2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

2018 Connecticut's 2nd congressional district election
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	Municipality results; Courtney 40–50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90%; Postemski 40–50%
U.S. Representative before election; Joe Courtney; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Joe Courtney; Democratic

2018 Connecticut's 1st congressional district election
← 2016 2020 →
U.S. Representative before election; John B. Larson; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; John B. Larson; Democratic

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
All 5 Connecticut seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout	60.24%
Democratic 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100%	Republican 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, 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 gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

Overview

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut by district:^[1]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	166,155	60.61%	96,024	35.03%	11,961	4.36%	274,140	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	167,659	57.99%	102,483	35.45%	18,972	6.56%	289,114	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	163,211	60.40%	95,667	35.40%	11,361	4.20%	270,239	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	168,726	61.21%	103,175	37.43%	3,750	1.36%	275,651	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 5	142,901	52.80%	115,146	42.54%	12,617	4.66%	270,664	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	808,652	58.61%	512,495	37.14%	58,661	4.25%	1,379,808	100.0%

District 1

The 1st district is located in the north-central part of the state, and is anchored by the state capital of Hartford. It includes parts of Hartford, Litchfield, and Middlesex counties. The incumbent was Democrat John Larson, who had represented the district since 1999. He was re-elected to a tenth term with 64% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

John Larson, incumbent^[2]

Republican primary

Jennifer Nye

General election

Results

Connecticut's 1st congressional district results, 2018^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Larson	166,155	60.61%
	Working Families	John Larson	8,932	3.26%
	Total	John Larson (incumbent)	175,087	63.87%
	Republican	Jennifer Nye	96,024	35.03%
	Green	Tom McCormick	3,029	1.10%
Total votes			274,140	100%
	Democratic hold

District 2

The 2nd district is located in the eastern part of the state, and includes all of New London, Tolland, and Windham counties and parts of Hartford, Middlesex, and New Haven counties. The incumbent was Democrat Joe Courtney, who had represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected to a sixth term with 63% of the vote in 2016. The National Republican Congressional Committee outlined this district as one of the 36 Democratic-held districts it was targeting in 2018.^[4] Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob Stefanowski won the district in the concurrent gubernatorial election.

Democratic primary

Joe Courtney, incumbent^[5]

Republican primary

Dan Postemski, veteran and chairman of the Hampton Republican Town Committee^[6]

General election

Endorsements

Dan Reale (L)

Individuals

Michael P. Meadows, former Republican candidate for Connecticut House of Representatives district 47, Republican State Central Committee Representative district 19, Sprague Republican Town Committee chairman, Sprague Board of Finance member^[7]

Results

Connecticut's 2nd congressional district results, 2018^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Courtney	167,659	57.99%
	Working Families	Joe Courtney	12,072	4.18%
	Total	Joe Courtney (incumbent)	179,731	62.17%
	Republican	Dan Postemski	102,483	35.45%
	Green	Michelle Louise Bicking	3,595	1.24%
	Libertarian	Dan Reale	3,305	1.14%
Total votes			289,114	100%
	Democratic hold

District 3

2018 Connecticut's 3rd congressional district election

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2020 →


Nominee	Rosa DeLauro	Angel Cadena
Party	Democratic	Republican
Alliance	Working Families
Popular vote	174,572	95,667
Percentage	64.6%	35.4%

U.S. Representative before election

Rosa DeLauro
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Rosa DeLauro
Democratic

The 3rd district is located in the central part of the state and contains the city of New Haven and its surrounding suburbs. It includes parts of Fairfield, Middlesex, and New Haven counties. The incumbent was Democrat Rosa DeLauro, who had represented the district since 1991. She was re-elected to a fourteenth term with 69% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Rosa DeLauro, incumbent^[8]

Republican primary

Angel Cadena, Marine veteran and Republican nominee for CT-3 in 2016^[9]

General election

Results

Connecticut's 3rd congressional district results, 2018^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rosa DeLauro	163,211	60.40%
	Working Families	Rosa DeLauro	11,361	4.20%
	Total	Rosa DeLauro (incumbent)	174,572	64.60%
	Republican	Angel Cadena	95,667	35.40%
Total votes			270,239	100%
	Democratic hold

District 4

2018 Connecticut's 4th congressional district election

← 2016

2020 →


Nominee	Jim Himes	Harry Arora
Party	Democratic	Republican
Alliance		Independent Party
Popular vote	168,726	106,921
Percentage	61.2%	38.8%

U.S. Representative before election

Jim Himes
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Jim Himes
Democratic

The 4th district is located in the southwestern part of the state, extending from Bridgeport, the largest city in the state, to Greenwich. It includes parts of Fairfield and New Haven counties. The incumbent was Democrat Jim Himes, who had represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected to a fifth term with 60% of the vote in 2016.

Democratic primary

Jim Himes, incumbent^[10]

Republican primary

Harry Arora, investment firm founder^[11]

General election

Results

Connecticut's 4th congressional district results, 2018^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Himes (incumbent)	168,726	61.21%
	Republican	Harry Arora	103,175	37.43%
	Independent Party	Harry Arora	3,746	1.36%
	Total	Harry Arora	106,921	38.79%
	Write-in		4	<0.01%
Total votes			275,651	100%
	Democratic hold

District 5

2018 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election

← 2016

2020 →


Nominee	Jahana Hayes	Manny Santos
Party	Democratic	Republican
Alliance	Working Families	Independent Party
Popular vote	151,225	119,426
Percentage	55.9%	44.1%

U.S. Representative before election

Elizabeth Esty
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Jahana Hayes
Democratic

The 5th district is located in the northwestern part of the state and includes parts of Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, and New Haven counties. The incumbent was Democrat Elizabeth Esty, who represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected to a third term with 58% of the vote in 2016. Esty did not run for reelection in 2018.^[12] Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob Stefanowski won the district in the concurrent gubernatorial election.

Democratic primary

Declared

Mary Glassman, former First Selectman of Simsbury, and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2006 and 2010^[13]
Jahana Hayes, 2016 National Teacher of the Year^[14]

Declined

Elizabeth Esty, incumbent congresswoman^[15]

Primary results

Democratic primary results, Connecticut 2018^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jahana Hayes	24,693	62.27%
	Democratic	Mary Glassman	14,964	37.73%
Total votes			39,657	100%

Republican primary

Declared

Rich DuPont, businessman^[16]
Ruby Corby O’Neill, retired psychology professor and political activist^[17]
Manny Santos, former mayor of Meriden^[18]

Primary results

Republican primary results, Connecticut 2018^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Manny Santos	16,816	52.39%
	Republican	Ruby Corby O’Neill	8,419	26.23%
	Republican	Rich DuPont	6,863	21.38%
Total votes			32,098	100%

General election

Results

Connecticut's 5th congressional district results, 2018^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jahana Hayes	142,901	52.80%
	Working Families	Jahana Hayes	8,324	3.07%
	Total	Jahana Hayes	151,225	55.87%
	Republican	Manny Santos	115,146	42.54%
	Independent Party	Manny Santos	4,280	1.58%
	Total	Manny Santos	119,426	44.12%
	Write-in		13	0.01%
Total votes			270,664	100%
	Democratic hold

References

^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
^ "Statement of candicacy" (PDF). docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2018 Connecticut general election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 22, 2019.
^ "NRCC Announces Initial Offensive Targets for the 2018 Cycle". February 8, 2017.
^ "Statement of candicacy" (PDF). docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ Radelat, Ana (April 2, 2018). "Courtney draws 'Quiet Corner' challenger". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
^ @Meadows19th (November 4, 2018). "After careful thought and..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Statement of candicacy" (PDF). docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ "Statement of candicacy" (PDF). docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ "Statement of candicacy" (PDF). docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ Borsuk, Ken (January 2, 2018). "Greenwich investment firm head to challenge Himes in 2018". Greenwich Time. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
^ Connolly, Griffin (April 3, 2018). "Rep. Elizabeth Esty Won't Seek Re-election in Wake of Abusive Staffer Disclosures". Roll Call. Washington, DC. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
^ "Mary Glassman jumps into suddenly open 5th District race - The CT MirrorThe CT Mirror". ctmirror.org. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
^ "Jahana Hayes, Art Linares to run in primaries". May 17, 2018.
^ Viebeck, Elise (April 2, 2018). "Elizabeth Esty won't seek reelection amid scrutiny of chief of staff's departure". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
^ "Closing Argument: Rich DuPont, Candidate for U.S. House". Reclaim Connecticut. May 10, 2018. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
^ Altimari, Daniela (April 26, 2018). "Another Republican Jumps Into 5th District Race". Hartford Courant. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
^ Godin, Mary (February 21, 2018). "Former Meriden Mayor Manny Santos to Run for U.S. Congress". Record-Journal. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

External links

Official campaign websites for first district candidates

Tom McCormick (G) for Congress
John Larson (D) for Congress
Jennifer Nye (R) for Congress Archived June 29, 2018, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for second district candidates

Official campaign websites for third district candidates

Official campaign websites for fourth district candidates

Official campaign websites for fifth district candidates

Jahana Hayes (D) for Congress
John Pistone (I) for Congress Archived August 18, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
Manny Santos (R) for Congress

[clerk2018-1] Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

[2] "Statement of candicacy" (PDF). docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[General_Election-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2018 Connecticut general election results" (PDF). Retrieved June 22, 2019.

[4] "NRCC Announces Initial Offensive Targets for the 2018 Cycle". February 8, 2017.

[5] "Statement of candicacy" (PDF). docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[6] Radelat, Ana (April 2, 2018). "Courtney draws 'Quiet Corner' challenger". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

[7] @Meadows19th (November 4, 2018). "After careful thought and..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[8] "Statement of candicacy" (PDF). docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[9] "Statement of candicacy" (PDF). docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[10] "Statement of candicacy" (PDF). docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[11] Borsuk, Ken (January 2, 2018). "Greenwich investment firm head to challenge Himes in 2018". Greenwich Time. Retrieved January 3, 2018.

[12] Connolly, Griffin (April 3, 2018). "Rep. Elizabeth Esty Won't Seek Re-election in Wake of Abusive Staffer Disclosures". Roll Call. Washington, DC. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

[13] "Mary Glassman jumps into suddenly open 5th District race - The CT MirrorThe CT Mirror". ctmirror.org. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

[14] "Jahana Hayes, Art Linares to run in primaries". May 17, 2018.

[15] Viebeck, Elise (April 2, 2018). "Elizabeth Esty won't seek reelection amid scrutiny of chief of staff's departure". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

[16] "Closing Argument: Rich DuPont, Candidate for U.S. House". Reclaim Connecticut. May 10, 2018. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

[17] Altimari, Daniela (April 26, 2018). "Another Republican Jumps Into 5th District Race". Hartford Courant. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

[18] Godin, Mary (February 21, 2018). "Former Meriden Mayor Manny Santos to Run for U.S. Congress". Record-Journal. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

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Overview

District 1

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Results

District 2

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 3

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Results

District 4

Democratic primary

Republican primary

General election

Results

District 5

Democratic primary

Primary results

Republican primary

Primary results

General election

Results

See also

References

External links