By Ballotpedia's Congressional team
MADISON, Wisconsin: Connecticut had five U.S. House seats and one US. Senate seat on the ballot in 2012. Four incumbents sought re-election and were victorious on November 6, 2012. Christopher S. Murphy declined to run for the House and instead ran for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by Joe Lieberman. He was victorious over Linda McMahon in the tossup Senate race. Elizabeth Esty won election to Murphy’s District 5 House seat.
Here are the candidates who won election from Connecticut.
| Members of the U.S. House from Connecticut -- Partisan Breakdown
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| Party
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As of November 2012
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After the 2012 Election
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|
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Democratic Party
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5
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5
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|
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Republican Party
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0
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0
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| Total
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5
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5
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National picture
Both chambers of the United States Congress remain split after the November 6, 2012 election. Democrats increased their majority in the U.S. Senate while cutting into the Republicans majority in the U.S. House.
Of the 435 candidates who won election to the U.S. House, 85 of them were challengers, which represents 19.5 percent of U.S. House members. Of those 85, 50 are Democratic and 35 are Republican. A total of 27 incumbents were defeated -- 10 Democratic and 17 Republican.
| 2012 United States House General Election Results
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| Party
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Total Winners
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Incumbent Winners
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Defeated Incumbents
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Incumbent Re-Election Rate**
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Non-Incumbent Winners
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| Democratic
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201
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151
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10
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93.8%
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50
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| Republican
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234
|
198
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17
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92.1%
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35
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| TOTALS
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435
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349
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27
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92.8%
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85
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| **Note: The incumbent re-election rate is calculated by dividing the total incumbents winners by the total incumbents who appeared on the general election ballot.
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See also
John B. Larson
John Henry Decker
S. Michael DeRosa
Matthew Corey
Dan Reale
