2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut explained

See also: 2014 Connecticut elections.

Election Name:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
Country:	Connecticut
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
Next Year:	2016
Seats For Election:	All 5 Connecticut seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election1:	5
Seats1:	5
Popular Vote1:	596,390
Percentage1:	55.85%
Swing1:	9.02%
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Last Election2:	0
Seats2:	0
Popular Vote2:	409,513
Percentage2:	38.35%
Swing2:	4.90%

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]

scope=col rowspan=3	District	scope=col colspan=2	Democratic	scope=col colspan=2	Republican	scope=col colspan=2	Others	scope=col colspan=2	Total	scope=col rowspan=3	Result
scope=col colspan=2 style="background:"	!	scope=col colspan=2 style="background:"	!	scope=col colspan=2	!	scope=col colspan=2
scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	%
	127,430	58.49%	78,609	36.08%	11,842	5.43%	217,881	100.0%	Democratic hold
	131,294	57.60%	80,837	35.47%	15,805	6.93%	227,936	100.0%	Democratic hold
	130,009	61.93%	69,454	33.08%	10,476	4.99%	209,939	100.0%	Democratic hold
	101,401	51.01%	88,209	44.37%	9,190	4.62%	198,800	100.0%	Democratic hold
	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

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

• John B. Larson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Matthew Corey, business owner and Independent candidate for this seat in 2012^{[3] [4]}

General election

Results

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

• Joe Courtney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh, radio show producer and host^[4]

Eliminated in primary

• Evan Evans

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Reale, nominee for this seat in 2012^[5]

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William Clyde, economics and finance professor^[6]

General election

Results

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

• Rosa DeLauro, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• James Brown, former maths teacher^[4]

Eliminated in primary

• Steve Packard

General election

Results

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

• Jim Himes, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Debicella, former State Senator and nominee for this seat in 2010^{[7] [8]}

Eliminated in primary

• Joe Bentivegna
• Carl Higbie, former Navy SEAL^[9]

Withdrawn

• John Shaban, state representative^[10]

Declined

• Linda McMahon, businesswoman and nominee for Senate in 2010 and 2012^{[11] [12]}

General election

Results

District 5

See also: Connecticut's 5th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Esty, who has represented this district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Elizabeth Esty, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Greenberg, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2010 & 2012^[4]

Eliminated in primary

• Sal Lilienthal

Declined

• Andrew Roraback, state senator and nominee for this seat in 2012 (accepted a judgeship)^[13]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Elizabeth Esty (D)	Mark Greenberg (R)	Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker^[14]	October 16–23, 2014	427	± 6.0%	align=center	50%	41%	9%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Esty)^[15]	October 8–10, 2014	400	± 5.0%	align=center	52%	36%	12%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[16]		November 3, 2014
align=left	Rothenberg^[17]		October 24, 2014
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[18]		October 30, 2014
RCP		November 2, 2014
align=left	Daily Kos Elections^[19]		November 4, 2014

Results

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 United States elections

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Democrats Claim Connecticut's Longest Partisan US House Streak in 100+ Years . Smart Politics . Eric . Ostermeier . November 5, 2014.
2. Web site: Haas. Karen L.. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. October 28, 2019. March 9, 2015.
3. Web site: 2012 General Election Results. September 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20130701002145/http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/electionservices/electionresults/2012/2012_election_results.pdf. July 1, 2013. dead.
4. Web site: CT GOP Candidates. September 1, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140914074604/http://www.ctgop.org/candidates/. September 14, 2014. dead.
5. Web site: Libertarian Party of Connecticut Minimum Government, Maximum Freedom « Libertarian Party of Connecticut . 2014-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140911004206/http://lpct.org/lp-candidates-in-ct/ . 2014-09-11 . dead .
6. Web site: Green Party of Connecticut - 2022 Candidates.
7. Web site: Debicella announces 4th District challenge. September 4, 2013. September 14, 2013. The News-Times. Neil. Vigdor.
8. News: Debicella, Greenberg get GOP nod for Congress. Neil. Vigdor. May 16, 2014. November 27, 2016. The News-Times.
9. News: Connecticut Post. Mission Congress for retired Navy SEAL. Neil. Vigdor. January 15, 2014. November 27, 2016.
10. Web site: Shaban to seek GOP 4th CD nomination. September 12, 2013. September 14, 2013. The News-Times. Dirk. Perrefort.
11. Web site: Is Linda McMahon planting more political seeds?. February 28, 2013. September 14, 2013. Greenwich Time. Neil. Vigdor.
12. Web site: McMahon Still Active Politically, Advising GOP Chairman. July 22, 2013. September 14, 2013. Hartford Courant. Daniela. Altimari.
13. Web site: Greenberg Says He'll Make A Third Run In 5th District In 2014 - Hartford Courant. 2020-08-17. 2013-04-10. https://archive.today/20130410172518/http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-greenberg-fifth-district-0322-20130321,0,3852660.story. bot: unknown.
14. https://today.yougov.com/news/2014/10/30/house-races-battleground-tracker/ New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker
15. http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/archives/entry/esty_releases_internal_poll_showing_wide_lead_in_5th_district Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Esty)
16. Web site: 2014 House Race Ratings for November 3, 2014 . House: Race Ratings . Cook Political Report . November 3, 2014.
17. Web site: 2014 House Ratings (October 24, 2014) . House Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . October 24, 2014.
18. Web site: 2014 House . Sabato's Crystal Ball . April 10, 2014 . April 11, 2014.
19. Web site: Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2014 . Daily Kos Elections . November 4, 2014.