2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the five Congressional representatives from the state, one from each of the state's five Congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including governor, U.S. Senate, and state legislature races.

2010 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 Popular vote 667,983 460,286 Percentage 58.69% 40.44% Swing 6.6% 7.71%
District results Municipality results Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

The incumbent state Congressional delegation, elected in 2008, consisted of five Democratic representatives. All were re-elected in the 2010 elections.

Primary elections were necessary to select Republican candidates in all districts except the Third, while no Democratic candidates faced primary challenges. The GOP primaries took place on Tuesday, August 10, 2010.

Overview

The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats gained and lost by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Connecticut. In addition, the voter turnout and the number of votes not valid will be listed below.

United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 2010[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats
	Democratic	667,983 †	58.69%	5
	Republican	460,286 ‡	40.44%	0
	Green	8,892	0.78%	0
	Socialist Action	955	0.08%	0
	Write-in candidates	86	<0.01%	0
Total		1,138,202	100%	5

† Includes 33,036 votes received on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party, which cross-endorsed the Democratic candidate in each of the five districts.
‡ Includes 2,310 votes received by Republican Sam Caliguiri on the independent line in the Fifth District.

By district

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut by district:^[2]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	130,538	57.75%	84,076	37.20%	11,424	5.05%	226,038	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	140,888	57.08%	95,671	38.76%	10,250	4.15%	246,809	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	134,544	60.97%	74,107	33.58%	12,010	5.44%	220,661	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	110,746	50.94%	102,030	46.93%	4,615	2.12%	217,391	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 5	118,231	52.01%	102,092	44.91%	6,980	3.07%	227,303	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	634,947	55.78%	457,976	40.24%	45,279	3.98%	1,138,202	100.0%

District 1

Incumbent Democratic Congressman John B. Larson was challenged by Republican Ann Brickley, Green Party candidate Kenneth J. Krayeske, and Socialist Action candidate Christopher J. Hutchinson.

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
• Race profile at The New York Times

Polling

October polls conducted by the website CT Capitol Report showed Larson leading Brickley by seven- and 18-point margins.

Poll source	Dates administered	John Larson (D)	Ann Brickley (R)
CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group[3]	October 24–26, 2010	55.8%	38.3%
CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group[4]	October 3–5, 2010	51.8%	44.7%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[6]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
RCP[8]	Likely D	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[9]	Safe D	October 28, 2010
New York Times[10]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[10]	Safe D	November 1, 2010

Results

Representative in Congress (CT-1), November 2, 2010^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ann Brickley	84,076	37.20
	Democratic	John B. Larson	138,440	61.25
	Green	Kenneth J. Krayeske	2,564	1.13
	Socialist Action	Christopher J. Hutchinson	955	0.42
	Write-In	Daniel J. Stepanek	3	<0.1
Total votes			226,038	100

Note: Larson also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 7,902 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table.

District 2

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joe Courtney was challenged by Republican Janet Peckinpaugh, a former NBC Connecticut anchorwoman.^[11] Also running was Green Party candidate Scott Deshefy. Courtney was also cross-endorsed by the Connecticut Working Families Party.

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
• Race profile at The New York Times

Polling

October polls conducted by the website CT Capitol Report had shown Courtney leading Peckinpaugh by 14- and 19-point margins.

Poll source	Dates administered	Joe Courtney (D)	Janet Peckinpaugh (R)
CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group[3]	October 24–26, 2010	57.2%	38%
CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group[12]	October 3–5, 2010	55.0	41.3%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[6]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
RCP[8]	Likely D	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[9]	Safe D	October 28, 2010
New York Times[10]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[10]	Safe D	November 1, 2010

Results

Representative in Congress (CT-2), November 2, 2010^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Janet Peckinpaugh	95,671	38.76
	Democratic	Joe Courtney	147,748	59.86
	Green	G. Scott Deshefy	3,344	1.35
	Write-In	Daniel Reale	27	<0.1
	Write-In	Muriel P. Bianchi	19	<0.1
Total votes			246,809	100

Note: Courtney also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 6,860 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table.

District 3

Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro was challenged by Connecticut Republican Party treasurer Jerry Labriola Jr. and Green Party nominee Charles Pillsbury.

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
• Race profile at The New York Times

Polling

October polls conducted by the website CT Capitol Report had shown DeLauro leading Labriola by the largest margins of any of the state's five congressional districts.

Poll source	Dates administered	Rosa DeLauro (D)	Jerry Labriola (R)
CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group[13]	October 24–26, 2010	56%	37.9%
CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group[12]	October 3–5, 2010	58.1%	36.5%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[6]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
RCP[8]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[9]	Safe D	October 28, 2010
New York Times[10]	Safe D	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[10]	Safe D	November 1, 2010

Results

Representative in Congress (CT-3), November 2, 2010^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rosa L. DeLauro	143,565	65.06
	Republican	Jerry Labriola, Jr.	74,107	33.58
	Green	Charles A. Pillsbury	2,984	1.35
	Write-In	Boaz Itshaky	5	<0.1
Total votes			220,661	100

Note: DeLauro also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 9,021 votes on it. Her Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table.

District 4

2010 Connecticut's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Jim Himes Dan Debicella Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 115,351 102,030 Percentage 53.1% 46.9%

Municipality results Himes:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90% Debicella:      50–60%      60–70%

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

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Himes was challenged by Republican State Senator Dan Debicella.

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
• Race profile at The New York Times

Polling

October polling had shown this race to have essentially been a toss-up.

Poll source	Dates administered	Jim Himes (D)	Dan Debicella (R)
CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group[14]	October 24–26, 2010	46.1%	48%
National Research[15]	October 17–18, 2010	42%	46%
CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group[16]	October 3–5, 2010	49.4%	47.2%
National Research[15]	September 27–28, 2010	42%	42%
National Research[15]	August 17–18, 2010	42%	38%
American Action Forum[17]	July 28-Aug. 1, 2010	46%	42%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Lean D	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[6]	Likely D	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Lean D	November 1, 2010
RCP[8]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[9]	Lean D	October 28, 2010
New York Times[10]	Lean D	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[10]	Lean D	November 1, 2010

Results

Representative in Congress (CT-4), November 2, 2010^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Debicella	102,030	46.93
	Democratic	Jim Himes	115,351	53.06
	Write-In	Eugene Flanagan	10	<0.1
Total votes			217,391	100

Note: Himes also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 4,605 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table.

District 5

2010 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Chris Murphy Sam Caligiuri Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Popular vote 122,879 104,402 Percentage 54.1% 45.9%

Municipality results Murphy:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Caligiuri:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Chris Murphy Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Chris Murphy Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Chris Murphy was challenged by Republican State Senator Sam Caligiuri.

• Race ranking and details from CQ Politics
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
• Race profile at The New York Times

Polling

The last polling in this district before the election, as conducted by the website CT Capitol Report, had essentially indicated this race was a toss up.

Poll source	Dates administered	Chris Murphy (D)	Sam Caligiuri (R)
CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group[18]	October 28–31, 2010	43.8%	51.5%
CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group[14]	October 24–26, 2010	45.5%	46.9%
Gotham Research Group[19] †	October 4–6, 2010	48%	34%
CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group[20]	October 3–5, 2010	44.3%	49.7%
Gotham Research Group[21] †	September 19–21, 2010	50%	37%
National Research[15]	August 30–31, 2010	40%	39%

† Internal poll commissioned for Murphy campaign

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Lean D	November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[6]	Likely D	November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Lean D	November 1, 2010
RCP[8]	Tossup	November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[9]	Likely D	October 28, 2010
New York Times[10]	Lean D	November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[10]	Tossup	November 1, 2010

Results

Representative in Congress (CT-5), November 2, 2010^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sam S. F. Caligiuri	104,402	45.93
	Democratic	Chris Murphy	122,879	54.06
	Write-In	Elmon Smith	2	<0.1
	Write-In	John Pistone	20	<0.1
Total votes			227,303	100

Note: Murphy also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 4,648 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table. Caligiuri also appeared on the independent line and received 2,310 votes on it. His independent and Republican votes have been aggregated together on this table.