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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

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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 Steady Steady
Popular vote 984,082 568,134
Percentage 62.48% 36.07%
Swing Increase 6.63% Decrease 2.28%

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

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2016 Connecticut's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee John B. Larson Matthew Corey
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 200,686 105,674
Percentage 64.1% 33.8%

U.S. Representative before election

John B. Larson
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

John B. Larson
Democratic

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

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Republican primary

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Nominee
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  • Matthew Corey, business owner, nominee for this seat in 2014 and Independent candidate for this seat in 2012

General election

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Results

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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

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2016 Connecticut's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Joe Courtney Daria Novak
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 208,818 111,149
Percentage 63.2% 33.7%

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

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

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Republican primary

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Withdrawn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

Green primary

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Libertarian primary

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

General election

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Results

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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

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2016 Connecticut's 3rd congressional district election

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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.

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General election

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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

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2016 Connecticut's 4th congressional district election

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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.

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General election

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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

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2016 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election

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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

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Republican primary

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Nominee
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  • Clay Cope
Eliminated in primary
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  • Matt Maxwell
  • John Pistone

General election

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Results

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "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.