5
Republican 490,49033.45%0
Green 9,1150.62%0
Libertarian 3,5110.24%0
Others 12,0220.82%0
Total1,466,419100%5

District 1

Democratic incumbent John Larson, who had represented the 1st district since 1999, sought re-election. [3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • John Decker, financial planner [4]
Eliminated in primary
  • Mike McDonald, member of the Windsor Town Council, [5]

Results

Decker won the nomination [6] at the Republican state convention on May 18, garnering 69% of available delegates.

General election

Results

Connecticut's 1st congressional district, 2012 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John B. Larson (incumbent) [8] 206,973 69.7
Republican John Henry Decker82,32127.7
Green S. Michael DeRosa5,4771.8
Independent Matthew M. Corey2,2900.8
Total votes297,061 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

Democratic incumbent Joe Courtney, who had represented the 2nd district since 2007, said in February 2011 that he would not run for the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Joe Lieberman. [9] Courtney ran for re-election. [3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn

Primary results

At the Republican state convention on May 18, delegates in the second district endorsed Formica. Formica and Novak took part in the August 14 primary, which Formica won. [12]

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Paul M. Formica 14,256 66.9
Republican Daria Novak7,05033.1
Total votes21,306 100.0

General election

Results

Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, 2012 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Courtney (incumbent) [13] 204,708 68.2
Republican Paul Formica 88,10329.4
Green Colin D. Bennett3,6381.2
Libertarian Daniel J. Reale3,5111.2
Total votes299,960 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

Democratic incumbent Rosa DeLauro, who had represented the 3rd district since 1991, ran for re-election. [3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

At the Republican state convention on May 18, delegates in the third district endorsed Winsley. [16] Following the Republican state convention, Steve Packard announced his intention to run for the office as an independent. [17]

General election

Results

Connecticut's 3rd congressional district, 2012 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rosa DeLauro (incumbent) [18] 217,573 74.7
Republican Wayne Winsley 73,72625.3
Independent Hector W. Concepcion (write-in)10.0
Independent Stephen "Steve" Packard (write-in)10.0
Total votes291,301 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4

Democratic incumbent Jim Himes, who had represented the 4th district since 2009, said in December 2010 that he would not run for the U.S. Senate in 2012. [19] Himes ran for re-election. [3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Steve Obsitnik, chair and chief executive of Quintel Technology [20]
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Results

At the Republican state convention on May 18, delegates in the fourth district endorsed Obsitnik. Meek met the threshold required to force a primary, but decided not to challenge the endorsed candidate. [25] Obsitnik lost to Himes.

General election

Endorsements

Steve Obsitnik (R)

Organizations

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [27] Safe DNovember 5, 2012
Rothenberg [28] Safe DNovember 2, 2012
Roll Call [29] Safe DNovember 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball [30] Safe DNovember 5, 2012
NY Times [31] Safe DNovember 4, 2012
RCP [32] Likely DNovember 4, 2012
The Hill [33] Safe DNovember 4, 2012

Results

Connecticut's 4th congressional district, 2012 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Himes (incumbent) 175,929 60.0
Republican Steve Obsitnik117,50340.0
Total votes293,432 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Chris Murphy had represented the 5th district since 2007. He announced that he would not seek re-election for a fourth term. He instead ran for the U.S. Senate to replace Independent Democrat Joe Lieberman, who retired from the Senate. Murphy won election to the Senate.

Democratic primary

Prior to the Democratic primary, Donovan received the endorsement of the Connecticut Working Families Party and was granted placement on its ballot line for the general election. [34] On August 30, Donovan withdrew his name from the Working Families line to allow the minor party to endorse Elizabeth Esty, the primary winner. [35]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Disqualified
  • Randy Yale, insurance underwriter [39] [40]
Withdrawn

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Elizabeth Etsy 12,717 44.6
Democratic Chris Donovan9,21632.3
Democratic Dan Roberti6,58223.1
Total votes28,515 100.0

Republican primary

At the Republican state convention on May 18, delegates in the fifth district endorsed Roraback. Roraback, Wilson-Foley, Bernier, and Greenberg took part in the August 14 primary.

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined

Endorsements

Lisa Wilson-Foley

Organizations

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Andrew Roraback 9,536 32.1
Republican Mark Greenberg8,03327.0
Republican Justin Bernier6,16720.8
Republican Lisa Wilson-Foley5,96620.1
Total votes29,702 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Elizabeth Esty (D)

Organizations

Andrew Roraback (R)

Organizations

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report TossupNovember 5, 2012
Rothenberg [28] TossupNovember 2, 2012
Roll Call [29] Lean DNovember 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball [30] Lean DNovember 5, 2012
NY Times [31] TossupNovember 4, 2012
RCP [32] TossupNovember 4, 2012
The Hill [33] Lean DNovember 4, 2012

Results

Connecticut's 5th congressional district, 2012 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Elizabeth Esty [51] 146,098 51.3
Republican Andrew Roraback [52] 138,63748.7
Independent John Pistone (write-in)120.0
Independent Russ Jaeger (write-in)100.0
Total votes284,757 100.0
Democratic hold

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  52. ↑ Includes 9,710 votes as listed as an Independent on the ballot.
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