2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

←  2018 November 3, 2020 2022  →
All 5 Connecticut seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 5 0 Seats won 5 0 Seat change Popular vote 1,060,231 682,662 Percentage 59.83% 38.52% Swing 1.81% 0.74%
District results County results Municipality results Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

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.

Overview

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	222,668	63.76%	122,111	34.96%	4,458	1.28%	349,237	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	217,982	59.37%	140,340	38.22%	8,859	2.41%	367,181	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	203,265	58.73%	137,596	39.76%	5,240	1.51%	346,101	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	223,832	62.15%	130,627	36.27%	5,666	1.57%	360,125	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 5	192,484	55.07%	151,988	43.48%	5,052	1.45%	349,524	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	1,060,231	59.83%	682,662	38.52%	29,275	1.65%	1,772,168	100.0%

Popular vote Democratic   59.83% Republican   38.52% Other   1.65%

House seats Democratic   100.00%

District 1

2020 Connecticut's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee John B. Larson Mary Fay Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Popular vote 222,668 122,111 Percentage 63.8% 35.0%

Precinct results Larson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90%+ Fay:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

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 encompasses Hartford and the surrounding areas. The incumbent was Democrat John B. Larson, who was re-elected with 63.9% of the vote in 2018. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• John B. Larson, incumbent U.S. representative ^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mary Fay, West Hartford town councilwoman ^[3]
• James Griffin ^[3]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Fay	8,908	57.3
	Republican	Jim Griffin	6,624	42.7
Total votes			15,532	100.0

General election

Debate

2020 Connecticut's 1st congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic	Green
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					John B. Larson	Mary Fay	Tom McCormick
1	Oct. 22, 2020	League of Women Voters of Greater Hartford West Hartford Community Interactive	Carole Mulready	[5]	P	P	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [7]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico [9]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [10]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP [11]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [12]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Connecticut's 1st congressional district, 2020 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Larson	213,001	61.0
	Working Families	John B. Larson	9,667	2.8
	Total	John B. Larson (incumbent)	222,668	63.8
	Republican	Mary Fay	122,111	35.0
	Green	Tom McCormick	4,458	1.3
Total votes			349,237	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2020 Connecticut's 2nd congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Joe Courtney Justin Anderson Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Popular vote 218,119 140,356 Percentage 59.4% 38.2%

Municipality results Precinct results Courtney     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Anderson     40-50%     50-60%

U.S. Representative before election Joe Courtney Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Joe Courtney Democratic

See also: Connecticut's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd congressional district takes in eastern Connecticut, including Enfield, Norwich, New London, and Groton. The incumbent was Democrat Joe Courtney, who was re-elected with 62.2% of the vote in 2018. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Joe Courtney, incumbent U.S. representative

Republican primary

Declared

• Justin Anderson, former lieutenant colonel of the Connecticut Army National Guard ^[14]
• Tom Gilmer, commercial roofer, building project manager ^[15] (withdrawn) ^[a]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Justin Anderson	9,238	50.05
	Republican	Tom Gilmer (withdrawn)	9,221	49.95
Total votes			18,459	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [7]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17]	Safe D	September 3, 2020
Politico [9]	Safe D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos [10]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP [11]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [12]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, 2020 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Courtney	207,303	56.4
	Working Families	Joe Courtney	10,816	3.0
	Total	Joe Courtney (incumbent)	218,119	59.4
	Republican	Justin Anderson	140,356	38.2
	Green	Cassandra Martineau	4,960	1.4
	Libertarian	Dan Reale	3,903	1.0
	Write-in		9	0.0
Total votes			367,347	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2020 Connecticut's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Rosa DeLauro Margaret Streicker Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Independent Party Popular vote 203,265 137,596 Percentage 58.7% 39.8%

Precinct results DeLauro:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90%+ Streicker:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

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 south central part of the state and takes in New Haven and its surrounding suburbs. The incumbent was Democrat Rosa DeLauro, who was re-elected with 64.6% of the vote in 2018. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Rosa DeLauro, incumbent U.S. representative ^[18]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Margaret Streicker, real estate executive ^[19]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [7]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico [9]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [10]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP [11]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [12]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Connecticut's 3rd congressional district, 2020 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rosa DeLauro	194,259	56.1
	Working Families	Rosa DeLauro	9,006	2.6
	Total	Rosa DeLauro (incumbent)	203,265	58.7
	Republican	Margaret Streicker	131,568	38.0
	Independent Party	Margaret Streicker	6,030	1.8
	Total	Margaret Streicker	137,596	39.8
	Green	Justin Paglino	5,240	1.5
Total votes			346,101	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2020 Connecticut's 4th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Jim Himes Jonathan Riddle Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 223,832 130,627 Percentage 62.2% 36.3%

Precinct results Himes:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Riddle:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

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 southwestern Connecticut, stretching from Greenwich to Bridgeport. The incumbent was Democrat Jim Himes, who was re-elected with 61.2% of the vote in 2018. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jim Himes, incumbent U.S. representative ^[20]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jonathan Riddle, financial executive ^[21]

General election

Debate

2020 Connecticut's 4th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Jim Himes	Jonathan Riddle
1	Oct. 18, 2020	League of Women Voters of Connecticut League of Women Voters of New Canaan League of Women Voters of Norwalk League of Women Voters of Stamford Westport Library	Kay Maxwell	[22]	P	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [7]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico [9]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [10]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP [11]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen [12]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Connecticut's 4th congressional district, 2020 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Himes (incumbent)	223,832	62.2
	Republican	Jonathan Riddle	130,627	36.3
	Independent	Brian Merlen	5,656	1.6
	Write-in		10	0.0
Total votes			360,125	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

2020 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

Nominee Jahana Hayes David X. Sullivan Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Popular vote 192,484 151,988 Percentage 55.1% 43.5%

Municipality results Precinct results Hayes     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70–80%     80–90% Sullivan     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%

U.S. Representative before election Jahana Hayes Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes Democratic

See also: Connecticut's 5th congressional district

The 5th district is based in the northwestern region of the state, including the cities of Danbury, New Britain, Meriden, and most of Waterbury. The incumbent was Democrat Jahana Hayes, who was elected with 55.9% of the vote in 2018. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jahana Hayes, incumbent U.S. representative ^[23]

Endorsements

Jahana Hayes

Former US executive branch officials

• Barack Obama, former president of the United States (2009–2017) ^[24]

Organizations

• EMILY's List ^[25]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[26]
• Sierra Club ^[27]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• David X. Sullivan, former assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut ^[28]

Withdrawn

• Pete Barresi, aircraft maintenance manager ^{[29] [30]}
• Robert F. Hyde, U.S. Marine Corps veteran ^[31]
• Ryan Meehan, businessman and military veteran ^[32]
• Ruben Rodriguez, former Waterbury city plan commissioner and candidate for the Connecticut House of Representatives in 2014 ^{[15] [33] [34]}

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [6]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [7]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico [9]	Likely D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos [10]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP [11]	Safe D	October 24, 2020
Niskanen [12]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Connecticut's 5th congressional district, 2020 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jahana Hayes	183,797	52.6
	Working Families	Jahana Hayes	8,687	2.5
	Total	Jahana Hayes (incumbent)	192,484	55.1
	Republican	David X. Sullivan	151,988	43.5
	Independent	Bruce Walczak	5,052	1.4
Total votes			349,524	100.0
	Democratic hold

Notes

1. Tom Gilmer (R–Madison) withdrew from the race on the day of the primary following his arrest. His name could not be dropped from the ballot as the deadline to do so had already passed, but the state party has said it would have appointed someone else to the seat should Gilmer have won the election. ^[16]

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External links

• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Connecticut", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "Connecticut: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org , Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of Connecticut". (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• Connecticut at Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Mary Fay (R) for Congress
• John B. Larson (D) for Congress
• Tom McCormick (G) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Justin Anderson (R) for Congress
• Joe Courtney (D) for Congress
• Dan Reale (L) for Congress Archived March 20, 2022, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Rosa DeLauro (D) for Congress
• Justin Paglino (G) for Congress
• Margaret Streicker (R) for Congress Archived April 26, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Jim Himes (D) for Congress
• Jonathan Riddle (R) for Congress Archived May 5, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• Jahana Hayes (D) for Congress
• David X. Sullivan (R) for Congress Archived July 11, 2019, at the Wayback Machine