2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

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2014 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 vote596,390409,513
Percentage55.85%38.35%
SwingDecrease2.svg9.02%Increase2.svg4.90%
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2014 Congressional Election in Connecticut.svg

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 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 elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Connecticut.

Contents

Democrats swept all five districts in 2014, bringing their winning streak in Connecticut U.S. House elections to 20 in a row – the second longest partisan winning streak in state history and the longest for the Democratic Party. [1]

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut by district: [2]

District Democratic Republican OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 127,43058.49%78,60936.08%11,8425.43%217,881100.0%Democratic hold
District 2 131,29457.60%80,83735.47%15,8056.93%227,936100.0%Democratic hold
District 3 130,00961.93%69,45433.08%10,4764.99%209,939100.0%Democratic hold
District 4 101,40151.01%88,20944.37%9,1904.62%198,800100.0%Democratic hold
District 5 106,25649.82%92,40443.32%14,6416.86%213,301100.0%Democratic hold
Total596,39055.85%409,51338.35%61,9545.80%1,067,857100.0%

District 1

Incumbent Democrat John B. Larson, who had represented this district since 1999, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Matthew Corey, business owner and Independent candidate for this seat in 2012 [3] [4]

General election

Results

Connecticut's 1st congressional district, 2014 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John B. Larson (incumbent) 135,825 62.3
Republican Matthew Corey78,60936.1
Green Jeffery Russell3,4471.6
Total votes217,881 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Joe Courtney, who has represented this district since 2007, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh, radio show producer and host [4]
Eliminated in primary
  • Evan Evans

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Dan Reale, nominee for this seat in 2012 [6]

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • William Clyde, economics and finance professor [7]

General election

Results

Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, 2014 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joe Courtney (incumbent) 141,948 62.3
Republican Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh80,83735.5
Libertarian Daniel Reale2,6021.1
Green William Clyde2,5491.1
Total votes227,936 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Rosa DeLauro, who has represented this district since 1991, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • James Brown, former maths teacher [4]
Eliminated in primary
  • Steve Packard

General election

Results

Connecticut's 3rd congressional district, 2014 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rosa DeLauro (incumbent) 140,485 66.9
Republican James E. Brown69,45433.1
Total votes209,939 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Jim Himes, who has represented this district since 2009, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined

General election

Endorsements

Dan Debicella (R)
Organizations

Results

Connecticut's 4th congressional district, 2014 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Himes (incumbent) 106,873 53.8
Republican Dan Debicella 91,92246.2
Independent Stephen Miller (write-in)30.0
Independent Sophie Pastore (write-in)20.0
Total votes198,800 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Esty, who has represented this district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Mark Greenberg, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2010 & 2012 [4]
Eliminated in primary
  • Sal Lilienthal
Declined

General election

Endorsements

Elizabeth Esty (D)
Organizations
Mark Greenberg (R)
Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Elizabeth
Esty (D)		Mark
Greenberg (R)		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014427± 6.0%50%41%9%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Esty) October 8–10, 2014400± 5.0%52%36%12%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [17] Likely DNovember 3, 2014
Rothenberg [18] Safe DOctober 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [19] Likely DOctober 30, 2014
RCP Likely DNovember 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections [20] Likely DNovember 4, 2014

Results

Connecticut's 5th congressional district, 2014 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Elizabeth Esty (incumbent) 113,564 53.2
Republican Mark Greenberg97,76745.9
Independent John J. Pistone1,9700.9
Total votes213,301 100.0
Democratic hold

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