2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

2016 Connecticut's 2nd congressional district election
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	Municipality results ; Courtney 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
U.S. Representative before election; Joe Courtney ; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative; Joe Courtney ; Democratic

2016 Connecticut's 1st congressional district election
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U.S. Representative before election; John B. Larson ; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative; John B. Larson ; Democratic

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
All 5 Connecticut seats to the United States House of Representatives
	Democratic 50–60% 60–70%
	Democratic 50–60% 60–70%

Last updated December 31, 2023

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.

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

Results

Connecticut’s 1st congressional district, 2016^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Larson (incumbent)	200,686	64.1
	Republican	Matthew M. Corey	105,674	33.8
	Green	S. Michael DeRosa	6,563	2.1
Total votes			312,923	100.0
	Democratic hold

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 ^[2]

Withdrawn

Ann Brookes, member of the Westbrook Republican Town Committee^[3]

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jonathan Pelto, former Democratic state representative ^[4]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

Daniel Reale, nominee for this seat in 2012 and 2014 ^[5]

General election

Results

Connecticut’s 2nd congressional district, 2016^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Courtney (incumbent)	208,818	63.2
	Republican	Daria Novak	111,149	33.7
	Green	Jonathan Pelto	5,332	1.6
	Libertarian	Daniel Reale	4,949	1.5
Total votes			330,248	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2016 Connecticut's 3rd congressional district election

← 2014

2018 →


Nominee	Rosa DeLauro	Angel Cadena
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	207,515	95,786
Percentage	69.0%	31.0%

U.S. Representative before election

Rosa DeLauro
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Rosa DeLauro
Democratic

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

Results

Connecticut’s 3rd congressional district, 2016 ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rosa DeLauro (incumbent)	207,515	69.0
	Republican	Angel Cadena	95,786	31.0
Total votes			309,358	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2016 Connecticut's 4th congressional district election

← 2014

2018 →


Nominee	Jim Himes	John Shaban
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	187,811	125,724
Percentage	59.9%	40.1%

U.S. Representative before election

Jim Himes
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Himes
Democratic

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 ^[6]

General election

Results

Connecticut’s 4th congressional district, 2016 ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Himes (incumbent)	187,811	59.9
	Republican	John Shaban	125,724	40.1
Total votes			313,535	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

2016 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election

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2018 →


Nominee	Elizabeth Esty	Clay Cope
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	179,252	129,801
Percentage	58.0%	42.0%

U.S. Representative before election

Elizabeth Esty
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Elizabeth Esty
Democratic

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

Results

Connecticut’s 5th congressional district, 2016 ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Esty (incumbent)	179,252	58.0
	Republican	Clay Cope	129,801	42.0
Total votes			309,053	100.0
	Democratic hold

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "2016 General Election November 8, 2016 Unofficial Results". ct.gov. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
↑ "Republican Novak making third try for Courtney's seat". The CT Mirror. May 15, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
↑ "Ann Brookes will not wage GOP primary in 2nd Congressional". The CT Mirror. May 19, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
↑ "Former Connecticut state representative to seek Green Party's nomination for Congress". American Third Party Report. July 15, 2016. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ Burns, Christopher (August 19, 2015). "Redding State Rep. John Shaban will run for U.S. Congress seat". The Redding Pilot. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.

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[Generalelection-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "2016 General Election November 8, 2016 Unofficial Results". ct.gov. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.

[2] "Republican Novak making third try for Courtney's seat". The CT Mirror. May 15, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.

[3] "Ann Brookes will not wage GOP primary in 2nd Congressional". The CT Mirror. May 19, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.

[4] "Former Connecticut state representative to seek Green Party's nomination for Congress". American Third Party Report. July 15, 2016. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.

[5] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] Burns, Christopher (August 19, 2015). "Redding State Rep. John Shaban will run for U.S. Congress seat". The Redding Pilot. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.

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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

Contents

District 1

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrawn

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

District 3

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

District 4

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

District 5

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

General election

Results

See also

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