2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

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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.

Quick facts All 5 Connecticut seats to the United States House of Representatives, Majority party ...
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
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November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04)
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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 596,390 409,513
Percentage 55.85% 38.35%
Swing Decrease9.02% Increase4.90%
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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]

Overview

The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats won by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Connecticut.

More information United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 2014, Party ...
United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 2014[2]
Party Votes Percentage Seats
Democratic 596,390 55.849% 5
Republican 409,513 38.349% 0
Working Families Party 42,305 3.962% 0
Independent Party of Connecticut 9,076 0.850% 0
Green Party 5,996 0.561% 0
Libertarian 2,602 0.244% 0
Others 1,975 0.185% 0
Total 1,067,857 100% 5
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  • All five Democratic candidates were cross-endorsed by the Connecticut Working Families Party
  • The Republican candidates were cross-endorsed by the Independent Party of Connecticut in the Fourth and Fifth Districts

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut by district:[3]

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District Democratic Republican Others† Total Result
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1135,825*62.34%78,60936.08%3,4471.58%217,881100.00%Democratic hold
District 2141,948*62.28%80,83735.46%5,1512.28%227,936100.00%Democratic hold
District 3140,485*66.92%69,45433.08%N/AN/A209,939100.00%Democratic hold
District 4106, 873*53.76%91,922*46.24%5<0.00%198,800100.00%Democratic hold
District 5113,564*53.24%97,767*45.84%1,9700.92%213,301100.00%Democratic hold
Total638,695*59.81%418,589*39.20%10,5730.99%1,067,857100.0%
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  • * Includes votes for candidates on more than one party line
  • † Does not include fusion vote counts -- see individual districts for details

District 1

See also: Connecticut's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Democrat John B. Larson, who had represented this district since 1999, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Matthew Corey, business owner and Independent candidate for this seat in 2012[4][5]

General election

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Safe D November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[7] Safe D October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe D October 30, 2014
RCP Safe D November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[9] Safe D November 4, 2014
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Results

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Connecticut's 1st congressional district, 2014[10][11]
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 217,881 100.00
Democratic hold
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District 2

See also: Connecticut's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Joe Courtney, who has represented this district since 2007, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh, radio show producer and host[5]
Eliminated in primary
  • Evan Evans

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Dan Reale, nominee for this seat in 2012[12]

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • William Clyde, economics and finance professor[13]

General election

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Safe D November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[7] Safe D October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe D October 30, 2014
RCP Safe D November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[9] Safe D November 4, 2014
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Results

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Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, 2014[10][14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Courtney 131,294 57.6
Working Families Joe Courtney 10,654 4.7
Total Joe Courtney (incumbent) 141,948 62.3
Republican Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh 80,837 35.5
Libertarian Daniel Reale 2,602 1.1
Green William Clyde 2,549 1.1
Total votes 227,936 100.0
Democratic hold
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District 3

See also: Connecticut's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Rosa DeLauro, who has represented this district since 1991, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • James Brown, former maths teacher[5]
Eliminated in primary
  • Steve Packard

General election

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Safe D November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[7] Safe D October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe D October 30, 2014
RCP Safe D November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[9] Safe D November 4, 2014
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Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Connecticut's 3rd congressional district, 2014[10][15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rosa DeLauro 130,009 61.9
Working Families Rosa DeLauro 10,476 5.0
Total Rosa DeLauro (incumbent) 140,485 66.9
Republican James E. Brown 69,454 33.1
Total votes 209,939 100.0
Democratic hold
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District 4

See also: Connecticut's 4th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Jim Himes, who has represented this district since 2009, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined

General election

Endorsements

Dan Debicella (R)

Organizations

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Safe D November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[7] Safe D October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe D October 30, 2014
RCP Safe D November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[9] Safe D November 4, 2014
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Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Connecticut's 4th congressional district, 2014[10]
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 Party Dan Debicella 3,713 1.87
Total Dan Debicella 91,922 46.24
Independent Stephen Miller (write-in) 3 <0.00
Independent Sophie Pastore (write-in) 2 <0.00
Total votes 198,800 100.0
Democratic hold
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District 5

See also: Connecticut's 5th congressional district
Quick facts Nominee, Party ...
2014 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election
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2016 →
 
Nominee Elizabeth Esty Mark Greenberg
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 113,564 97,767
Percentage 53.2% 45.9%
Municipality results
Esty:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Greenberg:      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Elizabeth Esty
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Representative

Elizabeth Esty
Democratic

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Incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Esty, who has represented this district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Mark Greenberg, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2010 & 2012[5]
Eliminated in primary
  • Sal Lilienthal
Declined

General election

John J. Pistone gained ballot access as a named candidate by petition.[24]

Endorsements

Elizabeth Esty (D)

Organizations

Mark Greenberg (R)

Organizations

Polling

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Elizabeth
Esty (D)		 Mark
Greenberg (R)		 Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker[26] October 16–23, 2014 427 ± 6.0% 50% 41% 9%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Esty)[27] October 8–10, 2014 400 ± 5.0% 52% 36% 12%
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Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[6] Likely D November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[7] Safe D October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Likely D October 30, 2014
RCP Likely D November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[9] Likely D November 4, 2014
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Results

More information Party, Candidate ...
Connecticut's 5th congressional district, 2014[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth Esty 106,256 50
Working Families Elizabeth Esty 7,308 3
Total Elizabeth Esty (incumbent) 113,564 53
Republican Mark Greenberg 92,404 43
Independent Party Mark Greenberg 5,363 3
Total Mark Greenberg 97,767 46
Petitioning Candidate John J. Pistone 1,970 1
Total votes 213,301 100
Democratic hold
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