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.
Overview The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats won by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Connecticut. United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 2014PartyVotesPercentageSeats Democratic596,39055.849%5 Republican409,51338.349%0 Working Families Party42,3053.962%0 Independent Party of Connecticut9,0760.850%0 Green Party5,9960.561%0 Libertarian2,6020.244%0 Others1,9750.185%0 Total 1,067,857 100% 5 All five Democratic candidates were cross-endorsed by the Connecticut Working Families Party The Republican candidates were cross-endorsed by the Independent Party of Connecticut in the Fourth and Fifth Districts
By district Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut by district:
DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthers†TotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 135,825* 62.34% 78,609 36.08% 3,447 1.58% 217,881 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 2 141,948* 62.28% 80,837 35.46% 5,151 2.28% 227,936 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 3 140,485* 66.92% 69,454 33.08% N/A N/A 209,939 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 4 106, 873* 53.76% 91,922* 46.24% 5 <0.00% 198,800 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 5 113,564* 53.24% 97,767* 45.84% 1,970 0.92% 213,301 100.00% Democratic holdTotal 638,695* 59.81% 418,589* 39.20% 10,573 0.99% 1,067,857 100.0% * Includes votes for candidates on more than one party line † Does not include fusion vote counts -- see individual districts for details
District 1
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
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
Results
District 2
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
Eliminated in primary Evan Evans
Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee Dan Reale, nominee for this seat in 2012
Green primary Candidates Nominee William Clyde, economics and finance professor
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
Results
District 3
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
Eliminated in primary Steve Packard
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
Results
District 4
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
Eliminated in primary Joe Bentivegna Carl Higbie, former Navy SEAL
Withdrawn John Shaban, state representative
Declined Linda McMahon, businesswoman and nominee for Senate in 2010 and 2012
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
Results
District 5
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
Eliminated in primary Sal Lilienthal
Declined Andrew Roraback, state senator and nominee for this seat in 2012 (accepted a judgeship)
General election John J. Pistone gained ballot access as a named candidate by petition.
Endorsements
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror ElizabethEsty (D) MarkGreenberg (R) UndecidedNew York Times/CBS News Battleground TrackerNew York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 427 ± 6.0% 50% 41% 9%Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Esty)Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Esty) October 8–10, 2014 400 ± 5.0% 52% 36% 12%
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
Results
See also 2014 United States House of Representatives elections 2014 United States elections
References
External links U.S. House elections in Connecticut, 2014 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets