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
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Last election
5
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Seats won
5
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Seat change
Popular vote
984,082
568,134
Percentage
62.48%
36.07%
Swing
6.63%
2.28%
District 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
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2016 Connecticut's 1st congressional district election
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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Candidates
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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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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District 2
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2016 Connecticut's 2nd congressional district election
Municipality results Courtney 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
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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Candidates
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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Withdrawn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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Candidates
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Libertarian primary
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Candidates
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Daniel Reale, nominee for this seat in 2012 and 2014 [5]
General election
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District 3
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2016 Connecticut's 3rd congressional district election
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
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Candidates
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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General election
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District 4
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2016 Connecticut's 4th congressional district election
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
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Candidates
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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General election
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District 5
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2016 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election
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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Candidates
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Republican primary
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Candidates
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Eliminated in primary
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Matt Maxwell
John Pistone
General election
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See also
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References
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^ 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 .