2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
All 5 Connecticut seats to the United States House of Representatives
	Democratic 50–60% 60–70%
	Democratic 50–60% 60–70%

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]

Overview[]

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut by district:^[2]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	127,430	58.49%	78,609	36.08%	11,842	5.43%	217,881	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 2	131,294	57.60%	80,837	35.47%	15,805	6.93%	227,936	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 3	130,009	61.93%	69,454	33.08%	10,476	4.99%	209,939	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 4	101,401	51.01%	88,209	44.37%	9,190	4.62%	198,800	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 5	106,256	49.82%	92,404	43.32%	14,641	6.86%	213,301	100.0%	Democratic Hold
Total	596,390	55.85%	409,513	38.35%	61,954	5.80%	1,067,857	100.0%

District 1[]

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.^[3] Corey is the Republican nominee.^[4]

General election[]

Connecticut's 1st congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John B. Larson (incumbent)	135,825	62.3
	Republican	Matthew Corey	78,609	36.1
	Green	Jeffery Russell	3,447	1.6
Total votes			217,881	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2[]

Democrat Joe Courtney has represented this district since 2007. Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh is the Republican nominee.^[4] Bill Clyde is running on the Green Party line.^[6] Dan Reale is the nominee for the Libertarian Party.^[7]

General election[]

Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	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

District 3[]

Democrat Rosa DeLauro has represented this district since 1991. James Brown is the Republican nominee.^[4]

General election[]

Connecticut's 3rd congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rosa DeLauro (incumbent)	140,485	66.9
	Republican	James E. Brown	69,454	33.1
Total votes			209,939	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4[]

Democrat Jim Himes has represented this district since 2009. Former State Senator Dan Debicella, who unsuccessfully challenged Himes as the Republican nominee in 2010;^[8] State Representative John Shaban;^[9] and former Navy SEAL Carl Higbie sought the Republican nomination^[10] with Debicella easily winning the primary election.^[11] 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.^[12]^[13]

General election[]

Connecticut's 4th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Himes (incumbent)	106,873	53.8
	Republican	Dan Debicella	91,922	46.2
	Independent	Stephen Miller (write-in)	3	0.0
	Independent	Sophie Pastore (write-in)	2	0.0
Total votes			198,800	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5[]

Democrat Elizabeth Esty has represented this district since 2013. Andrew Roraback, the Republican nominee in 2012, has accepted a judgeship.^[14] Businessman Mark Greenberg, who ran for the Republican nomination for the House of Representatives in 2010 and 2012, is the Republican nominee.^[4]

General election[]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Elizabeth Esty (D)	Mark Greenberg (R)	Undecided
Internal Etsy Poll (D)	October 8–10, 2014	400	–	52%	36%	12%

Results[]

Connecticut's 5th congressional district, 2014^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Esty (incumbent)	113,564	53.2
	Republican	Mark Greenberg	97,767	45.9
	Independent	John J. Pistone	1,970	0.9
Total votes			213,301	100.0
	Democratic hold

References[]

^ Ostermeier, Eric (November 5, 2014). "Democrats Claim Connecticut's Longest Partisan US House Streak in 100+ Years". Smart Politics.
^ Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
^ "2012 General Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "CT GOP Candidates". Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/ElectionResults/SOV/2014/2014SOVpdf.pdf?la=en
^ http://www.ctgreenparty.org/candidates-menu.html
^ "Libertarian Party of Connecticut | Minimum Government, Maximum Freedom « Libertarian Party of Connecticut". Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
^ Vigdor, Neil (September 4, 2013). "Debicella announces 4th District challenge". The News-Times. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
^ Perrefort, Dirk (September 12, 2013). "Shaban to seek GOP 4th CD nomination". The News-Times. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
^ Vigdor, Neil (January 15, 2014). "Mission Congress for retired Navy SEAL". Connecticut Post. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
^ Vigdor, Neil (May 16, 2014). "Debicella, Greenberg get GOP nod for Congress". The News-Times. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
^ Vigdor, Neil (February 28, 2013). "Is Linda McMahon planting more political seeds?". Greenwich Time. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
^ Altimari, Daniela (July 22, 2013). "McMahon Still Active Politically, Advising GOP Chairman". Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
^ Greenberg Says He'll Make A Third Run In 5th District In 2014 - Hartford Courant

External links[]

U.S. House elections in Connecticut, 2014 at Ballotpedia
Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org

[1] Ostermeier, Eric (November 5, 2014). "Democrats Claim Connecticut's Longest Partisan US House Streak in 100+ Years". Smart Politics.

[clerk2014-2] Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.

[Corey-3] "2012 General Election Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2014.

[CTGop-4] "CT GOP Candidates". Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.

[GENresults-5] ttps://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/ElectionResults/SOV/2014/2014SOVpdf.pdf?la=en

[6] ttp://www.ctgreenparty.org/candidates-menu.html

[7] "Libertarian Party of Connecticut | Minimum Government, Maximum Freedom « Libertarian Party of Connecticut". Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2014-09-10.

[8] Vigdor, Neil (September 4, 2013). "Debicella announces 4th District challenge". The News-Times. Retrieved September 14, 2013.

[9] Perrefort, Dirk (September 12, 2013). "Shaban to seek GOP 4th CD nomination". The News-Times. Retrieved September 14, 2013.

[10] Vigdor, Neil (January 15, 2014). "Mission Congress for retired Navy SEAL". Connecticut Post. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

[11] Vigdor, Neil (May 16, 2014). "Debicella, Greenberg get GOP nod for Congress". The News-Times. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

[12] Vigdor, Neil (February 28, 2013). "Is Linda McMahon planting more political seeds?". Greenwich Time. Retrieved September 14, 2013.

[13] Altimari, Daniela (July 22, 2013). "McMahon Still Active Politically, Advising GOP Chairman". Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 14, 2013.

[14] Greenberg Says He'll Make A Third Run In 5th District In 2014 - Hartford Courant

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

Contents

Overview[]

District 1[]

General election[]

District 2[]

General election[]

District 3[]

General election[]

District 4[]

General election[]

District 5[]

General election[]

Polling[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]