2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

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All 5 Connecticut seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	60.24%
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 5 0 Seats won 5 0 Seat change Popular vote 849,341 520,521 Percentage 61.64% 37.78% Swing 0.84% 1.71%
District results County results Municipality results Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

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.

Overview

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

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	166,155	60.61%	96,024	35.03%	11,961	4.36%	274,140	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	179,731	62.17%	102,483	35.45%	6,900	2.39%	289,114	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	163,211	60.40%	95,667	35.40%	11,361	4.20%	270,239	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	168,726	61.21%	103,175	37.43%	3,750	1.36%	275,651	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 5	142,901	52.80%	115,146	42.54%	12,617	4.66%	270,664	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	808,652	58.61%	512,495	37.14%	58,661	4.25%	1,379,808	100.0%

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 vote 175,087 96,024 Percentage 63.9% 35.0%

U.S. Representative before election John B. Larson Democratic Elected U.S. Representative John B. Larson Democratic

See also: Connecticut's 1st congressional district

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

• John Larson, incumbent ^[2]

Republican primary

• Jennifer Nye

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [4]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
RCP [6]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [7]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
538 [8]	Safe D	November 7, 2018
CNN [9]	Safe D	October 31, 2018
Politico [10]	Safe D	November 2, 2018

Results

Connecticut's 1st congressional district results, 2018 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Larson	166,155	60.61%
	Working Families	John Larson	8,932	3.26%
	Total	John Larson (incumbent)	175,087	63.87%
	Republican	Jennifer Nye	96,024	35.03%
	Green	Tom McCormick	3,029	1.10%
Total votes			274,140	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 vote 179,731 102,483 Percentage 62.2% 35.5%

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

See also: Connecticut's 2nd congressional district

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

• Joe Courtney, incumbent ^[13]

Republican primary

• Dan Postemski, veteran and chairman of the Hampton Republican Town Committee ^[14]

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]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [4]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
RCP [6]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [7]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
538 [8]	Safe D	November 7, 2018
CNN [9]	Safe D	October 31, 2018
Politico [10]	Safe D	November 2, 2018

Connecticut's 2nd congressional district results, 2018 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Courtney	167,659	57.99%
	Working Families	Joe Courtney	12,072	4.18%
	Total	Joe Courtney (incumbent)	179,731	62.17%
	Republican	Dan Postemski	102,483	35.45%
	Green	Michelle Louise Bicking	3,595	1.24%
	Libertarian	Dan Reale	3,305	1.14%
Total votes			289,114	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 vote 174,572 95,667 Percentage 64.6% 35.4%

U.S. Representative before election Rosa DeLauro Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro Democratic

See also: Connecticut's 3rd congressional district

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

• Rosa DeLauro, incumbent ^[16]

Republican primary

• Angel Cadena, Marine veteran and Republican nominee for CT-3 in 2016 ^[17]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [4]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
RCP [6]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [7]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
538 [8]	Safe D	November 7, 2018
CNN [9]	Safe D	October 31, 2018
Politico [10]	Safe D	November 2, 2018

Results

Connecticut's 3rd congressional district results, 2018 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rosa DeLauro	163,211	60.40%
	Working Families	Rosa DeLauro	11,361	4.20%
	Total	Rosa DeLauro (incumbent)	174,572	64.60%
	Republican	Angel Cadena	95,667	35.40%
Total votes			270,239	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 vote 168,726 106,921 Percentage 61.2% 38.8%

U.S. Representative before election Jim Himes Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jim Himes Democratic

See also: Connecticut's 4th congressional district

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

• Jim Himes, incumbent ^[18]

Republican primary

• Harry Arora, investment firm founder ^[19]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [4]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
RCP [6]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [7]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
538 [8]	Safe D	November 7, 2018
CNN [9]	Safe D	October 31, 2018
Politico [10]	Safe D	November 2, 2018

Results

Connecticut's 4th congressional district results, 2018 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Himes (incumbent)	168,726	61.21%
	Republican	Harry Arora	103,175	37.43%
	Independent Party	Harry Arora	3,746	1.36%
	Total	Harry Arora	106,921	38.79%
	Write-in		4	<0.01%
Total votes			275,651	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 vote 151,225 119,426 Percentage 55.9% 44.1%

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

See also: Connecticut's 5th congressional district

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

• Mary Glassman, former First Selectman of Simsbury, and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2006 and 2010 ^[21]
• Jahana Hayes, 2016 National Teacher of the Year ^[22]

Declined

• Elizabeth Esty, incumbent congresswoman ^[23]

Primary results

Democratic primary results, Connecticut 2018 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jahana Hayes	24,693	62.27%
	Democratic	Mary Glassman	14,964	37.73%
Total votes			39,657	100%

Republican primary

Declared

• Rich DuPont, businessman ^[24]
• Ruby Corby O’Neill, retired psychology professor and political activist ^[25]
• Manny Santos, former mayor of Meriden ^[26]

Primary results

Republican primary results, Connecticut 2018 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Manny Santos	16,816	52.39%
	Republican	Ruby Corby O’Neill	8,419	26.23%
	Republican	Rich DuPont	6,863	21.38%
Total votes			32,098	100%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [4]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
RCP [6]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [7]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
538 [8]	Safe D	November 7, 2018
CNN [9]	Safe D	October 31, 2018
Politico [10]	Safe D	November 2, 2018

Results

Connecticut's 5th congressional district results, 2018 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jahana Hayes	142,901	52.80%
	Working Families	Jahana Hayes	8,324	3.07%
	Total	Jahana Hayes	151,225	55.87%
	Republican	Manny Santos	115,146	42.54%
	Independent Party	Manny Santos	4,280	1.58%
	Total	Manny Santos	119,426	44.12%
	Write-in		13	0.01%
Total votes			270,664	100%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2018 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2018 United States elections

References

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External links

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at FEC
• Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official campaign websites for first district candidates

• Tom McCormick (G) for Congress
• John Larson (D) for Congress
• Jennifer Nye (R) for Congress Archived June 29, 2018, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for second district candidates

• Michelle Louise Bicking (G) for Congress
• Joe Courtney (D) for Congress
• Dan Postemski (R) for Congress
• Dan Reale (L) for Congress Archived 2022-03-20 at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for third district candidates

• Angel Cadena (R) for Congress
• Rosa DeLauro (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for fourth district candidates

• Harry Arora (R) for Congress
• Jim Himes (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for fifth district candidates

• Jahana Hayes (D) for Congress
• John Pistone (I) for Congress Archived August 18, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
• Manny Santos (R) for Congress