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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
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
Candidates
Nominee
- John B. Larson, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Matthew Corey, business owner, nominee for this seat in 2014 and Independent candidate for this seat in 2012
General election
Results
| 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
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
Candidates
Nominee
- Joe Courtney, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Daria Novak, radio-TV talk show host, business consultant, former State Department employee and candidate for this seat in 2010 & 2012[2]
Withdrawn
- Ann Brookes, member of the Westbrook Republican Town Committee[3]
Green primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jonathan Pelto, former Democratic state representative[4]
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Results
| 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
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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Rosa DeLauro, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Angel Cadena, former legislative intern and candidate for State Comptroller in 2014
General election
Results
| 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
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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jim Himes, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Results
| 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
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
Candidates
Nominee
- Elizabeth Esty, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Clay Cope
Eliminated in primary
- Matt Maxwell
- John Pistone
General election
Results
| 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
References
- ^ a b c d e "2016 General Election November 8, 2016 Unofficial Results". ct.gov. November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
- ^ "Republican Novak making third try for Courtney's seat". The CT Mirror. May 15, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ "Ann Brookes will not wage GOP primary in 2nd Congressional". The CT Mirror. May 19, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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) - ^ 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.