See main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2016.
Election Name: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut |
Next Year: | 2018 |
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: | 984,082 |
Percentage1: | 62.48% |
Swing1: | 6.63% |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Last Election2: | 0 |
Seats2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 568,134 |
Percentage2: | 36.07% |
Swing2: | 2.28% |
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 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 2016 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. The primaries were held on August 9.
Election Name: | 2016 Connecticut's 1st congressional district election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 1 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 1 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:John Larson Democratic Caucus Portrait.jpg |
Nominee1: | John B. Larson |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 200,686 |
Percentage1: | 64.1% |
Nominee2: | Matthew Corey |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 105,674 |
Percentage2: | 33.8% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | John B. Larson |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | John B. Larson |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Connecticut's 1st congressional district. Incumbent Democrat John B. Larson, who had represented the district since 1999, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+13.
Election Name: | 2016 Connecticut's 2nd congressional district election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 2 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 2 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Joe Courtney official photo (cropped 2).jpg |
Nominee1: | Joe Courtney |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 208,818 |
Percentage1: | 63.2% |
Nominee2: | Daria Novak |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 111,149 |
Percentage2: | 33.7% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Joe Courtney |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Joe Courtney |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Connecticut's 2nd congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Joe Courtney, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+5.
Election Name: | 2016 Connecticut's 3rd congressional district election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 3 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 3 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Rosa DeLauro Portrait.jpg |
Nominee1: | Rosa DeLauro |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 207,515 |
Percentage1: | 69.0% |
Nominee2: | Angel Cadena |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 95,786 |
Percentage2: | 31.0% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Rosa DeLauro |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Rosa DeLauro |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Connecticut's 3rd congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Rosa DeLauro, who had represented the district since 1991, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+11.
Election Name: | 2016 Connecticut's 4th congressional district election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 4 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 4 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Jim Himes official portrait, 113th Congress (3x4).jpg |
Nominee1: | Jim Himes |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 187,811 |
Percentage1: | 59.9% |
Nominee2: | John Shaban |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 125,724 |
Percentage2: | 40.1% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Jim Himes |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Jim Himes |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Connecticut's 4th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Jim Himes, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 51% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+5.
Election Name: | 2016 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 5 |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 5 |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Image1: | File:Elizabeth Esty, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Elizabeth Esty |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 179,252 |
Percentage1: | 58.0% |
Nominee2: | Clay Cope |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 129,801 |
Percentage2: | 42.0% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Elizabeth Esty |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Elizabeth Esty |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Connecticut's 5th congressional district. Incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Esty, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 50% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+3.