The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 to elect the five
U.S. representatives
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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
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, as well as
other elections to the House of Representatives,
elections to the
United States Senate and various
state and
local elections
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. The primaries were held on August 9.
District 1
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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*
John B. Larson, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Matthew Corey, business owner, nominee for this seat in
2014
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and Independent candidate for this seat in
2012
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General election
Results
District 2
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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*
Joe Courtney, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Daria Novak, radio-TV talk show host,
business consultant, former
State Department
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employee and candidate for this seat in
2010
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&
2012
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=Withdrawn
=
*Ann Brookes, member of the Westbrook Republican Town Committee
Green primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*
Jonathan Pelto, former Democratic
state representative
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Libertarian primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Daniel Reale, nominee for this seat in
2012
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and
2014
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General election
Results
District 3
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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
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Rosa DeLauro, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Angel Cadena, former legislative intern and candidate for
State Comptroller in
2014
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General election
Results
District 4
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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
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Jim Himes, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*
John Shaban,
state representative
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General election
Results
District 5
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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
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Elizabeth Esty, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Clay Cope
=Eliminated in primary
=
*Matt Maxwell
*John Pistone
General election
Results
See also
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United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
*
United States elections, 2016
References
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