The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on November 7, 2006, to elect the five members of the U.S. House, one from each of the
state's congressional districts, to represent Connecticut in the
110th Congress
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. The elections coincided with a state
gubernatorial election and a
U.S. Senate election, as well as with Congressional elections in other states.
Four
Democrats and one
Republicans
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Political ideology
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were elected by these elections; two of the Democratic victories resulted from the defeats of incumbent Republicans. The Representatives elected by these elections served in Congress from January 3, 2007, until January 3, 2009. As of 2020, this is the last election in which a Republican won a congressional district in Connecticut.
Overview
† Includes 5,794 votes received on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party, which cross-endorsed the Democratic candidate in the Fifth District, Chris Murphy.
District 1
Incumbent Democrat
John B. Larson faced Republican challenger Scott MacLean in the election; Larson was re-elected with 74.44 percent of the vote.
;Results
District 2
Incumbent Republican
Rob Simmons faced Democratic challenger
Joe Courtney in the election in a rematch of their 2002 race; Courtney narrowly defeated Simmons by only 83 votes.
;Results
District 3
Incumbent Democrat
Rosa L. DeLauro faced Republican challenger Joseph Vollano in the election; DeLauro was re-elected with 76 percent of the vote.
;Results
District 4
Incumbent Republican
Christopher Shays
Christopher Hunter Shays (born October 18, 1945) is an American politician. He previously served in the United States House of Representatives as representative of the 4th District of Connecticut. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Shays ...
faced Democratic challenger
Diane Farrell
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in the election; Shays was re-elected with 50.96 percent of the vote.
;Results
District 5
Incumbent Republican
Nancy L. Johnson
Nancy Elizabeth Lee Johnson (born January 5, 1935) is an American lobbyist and politician from the state of Connecticut. Johnson was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007, representing the 6th dis ...
faced Democratic challenger
Chris Murphy in the election; Murphy defeated the incumbent with 56.46 percent of the vote.
;Results
WF Murphy also ran on the line of the
Connecticut Working Families Party in the election, and received 5,794 of his votes on it. His Democratic and Working Families totals have been aggregated to reach 122,980.
References
Connecticut
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2006 Connecticut elections
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