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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

January 01, 1970

See also: 2014 Connecticut elections

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.

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
← 2012 November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016 →
All 5 Connecticut seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 5 0
Seats won 5 0
Seat change
Popular vote 596,390 409,513
Percentage 55.85% 38.35%
Swing 9.02% 4.90%

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.[1]

Overview edit

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut by district:[2]

District Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 127,430 58.49% 78,609 36.08% 11,842 5.43% 217,881 100.0% Democratic hold
District 2 131,294 57.60% 80,837 35.47% 15,805 6.93% 227,936 100.0% Democratic hold
District 3 130,009 61.93% 69,454 33.08% 10,476 4.99% 209,939 100.0% Democratic hold
District 4 101,401 51.01% 88,209 44.37% 9,190 4.62% 198,800 100.0% Democratic hold
District 5 106,256 49.82% 92,404 43.32% 14,641 6.86% 213,301 100.0% Democratic hold
Total 596,390 55.85% 409,513 38.35% 61,954 5.80% 1,067,857 100.0%

District 1 edit

See also: Connecticut's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Democrat John B. Larson, who had represented this district since 1999, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
  • Matthew Corey, business owner and Independent candidate for this seat in 2012[3][4]

General election edit

Results edit

Connecticut's 1st congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John B. Larson (incumbent) 135,825 62.3
Republican Matthew Corey 78,609 36.1
Green Jeffery Russell 3,447 1.6
Total votes 217,881 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2 edit

See also: Connecticut's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Joe Courtney, who has represented this district since 2007, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
  • Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh, radio show producer and host[4]
Eliminated in primary edit
  • Evan Evans

Libertarian primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
  • Dan Reale, nominee for this seat in 2012[6]

Green primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
  • William Clyde, economics and finance professor[7]

General election edit

Results edit

Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Courtney (incumbent) 141,948 62.3
Republican Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh 80,837 35.5
Libertarian Daniel Reale 2,602 1.1
Green William Clyde 2,549 1.1
Total votes 227,936 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3 edit

See also: Connecticut's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Rosa DeLauro, who has represented this district since 1991, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
  • James Brown, former maths teacher[4]
Eliminated in primary edit
  • Steve Packard

General election edit

Results edit

Connecticut's 3rd congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rosa DeLauro (incumbent) 140,485 66.9
Republican James E. Brown 69,454 33.1
Total votes 209,939 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4 edit

See also: Connecticut's 4th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Jim Himes, who has represented this district since 2009, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
Eliminated in primary edit
Withdrawn edit
Declined edit

General election edit

Endorsements edit

Dan Debicella (R)
Organizations

Results edit

Connecticut's 4th congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Himes (incumbent) 106,873 53.8
Republican Dan Debicella 91,922 46.2
Independent Stephen Miller (write-in) 3 0.0
Independent Sophie Pastore (write-in) 2 0.0
Total votes 198,800 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5 edit

See also: Connecticut's 5th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Esty, who has represented this district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
  • Mark Greenberg, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2010 & 2012[4]
Eliminated in primary edit
  • Sal Lilienthal
Declined edit

General election edit

Endorsements edit

Elizabeth Esty (D)
Organizations
Mark Greenberg (R)
Organizations

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Elizabeth
Esty (D) 		Mark
Greenberg (R) 		Undecided
New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16–23, 2014 427 ± 6.0% 50% 41% 9%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Esty) October 8–10, 2014 400 ± 5.0% 52% 36% 12%

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[17] Likely D November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[18] Safe D October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[19] Likely D October 30, 2014
RCP Likely D November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[20] Likely D November 4, 2014

Results edit

Connecticut's 5th congressional district, 2014[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth Esty (incumbent) 113,564 53.2
Republican Mark Greenberg 97,767 45.9
Independent John J. Pistone 1,970 0.9
Total votes 213,301 100.0
Democratic hold

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Ostermeier, Eric (November 5, 2014). "Democrats Claim Connecticut's Longest Partisan US House Streak in 100+ Years". Smart Politics.
  2. ^ Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
  3. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 1, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d . Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e Election Results State of Connecticut. Retrieved January 14, 2023
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  7. ^ "Green Party of Connecticut - 2022 Candidates".
  8. ^ Vigdor, Neil (September 4, 2013). "Debicella announces 4th District challenge". The News-Times. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  9. ^ Vigdor, Neil (May 16, 2014). "Debicella, Greenberg get GOP nod for Congress". The News-Times. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  10. ^ Vigdor, Neil (January 15, 2014). "Mission Congress for retired Navy SEAL". Connecticut Post. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  11. ^ Perrefort, Dirk (September 12, 2013). "Shaban to seek GOP 4th CD nomination". The News-Times. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  12. ^ Vigdor, Neil (February 28, 2013). "Is Linda McMahon planting more political seeds?". Greenwich Time. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  13. ^ Altimari, Daniela (July 22, 2013). "McMahon Still Active Politically, Advising GOP Chairman". Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  14. ^ a b . gopyoungguns.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  15. ^ "Greenberg Says He'll Make A Third Run In 5th District In 2014 - Hartford Courant". Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  16. ^ . actblue.com. DCCC. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  17. ^ "2014 House Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
  18. ^ "2014 House Ratings (October 24, 2014)". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  19. ^ "2014 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. April 10, 2014. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  20. ^ "Daily Kos Elections House race ratings: Initial ratings for 2014". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved November 4, 2014.

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See also 2014 Connecticut elections 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 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut 2012 November 4 2014 2014 11 04 2016 All 5 Connecticut seats to the United States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Democratic Republican Last election 5 0 Seats won 5 0 Seat change Popular vote 596 390 409 513 Percentage 55 85 38 35 Swing 9 02 4 90 Democratic 50 60 60 70 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 1 Contents 1 Overview 2 District 1 2 1 Democratic primary 2 1 1 Candidates 2 1 1 1 Nominee 2 2 Republican primary 2 2 1 Candidates 2 2 1 1 Nominee 2 3 General election 2 3 1 Results 3 District 2 3 1 Democratic primary 3 1 1 Candidates 3 1 1 1 Nominee 3 2 Republican primary 3 2 1 Candidates 3 2 1 1 Nominee 3 2 1 2 Eliminated in primary 3 3 Libertarian primary 3 3 1 Candidates 3 3 1 1 Nominee 3 4 Green primary 3 4 1 Candidates 3 4 1 1 Nominee 3 5 General election 3 5 1 Results 4 District 3 4 1 Democratic primary 4 1 1 Candidates 4 1 1 1 Nominee 4 2 Republican primary 4 2 1 Candidates 4 2 1 1 Nominee 4 2 1 2 Eliminated in primary 4 3 General election 4 3 1 Results 5 District 4 5 1 Democratic primary 5 1 1 Candidates 5 1 1 1 Nominee 5 2 Republican primary 5 2 1 Candidates 5 2 1 1 Nominee 5 2 1 2 Eliminated in primary 5 2 1 3 Withdrawn 5 2 1 4 Declined 5 3 General election 5 3 1 Endorsements 5 3 2 Results 6 District 5 6 1 Democratic primary 6 1 1 Candidates 6 1 1 1 Nominee 6 2 Republican primary 6 2 1 Candidates 6 2 1 1 Nominee 6 2 1 2 Eliminated in primary 6 2 1 3 Declined 6 3 General election 6 3 1 Endorsements 6 3 2 Polling 6 3 3 Predictions 6 3 4 Results 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksOverview editResults of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut by district 2 District Democratic Republican Others Total Result Votes Votes Votes Votes District 1 127 430 58 49 78 609 36 08 11 842 5 43 217 881 100 0 Democratic hold District 2 131 294 57 60 80 837 35 47 15 805 6 93 227 936 100 0 Democratic hold District 3 130 009 61 93 69 454 33 08 10 476 4 99 209 939 100 0 Democratic hold District 4 101 401 51 01 88 209 44 37 9 190 4 62 198 800 100 0 Democratic hold District 5 106 256 49 82 92 404 43 32 14 641 6 86 213 301 100 0 Democratic hold Total 596 390 55 85 409 513 38 35 61 954 5 80 1 067 857 100 0 District 1 editSee also Connecticut s 1st congressional district Incumbent Democrat John B Larson who had represented this district since 1999 ran for re election Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit John B Larson incumbent U S Representative Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Matthew Corey business owner and Independent candidate for this seat in 2012 3 4 General election edit Results edit Connecticut s 1st congressional district 2014 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John B Larson incumbent 135 825 62 3 Republican Matthew Corey 78 609 36 1 Green Jeffery Russell 3 447 1 6 Total votes 217 881 100 0 Democratic holdDistrict 2 editSee also Connecticut s 2nd congressional district Incumbent Democrat Joe Courtney who has represented this district since 2007 ran for re election Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Joe Courtney incumbent U S Representative Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Lori Hopkins Cavanagh radio show producer and host 4 Eliminated in primary edit Evan Evans Libertarian primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Dan Reale nominee for this seat in 2012 6 Green primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit William Clyde economics and finance professor 7 General election edit Results edit Connecticut s 2nd congressional district 2014 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Joe Courtney incumbent 141 948 62 3 Republican Lori Hopkins Cavanagh 80 837 35 5 Libertarian Daniel Reale 2 602 1 1 Green William Clyde 2 549 1 1 Total votes 227 936 100 0 Democratic holdDistrict 3 editSee also Connecticut s 3rd congressional district Incumbent Democrat Rosa DeLauro who has represented this district since 1991 ran for re election Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Rosa DeLauro incumbent U S Representative Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit James Brown former maths teacher 4 Eliminated in primary edit Steve Packard General election edit Results edit Connecticut s 3rd congressional district 2014 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Rosa DeLauro incumbent 140 485 66 9 Republican James E Brown 69 454 33 1 Total votes 209 939 100 0 Democratic holdDistrict 4 editSee also Connecticut s 4th congressional district Incumbent Democrat Jim Himes who has represented this district since 2009 ran for re election Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Jim Himes incumbent U S Representative Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Dan Debicella former State Senator and nominee for this seat in 2010 8 9 Eliminated in primary edit Joe Bentivegna Carl Higbie former Navy SEAL 10 Withdrawn edit John Shaban state representative 11 Declined edit Linda McMahon businesswoman and nominee for Senate in 2010 and 2012 12 13 General election edit Endorsements edit Dan Debicella R Organizations National Republican Congressional Committee Young Guns Program 14 Results edit Connecticut s 4th congressional district 2014 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jim Himes incumbent 106 873 53 8 Republican Dan Debicella 91 922 46 2 Independent Stephen Miller write in 3 0 0 Independent Sophie Pastore write in 2 0 0 Total votes 198 800 100 0 Democratic holdDistrict 5 editSee also Connecticut s 5th congressional district Incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Esty who has represented this district since 2013 ran for re election Democratic primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Elizabeth Esty incumbent U S Representative Republican primary edit Candidates edit Nominee edit Mark Greenberg businessman and candidate for this seat in 2010 amp 2012 4 Eliminated in primary edit Sal Lilienthal Declined edit Andrew Roraback state senator and nominee for this seat in 2012 accepted a judgeship 15 General election edit Endorsements edit Elizabeth Esty D Organizations Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Frontline Program 16 Mark Greenberg R Organizations National Republican Congressional Committee Young Guns Program 14 Polling edit Poll source Date s administered Samplesize Margin oferror ElizabethEsty D MarkGreenberg R Undecided New York Times CBS News Battleground Tracker October 16 23 2014 427 6 0 50 41 9 Garin Hart Yang D Esty October 8 10 2014 400 5 0 52 36 12 Predictions edit Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report 17 Likely D November 3 2014 Rothenberg 18 Safe D October 24 2014 Sabato s Crystal Ball 19 Likely D October 30 2014 RCP Likely D November 2 2014 Daily Kos Elections 20 Likely D November 4 2014 Results edit Connecticut s 5th congressional district 2014 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Elizabeth Esty incumbent 113 564 53 2 Republican Mark Greenberg 97 767 45 9 Independent John J Pistone 1 970 0 9 Total votes 213 301 100 0 Democratic holdSee also edit2014 United States House of Representatives elections 2014 United States electionsReferences edit Ostermeier Eric November 5 2014 Democrats Claim Connecticut s Longest Partisan US House Streak in 100 Years Smart Politics Haas Karen L March 9 2015 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4 2014 Clerk of the U S House of Representatives Retrieved October 28 2019 2012 General Election Results PDF Archived from the original PDF on July 1 2013 Retrieved September 1 2014 a b c d CT GOP Candidates Archived from the original on September 14 2014 Retrieved September 1 2014 a b c d e Election Results State of Connecticut Retrieved January 14 2023 Libertarian Party of Connecticut Minimum Government Maximum Freedom Libertarian Party of Connecticut Archived from the original on September 11 2014 Retrieved September 10 2014 Green Party of Connecticut 2022 Candidates Vigdor Neil September 4 2013 Debicella announces 4th District challenge The News Times Retrieved September 14 2013 Vigdor Neil May 16 2014 Debicella Greenberg get GOP nod for Congress The News Times Retrieved November 27 2016 Vigdor Neil January 15 2014 Mission Congress for retired Navy SEAL Connecticut Post Retrieved November 27 2016 Perrefort Dirk September 12 2013 Shaban to seek GOP 4th CD nomination The News Times Retrieved September 14 2013 Vigdor Neil February 28 2013 Is Linda McMahon planting more political seeds Greenwich Time Retrieved September 14 2013 Altimari Daniela July 22 2013 McMahon Still Active Politically Advising GOP Chairman Hartford Courant Retrieved September 14 2013 a b Young Gun candidates gopyoungguns com Archived from the original on November 4 2014 Retrieved February 15 2023 Greenberg Says He ll Make A Third Run In 5th District In 2014 Hartford Courant Archived from the original on April 10 2013 Retrieved August 17 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link 2014 Frontline Democrats actblue com DCCC Archived from the original on February 24 2015 Retrieved April 15 2023 2014 House Race Ratings for November 3 2014 House Race Ratings Cook Political Report Retrieved November 3 2014 2014 House Ratings October 24 2014 House Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report Retrieved October 24 2014 2014 House Sabato s Crystal Ball April 10 2014 Retrieved April 11 2014 Daily Kos Elections House race ratings Initial ratings for 2014 Daily Kos Elections Retrieved November 4 2014 External links editU S House elections in Connecticut 2014 at Ballotpedia Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut amp oldid 1174240190, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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