2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut explained
Election Name: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Next Election: | 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Seats For Election: | All 5 Connecticut seats to the United States House of Representatives |
Election Date: | November 3, 2020 |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Last Election1: | 5 |
Seats1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 1,060,231 |
Percentage1: | 59.83% |
Swing1: | 1.81% |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Last Election2: | 0 |
Seats2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 682,662 |
Percentage2: | 38.52% |
Swing2: | 0.74% |
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut was held on November 3, 2020, 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 2020 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.
Overview
District 1
Election Name: | 2020 Connecticut's 1st congressional district election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 1 |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Next Election: | 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 1 |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Image1: | File:John Larson Democratic Caucus Portrait.jpg |
Nominee1: | John B. Larson |
Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
Alliance1: | Working Families |
Popular Vote1: | 222,668 |
Percentage1: | 63.8% |
Nominee2: | Mary Fay |
Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 122,111 |
Percentage2: | 35.0% |
U.S. Representative |
Before Election: | John B. Larson |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Election: | John B. Larson |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See also: Connecticut's 1st congressional district. The 1st district encompasses Hartford and the surrounding areas. The incumbent is Democrat John B. Larson, who was re-elected with 63.9% of the vote in 2018.[1]
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District 2
Election Name: | 2020 Connecticut's 2nd congressional district election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 2 |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Next Election: | 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 2 |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Image1: | File:Joe Courtney official photo (cropped 2).jpg |
Nominee1: | Joe Courtney |
Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
Alliance1: | Working Families |
Popular Vote1: | 218,119 |
Percentage1: | 59.4% |
Nominee2: | Justin Anderson |
Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 140,356 |
Percentage2: | 38.2% |
U.S. Representative |
Before Election: | Joe Courtney |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Election: | Joe Courtney |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See also: Connecticut's 2nd congressional district. The 2nd congressional district takes in eastern Connecticut including, Enfield, Norwich, New London, and Groton. The incumbent is Democrat Joe Courtney, who was re-elected with 62.2% of the vote in 2018.[1]
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District 3
Election Name: | 2020 Connecticut's 3rd congressional district election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 3 |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Next Election: | 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 3 |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Image1: | File:Rosa DeLauro 116th Congress.jpg |
Nominee1: | Rosa DeLauro |
Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
Alliance1: | Working Families |
Popular Vote1: | 203,265 |
Percentage1: | 58.7% |
Nominee2: | Margaret Streicker |
Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
Alliance2: | Independent Party of Connecticut |
Popular Vote2: | 137,596 |
Percentage2: | 39.8% |
U.S. Representative |
Before Election: | Rosa DeLauro |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Election: | Rosa DeLauro |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See also: Connecticut's 3rd congressional district. The 3rd district is located in the south central part of the state and takes in New Haven and its surrounding suburbs. The incumbent is Democrat Rosa DeLauro, who was re-elected with 64.6% of the vote in 2018.[1]
Democratic primary
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- Margaret Streicker, real estate executive[15]
General election
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District 4
Election Name: | 2020 Connecticut's 4th congressional district election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 4 |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Next Election: | 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 4 |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Image1: | File:Jim Himes Official Portrait, 117th Congress (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Jim Himes |
Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
Popular Vote1: | 223,832 |
Percentage1: | 62.2% |
Nominee2: | Jonathan Riddle |
Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 130,627 |
Percentage2: | 36.3% |
U.S. Representative |
Before Election: | Jim Himes |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Election: | Jim Himes |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See also: Connecticut's 4th congressional district. The 4th district is located in southwestern Connecticut, stretching from Greenwich to Bridgeport. The incumbent is Democrat Jim Himes, who was re-elected with 61.2% of the vote in 2018.[1]
Democratic primary
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Republican primary
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- Jonathan Riddle, financial executive[17]
General election
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District 5
Election Name: | 2020 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 5 |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Next Election: | 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 5 |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Image1: | File:Jahana Hayes, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Jahana Hayes |
Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
Alliance1: | Working Families |
Popular Vote1: | 192,484 |
Percentage1: | 55.1% |
Nominee2: | David X. Sullivan |
Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 151,988 |
Percentage2: | 43.5% |
U.S. Representative |
Before Election: | Jahana Hayes |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Election: | Jahana Hayes |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See also: Connecticut's 5th congressional district. The 5th district is based in the northwestern region of the state, including the cities of Danbury, New Britain, Meriden, and most of Waterbury. The incumbent is Democrat Jahana Hayes, who was elected with 55.9% of the vote in 2018.[1]
Democratic primary
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Endorsements
Republican primary
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Withdrawn
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External links
- Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates
Notes and References
- Web site: Wasserman. David. Flinn. Ally. 2018 House Popular Vote Tracker. Cook Political Report. November 7, 2018. July 3, 2019.
- Web site: Home. March 28, 2014.
- Web site: West Hartford town councilor wins GOP Congressional primary . The Hour . August 15, 2020 . August 14, 2020 . September 13, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200913094557/https://www.thehour.com/news/article/West-Hartford-town-councilor-wins-GOP-15484284.php . dead .
- Web site: 2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019. The Cook Political Report. September 20, 2019.
- Web site: 2020 Senate Ratings. Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. October 3, 2019.
- Web site: 2020 Senate race ratings. Sabato's Crystal Ball. August 28, 2019. August 22, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190822073139/http://crystalball.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2020-senate/. dead.
- Web site: 2020 Election Forecast. November 19, 2019 . Politico.
- Web site: Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020 . Daily Kos Elections. February 28, 2020.
- Web site: Battle for White House. April 19, 2019 . RCP.
- Web site: 2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections. April 28, 2020. Niskanen Center. May 1, 2020. June 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200621124503/https://www.niskanencenter.org/negative-partisanship-and-the-2020-congressional-elections/. dead.
- Web site: Anderson For Congress - Home. justinandersonforcongress.com.
- News: Radelat. Ana. CT Dems attracting early GOP challenges. The CT Mirror. July 10, 2019. August 29, 2019.
- Web site: 2020 House race ratings . Sabato's Crystal Ball . September 19, 2020.
- Web site: Altimari . Daniela . As Democrats drift left, liberal firebrand Rep. Rosa DeLauro finds herself squarely in the center . courant.com . August 18, 2019 . 10 March 2020.
- Web site: Munson . Emilie . GOP real estate developer launches bid to oppose DeLauro for Congress . Connecticut Post . 10 March 2020 . 9 March 2020.
- Web site: Jim Himes for Congress.
- Web site: Haigh . Susan . GOP congressional candidates pitch anti-socialist message . Midland Daily News . August 15, 2020 . August 2, 2020 . August 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200815100442/https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/GOP-congressional-candidates-pitch-anti-socialist-15452524.php . dead .
- News: Munson . Emilie . Exclusive: Another Republican joins 5th District race . January 6, 2020 . January 9, 2020.
- News: Matarazzo. Bruno Jr.. Former federal prosecutor from New Fairfield seeking Republican nomination for 5th Congressional District. Republican-American. July 2, 2019. July 3, 2019. July 3, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190703041910/https://www.rep-am.com/local/news-local/2019/07/02/former-federal-prosecutor-from-new-fairfield-seeking-republican-nomination-for-5th-congressional-district/. dead.
- Web site: 2016-08-05. Snapshot: Pete Barresi. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200913074622/https://www.newtownbee.com/08052016/snapshot-pete-barresi/ . September 13, 2020 . 2021-01-22. Newtown Bee.
- Web site: Peter Robert Barresi. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200411144704/https://ballotpedia.org/Peter_Robert_Barresi . April 11, 2020 . 2021-01-22. Ballotpedia.
- Web site: Hyde for Congress. December 14, 2019. December 11, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191211195813/https://hydeforcongress.com/. dead.
- Web site: Exclusive: Another Republican joins 5th District race. Emilie. Munson. January 6, 2020. The Middletown Press.
- Web site: Ruben Rodriguez. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170511223615/https://ballotpedia.org/Ruben_Rodriguez . May 11, 2017 . 2021-01-22. Ballotpedia.
- Web site: Rodriguez - 2020. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200612110718/https://rodriguezforct.com/. June 12, 2020. May 26, 2020. Rodriguez for Connecticut.