2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
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  2016 November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06) 2020  

All 5 Connecticut seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout60.24%
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election50
Seats won50
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote849,341520,521
Percentage61.64%37.78%
SwingDecrease2.svg0.84%Increase2.svg1.71%

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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.

Contents

Overview

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut by district: [1]

District Democratic Republican OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 166,15560.61%96,02435.03%11,9614.36%274,140100.0%Democratic hold
District 2 179,73162.17%102,48335.45%6,9002.39%289,114100.0%Democratic hold
District 3 163,21160.40%95,66735.40%11,3614.20%270,239100.0%Democratic hold
District 4 168,72661.21%103,17537.43%3,7501.36%275,651100.0%Democratic hold
District 5 142,90152.80%115,14642.54%12,6174.66%270,664100.0%Democratic hold
Total808,65258.61%512,49537.14%58,6614.25%1,379,808100.0%

District 1

2018 Connecticut's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee John B. Larson Jennifer Nye
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families
Popular vote175,08796,024
Percentage63.9%35.0%

U.S. Representative before election

John B. Larson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

John B. Larson
Democratic

The 1st district is located in the north-central part of the state, and is anchored by the state capital of Hartford. It includes parts of Hartford, Litchfield, and Middlesex counties. The incumbent was Democrat John Larson, who had represented the district since 1999. He was re-elected to a tenth term with 64% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Inside Elections [4] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
RCP [6] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Daily Kos [7] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
538 [8] Safe DNovember 7, 2018
CNN [9] Safe DOctober 31, 2018
Politico [10] Safe DNovember 2, 2018

Results

Connecticut's 1st congressional district results, 2018 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Larson166,15560.61%
Working Families John Larson8,9323.26%
Total John Larson (incumbent) 175,087 63.87%
Republican Jennifer Nye96,02435.03%
Green Tom McCormick3,0291.10%
Total votes274,140 100%
Democratic hold

District 2

2018 Connecticut's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Joe Courtney Dan Postemski
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families
Popular vote179,731102,483
Percentage62.2%35.5%

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Municipality results
Courtney     40–50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     >90%
Postemski     40–50%

U.S. Representative before election

Joe Courtney
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Joe Courtney
Democratic

The 2nd district is located in the eastern part of the state, and includes all of New London, Tolland, and Windham counties and parts of Hartford, Middlesex, and New Haven counties. The incumbent was Democrat Joe Courtney, who had represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected to a sixth term with 63% of the vote in 2016. The National Republican Congressional Committee outlined this district as one of the 36 Democratic-held districts it was targeting in 2018. [12] Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob Stefanowski won the district in the concurrent gubernatorial election.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Endorsements

Dan Reale (L)
Individuals
  • Michael P. Meadows, former Republican candidate for Connecticut House of Representatives district 47, Republican State Central Committee Representative district 19, Sprague Republican Town Committee chairman, Sprague Board of Finance member [15]

Results

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Inside Elections [4] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
RCP [6] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Daily Kos [7] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
538 [8] Safe DNovember 7, 2018
CNN [9] Safe DOctober 31, 2018
Politico [10] Safe DNovember 2, 2018
Connecticut's 2nd congressional district results, 2018 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Courtney167,65957.99%
Working Families Joe Courtney12,0724.18%
Total Joe Courtney (incumbent) 179,731 62.17%
Republican Dan Postemski102,48335.45%
Green Michelle Louise Bicking3,5951.24%
Libertarian Dan Reale3,3051.14%
Total votes289,114 100%
Democratic hold

District 3

2018 Connecticut's 3rd congressional district election
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Nominee Rosa DeLauro Angel Cadena
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families
Popular vote174,57295,667
Percentage64.6%35.4%

U.S. Representative before election

Rosa DeLauro
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Rosa DeLauro
Democratic

The 3rd district is located in the central part of the state and contains the city of New Haven and its surrounding suburbs. It includes parts of Fairfield, Middlesex, and New Haven counties. The incumbent was Democrat Rosa DeLauro, who had represented the district since 1991. She was re-elected to a fourteenth term with 69% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Inside Elections [4] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
RCP [6] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Daily Kos [7] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
538 [8] Safe DNovember 7, 2018
CNN [9] Safe DOctober 31, 2018
Politico [10] Safe DNovember 2, 2018

Results

Connecticut's 3rd congressional district results, 2018 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rosa DeLauro163,21160.40%
Working Families Rosa DeLauro11,3614.20%
Total Rosa DeLauro (incumbent) 174,572 64.60%
Republican Angel Cadena95,66735.40%
Total votes270,239 100%
Democratic hold

District 4

2018 Connecticut's 4th congressional district election
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Nominee Jim Himes Harry Arora
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Independent Party
Popular vote168,726106,921
Percentage61.2%38.8%

U.S. Representative before election

Jim Himes
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Himes
Democratic

The 4th district is located in the southwestern part of the state, extending from Bridgeport, the largest city in the state, to Greenwich. It includes parts of Fairfield and New Haven counties. The incumbent was Democrat Jim Himes, who had represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected to a fifth term with 60% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Inside Elections [4] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
RCP [6] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Daily Kos [7] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
538 [8] Safe DNovember 7, 2018
CNN [9] Safe DOctober 31, 2018
Politico [10] Safe DNovember 2, 2018

Results

Connecticut's 4th congressional district results, 2018 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Himes (incumbent) 168,726 61.21%
Republican Harry Arora103,17537.43%
Independent Party Harry Arora3,7461.36%
Total Harry Arora 106,92138.79%
Write-in 4<0.01%
Total votes275,651 100%
Democratic hold

District 5

2018 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election
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Nominee Jahana Hayes Manny Santos
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families Independent Party
Popular vote151,225119,426
Percentage55.9%44.1%

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Municipality results
Hayes:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Santos:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Elizabeth Esty
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Jahana Hayes
Democratic

The 5th district is located in the northwestern part of the state and includes parts of Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, and New Haven counties. The incumbent was Democrat Elizabeth Esty, who represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected to a third term with 58% of the vote in 2016. Esty did not run for reelection in 2018. [20] Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob Stefanowski won the district in the concurrent gubernatorial election.

Democratic primary

Declared

Declined

Primary results

Democratic primary results, Connecticut 2018 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jahana Hayes 24,693 62.27%
Democratic Mary Glassman14,96437.73%
Total votes39,657 100%

Republican primary

Declared

Primary results

Republican primary results, Connecticut 2018 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Manny Santos 16,816 52.39%
Republican Ruby Corby O’Neill8,41926.23%
Republican Rich DuPont6,86321.38%
Total votes32,098 100%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Inside Elections [4] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
RCP [6] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
Daily Kos [7] Safe DNovember 5, 2018
538 [8] Safe DNovember 7, 2018
CNN [9] Safe DOctober 31, 2018
Politico [10] Safe DNovember 2, 2018

Results

Connecticut's 5th congressional district results, 2018 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jahana Hayes142,90152.80%
Working Families Jahana Hayes8,3243.07%
Total Jahana Hayes 151,225 55.87%
Republican Manny Santos115,14642.54%
Independent Party Manny Santos4,2801.58%
TotalManny Santos119,42644.12%
Write-in 130.01%
Total votes270,664 100%
Democratic hold

See also

References

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  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Battle for the House 2018". RCP. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Daily Kos Elections 2018 race ratings". Daily Kos . Retrieved November 5, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Silver, Nate (August 16, 2018). "2018 House Forecast". FiveThirtyEight . Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "CNN's 2018 Race Ratings". cnn.com. Turner Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Who wins 2018? Predictions for Every House & Senate Election". POLITICO. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2018 Connecticut general election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  12. "NRCC Announces Initial Offensive Targets for the 2018 Cycle". February 8, 2017.
  13. "Statement of candicacy" (PDF). docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  14. Radelat, Ana (April 2, 2018). "Courtney draws 'Quiet Corner' challenger". The Connecticut Mirror . Retrieved July 23, 2018.
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  20. Connolly, Griffin (April 3, 2018). "Rep. Elizabeth Esty Won't Seek Re-election in Wake of Abusive Staffer Disclosures". Roll Call . Washington, DC. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  21. "Mary Glassman jumps into suddenly open 5th District race - The CT MirrorThe CT Mirror". ctmirror.org. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  22. "Jahana Hayes, Art Linares to run in primaries". May 17, 2018.
  23. Viebeck, Elise (April 2, 2018). "Elizabeth Esty won't seek reelection amid scrutiny of chief of staff's departure". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved April 3, 2018.
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  26. Godin, Mary (February 21, 2018). "Former Meriden Mayor Manny Santos to Run for U.S. Congress". Record-Journal . Retrieved July 12, 2018.

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Official campaign websites for third district candidates

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Official campaign websites for fifth district candidates