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

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. The elections coincided with a state

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and a U.S. Senate election, as well as with Congressional elections in other states. Four Democrats and one Republicans 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

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, which cross-endorsed the Democratic candidate in the Fifth District,

Chris Murphy Christopher Scott Murphy (born August 3, 1973) is an American lawyer, author, and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Connecticut since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States H ...

District 1

Incumbent Democrat

John B. Larson John Barry Larson (born July 22, 1948) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for since 1999. The district is based in the state capital, Hartford. A member of the Democratic Party, Larson chaired the Ho ...

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 Robert Ruhl "Rob" Simmons (born February 11, 1943) is an American politician and retired U.S. Army colonel who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007, representing Connecticut's second congressional d ...

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 Rosa Luisa DeLauro (; born March 2, 1943) is an American politician who has been the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 1991. She is a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. The dist ...

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 in the election; Shays was re-elected with 50.96 percent of the vote. ;Results

District 5

Incumbent Republican Nancy L. Johnson faced Democratic challenger

in the election; Murphy defeated the incumbent with 56.46 percent of the vote. ;Results ^WF Murphy also ran on the line of the

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 Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

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