2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

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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.

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

← 2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018 →
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 984,082 568,134 Percentage 62.48% 36.07% Swing 6.63% 2.28%
District results County results Municipality results Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70% Tie   40–50%

District 1

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

See also: Connecticut's 1st congressional district

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[1]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[2]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[3]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[5]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Connecticut’s 1st congressional district, 2016^[6]

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

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

See also: Connecticut's 2nd congressional district

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^[7]

Withdrawn

• Ann Brookes, member of the Westbrook Republican Town Committee^[8]

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jonathan Pelto, former Democratic state representative^[9]

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Daniel Reale, nominee for this seat in 2012 and 2014^[10]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[1]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[2]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[3]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[5]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Connecticut’s 2nd congressional district, 2016^[6]

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

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

See also: Connecticut's 3rd congressional district

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[1]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[2]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[3]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[5]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Connecticut’s 3rd congressional district, 2016 ^[6]

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

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

See also: Connecticut's 4th congressional district

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

• John Shaban, state representative^[11]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[1]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[2]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[3]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[5]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Connecticut’s 4th congressional district, 2016 ^[6]

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

2016 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Elizabeth Esty Clay Cope Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 179,252 129,801 Percentage 58.0% 42.0%

Municipality results Esty:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Cope:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Elizabeth Esty Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Elizabeth Esty Democratic

See also: Connecticut's 5th congressional district

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[1]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[2]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[3]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[5]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Connecticut’s 5th congressional district, 2016 ^[6]

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

• United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
• United States elections, 2016