United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 2014

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See also: Connecticut elections, 2014
United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 2014
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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 596,390 423,365
Percentage 58.48% 41.52%

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 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 elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Connecticut.

Democrats swept all five districts in 2014, bringing their winning streak in Connecticut U.S. House elections to 20 in a row – the second longest partisan winning streak in state history and the longest for the Democratic Party.[1]


District 1

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See also: Connecticut's 1st congressional district

Democrat John B. Larson has represented this district since 1999. Matthew Corey previously challenged Larson as a petitioning candidate receiving 0.8% in the General Election.[2] Corey is the Republican nominee.[3]

General election results

Connecticut's 1st Congressional District 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John B. Larson 127,430 58.49
Working Families John B. Larson 8,395 3.85
Total John B. Larson (Incumbent) 135,825 62.34
Republican Matthew Corey 78,609 36.08
Green Jeffery Russell 3,447 1.58
Total votes 217,881 100

District 2

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See also: Connecticut's 2nd congressional district

Democrat Joe Courtney has represented this district since 2007. Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh is the Republican nominee.[3] Bill Clyde is running on the Green Party line.[5] Dan Reale is the nominee for the Libertarian Party.[6]

General election results

Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Courtney 131,294 57.60
Working Families Joe Courtney 10,654 4.68
Total Joe Courtney (Incumbent) 141,948 62.28
Republican Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh 80,837 35.46
Libertarian Daniel Reale 2,602 1.14
Green William Clyde 2,549 1.12
Total votes 227,936 100

District 3

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See also: Connecticut's 3rd congressional district

Democrat Rosa DeLauro has represented this district since 1991. James Brown is the Republican nominee.[3]

General election results

Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rosa DeLauro 130,009 61.93
Working Families Rosa DeLauro 10,476 4.99
Total Rosa DeLauro (Incumbent) 140,485 66.92
Republican James E. Brown 69,454 33.08
Total votes 209,939 100


District 4

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See also: Connecticut's 4th congressional district

Democrat Jim Himes has represented this district since 2009. Former State Senator Dan Debicella, who unsuccessfully challenged Himes as the Republican nominee in 2010; and State Representative John Shaban, will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Himes.[7][8] Linda McMahon, a businesswoman who ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 2010 and 2012, has been mentioned as a potential challenger to Himes; however, McMahon has stated that she does not plan to run for any office.[9][10]

General election results

Connecticut's 4th Congressional District 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Himes 101,401 51.01
Working Families Jim Himes 5,472 2.75
Total Jim Himes (Incumbent) 106,873 53.76
Republican Dan Debicella 88,209 44.37
Independent Dan Debicella 3,713 1.87
Total Dan Debicella 91,922 46.24
Write-ins Stephen Miller 3 0.00
Write-ins Sophie Pastore 2 0.00
Total votes 198,800 100

District 5

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See also: Connecticut's 5th congressional district

Democrat Elizabeth Esty has represented this district since 2013. Andrew Roraback, the Republican nominee in 2012, has accepted a judgeship.[11] Businessman Mark Greenberg, who ran for the Republican nomination for the House of Representatives in 2010 and 2012, is the Republican nominee.[3]

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Elizabeth
Esty (D)		 Mark
Greenberg (R)		 Undecided
Undisclosed* October 8–10, 2014 400 ± ? 52% 36% 12%
  • * Internal poll for the Elizabeth Esty campaign

Results

Connecticut's 5th Congressional District 2014[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth Esty 106,256 49.82
Working Families Elizabeth Esty 7,308 3.42
Total Elizabeth Esty (Incumbent) 113,564 53.24
Republican Mark Greenberg 92,404 43.32
Independent Mark Greenberg 5,363 2.52
Total Mark Greenberg 97,767 45.84
Petitioning Candidate John J. Pistone 1,970 0.92
Total votes 213,301 100

See also

References

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External links

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  5. ↑ http://www.ctgreenparty.org/candidates-menu.html
  6. ↑ http://lpct.org/lp-candidates-in-ct/
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  11. ↑ Greenberg Says He'll Make A Third Run In 5th District In 2014 - Hartford Courant
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