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Connecticut's 5th Congressional District election (August 14, 2018 Democratic primary)

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Connecticut's 5th Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: June 12, 2018
Primary: August 14, 2018
General: November 6, 2018
Pre-election incumbent:
Elizabeth Esty (Democrat)
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Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): D+2
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
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Jahana Hayes defeated Former Simsbury First Selectman Mary Glassman for the Democratic party's nomination in Connecticut's 5th Congressional District. Hayes, the 2016 National Teacher of the Year, and Glassman competed in the August 14 Democratic Primary for the seat vacated by Elizabeth Esty (D). The state party supported Glassman, while progressive groups like the Working Families Party and other Democratic groups backed Hayes.

The Connecticut Democratic Party endorsed Glassman over Hayes after two rounds of voting at the state party convention in May. Glassman emphasized her experience in politics and said it would help her win in the general election. She supported keeping the Affordable Care Act over moving to a single-payer healthcare system.[1][2]

The day before the August 14 primary, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsed Glassman, saying she "has a clear vision to champion free trade, develop a sound immigration policy, fix America’s crumbling infrastructure, and support students from classroom to career.”[3] According to the Daily Kos, this was the first time the U.S. Chamber had endorsed a candidate in a Democratic primary since it backed U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) in 2010.[4]

Hayes, by contrast, supported single-payer healthcare and talked about growing up in poverty on the campaign trail.[5][1] She contended she was an outsider candidate and emphasized that she would be the first black Democrat elected to Congress from Connecticut.[6] In addition to the Working Families Party, the Congressional Black Caucus, the state AFL-CIO, and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) endorsed Hayes. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Ct.), who represented the district before being elected to the Senate in 2012, encouraged Hayes to run.[7]

Esty did not seek re-election after news outlets reported that she did not act on complaints that her chief of staff abused and sexually harassed female staffers in her office. The 5th District was the only open congressional seat in Connecticut in 2018.

The seat voted for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by 4.1 percentage points, making it one of Connecticut's most closely contested districts.[8] However, election forecasters see the race as safely Democratic.


Election results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 5

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Jahana Hayes
Jahana Hayes
 
62.3
 
24,693
Image of Mary Glassman
Mary Glassman
 
37.7
 
14,964

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Total votes: 39,657
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Candidates

Democratic Party Mary Glassman

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A former Simsbury First Selectman, Glassman ran to replace Elizabeth Esty (D) by emphasizing her ability to win in a district that voted for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump by 4 percentage points. She narrowly won the endorsement of the state Democratic Party in May 2018 after two rounds of voting.[1][9][8]

Glassman was endorsed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on August 13.[3] According to the Daily Kos, this was the first time the U.S. Chamber had endorsed a candidate in a Democratic primary since it backed U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) in 2010.[4]

Glassman's campaign website highlighted her support for increasing education funding, enacting a cap and trade program for carbon emissions, tightening gun regulations, and maintain aspects of the Affordable Care Act that allow persons 26 and younger to stay on their parents' insurance plans and prevent insurance companies from denying coverage based on pre-existing conditions.[10]

Glassman served as Simsbury First Selectman from 1991 to 1999 and then again from 2007 to 2014. She was the Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial nominee in 2006 and lost in the general election. She ran again for lieutenant governor in 2010 and was defeated in the primary. She also worked for Connecticut Voices for Children and the Capitol Region Education Council.[10][11]

Democratic Party Jahana Hayes

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The 2016 National Teacher of the Year, Hayes ran to be the first black Democrat to represent Connecticut in the U.S. House.[6] She narrowly missed out on the state party's endorsement in May 2018 and was endorsed by U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and the Congressional Black Caucus.[1][12] U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Ct.) encouraged her to run.[7]

Hayes' campaign website highlighted her support for increasing public education spending, moving toward a single-payer healthcare system, increasing the minimum wage, and requiring background checks for all gun purchases.[13]

Hayes was a social studies teacher at John F. Kennedy High School when she received the National Teacher of the Year Award. She next became the Talent and Professional Development Supervisor at Waterbury Public Schools. Her campaign biography highlighted that she grew up in poverty and became pregnant as a teenager before attending college at Southern Connecticut State University and then receiving advanced degrees from the University of Saint Joseph and the University of Bridgeport.[14]

Candidate list

See also: Statistics on U.S. Congress candidates, 2018

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

Timeline

Endorsements

Democratic primary endorsements
Endorsement Glassman Hayes[15]
Individuals
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.)[16] ✔
State Rep. Hilda Santiago ✔
State Rep. Geraldo Reyes ✔
State Rep. David Arconti, Jr. ✔
Waterbury Mayor Neil O'Leary ✔
Organizations
U.S. Chamber of Commerce[3] ✔
Democracy for America[17] ✔
Service Employees International Union[18] ✔
Connecticut Democratic Party[1] ✔
Our Revolution CT[19] ✔
J Street[20] ✔
Working Families Party[21] ✔
Connecticut AFL-CIO[22] ✔
Congressional Black Caucus[23] ✔
Congressional Progressive Caucus ✔
Connecticut Education Association ✔
National Education Association ✔
The Collective PAC ✔
AFSCME Council 4 ✔
American Federation of Teachers ✔
UAW Region 9A ✔
Teamsters Local #677 ✔
The People's House Project ✔
CT UPFFA ✔

July 25 fundraiser for Glassman

On July 25, U.S. Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-Ct.) and John Larson (D-Ct.) hosted a fundraiser in Washington, D.C. for Mary Glassman. U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Ct.) and former U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Ct.) attended the fundraiser.

“They are not formally endorsing her, they are just being very supportive,” said Mark Bergman, Glassman's campaign manager.[24]

Campaign themes and policy stances

Campaign issues from the candidates' websites are listed below if available.

Mary Glassman

Glassman's campaign website stated the following:

“

Education
Every child in the United States should have equal access to a high quality public school education. As the First Selectman of Simsbury, I was proud to serve in a town with one of the best school systems in Connecticut. As a nation, we must commit to fully funding all of our schools to give every student the opportunity to reach his or her full potential.

By investing in our children, we build a better future for all of us. I also stand with our incredible educators across this country and will work to support them in every way that I can. For the past several years, I have worked at the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC), an organization that encourages cooperation and collaboration between the school districts around Hartford. CREC’s core principles include a fundamental commitment to educational equity in our region. We see strength in our diversity and work every day to improve the education of all students in the region.

Connecticut has the worst achievement gap in the country between low-income and high-income students. If elected, I will do everything I can improve the proficiency of our low performing students and strengthen our schools across the state.

As part of my work with CREC, I find ways for towns and school districts to spend education dollars wisely and stretch taxpayer dollars by increasing regional collaboration through such measures as cooperative purchasing and economies of scale. Bringing this experience to Washington will allow me to be a strong voice for using our education budget most effectively and directing money to the classroom where it belongs.

As a member of Congress, I will advocate for the full funding of quality pre-school programs. My work at Connecticut Voices for Children cemented my lifelong belief that early childhood education is essential to a student’s success. We must support these programs to prepare our youngest people for a rigorous education. I will also be a strong advocate for technical and vocational education training at the middle school and high school levels. We need highly skilled workers in our manufacturing sector to meet the demands for skilled labor and of changing technology.

Finally, I will pledge to work to make sure that today’s college students are not buried under student loan debt. The rising cost of tuition and the massive amount of student loan debt held by American families are unsustainable. I support efforts to limit this debt and allow students to refinance their loans.

Energy and Environment
We need a comprehensive energy policy in this country that focuses on sustainable solutions that are good both for the environment and for the nation’s global competitiveness.

First, we must acknowledge that climate change is real and a threat to our national security. Congress must stop denying scientific evidence and find real solutions to this real threat.

Connecticut has been a national leader in reducing carbon emissions and setting clean energy standards. I will work in Congress to continue Connecticut’s leadership in this area and fight hard against Donald Trump’s backward agenda to reward polluters at our expense.

America must invest in wind, solar and fuel cell technology – proven forms of alternative energy—and lead the next series of energy innovations to create sustainable long-term energy solutions. We also must push back against this administration’s rollbacks of Obama era regulations to preserve our environment and make us a world leader on clean energy standards.

I will push to pass into law national energy standards. I will support reduced energy costs to spur economic development, require the Trump administration to rejoin the Paris Accord and will support a national cap and trade policy.

I will fight to crack down on polluters, restore our leadership across the globe on the issue of climate change and invest in clean alternative forms of energy.

Gun Violence Prevention
Whether in Newtown, Aurora, Orlando, Las Vegas or Parkland, mass shootings have become all too common. Congress is complicit in these shootings by refusing to act.

The Connecticut delegation in Congress has demonstrated strong national leadership on reducing gun violence. I stand with them and will work hard to bring the same kind of common sense gun legislation that we have passed in Connecticut to the rest of the country. Each one of us has been changed by each senseless act of gun violence, yet Congress has refused to act. If elected, I will be a strong voice to advocate for common sense gun laws. I am so inspired by the young people across this country who have come together to end gun violence in the wake of the Parkland shooting. The tide is turning and I am firmly committed to being a part of the movement.

We must also work to find ways to keep deadly weapons away from violent criminals, terrorists and domestic abusers. In Congress, I will work to expand criminal background checks to cover the existing loopholes for gun shows, internet and private sales. I will work to renew the Federal Assault Weapons Ban, much like the ban we enacted here in Connecticut. I will also support legislation that protects victims of abuse, usually women, by strengthening the existing laws that prohibit abusers with temporary restraining orders from purchasing weapons.

It is time to take power away from the gun lobby and return to an era of common sense gun laws that protect all of us.

Health Care
Health care is a right and our government has a responsibility to ensure that every American has access to affordable health care. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) greatly expanded the number of people insured in Connecticut and across America, but there is more work to do to reduce rising premiums and protect benefits that the current Congress has failed to address. I will work to protect the important gains made in the ACA including protections for people with pre-existing conditions, the ability of young adults to remain on their family plan until age 26, and the expansion of preventative care. We must control prescription drug costs and continue to expand the number of Americans who are covered by health insurance.

I will be a strong advocate for women’s health care in Congress. In my work at Connecticut Voices for Children, I saw the direct correlation between funding for prenatal care and good outcomes for mothers and babies.

I am a firm believer in a women’s reproductive freedom, especially this year when we are seeing an unprecedented number of attacks on this right. A woman must have control over her reproductive choices and the right to make private decisions with her health care provider. Reproductive freedom for women has led to economic freedom. We will never take that freedom for granted and must stay vigilant to protect it.

We have seen the terrible effects of the opioid crisis in our towns and cities across the state. Congress must do more to hold the pharmaceutical industry accountable for flooding the markets with addictive opioid drugs. We must treat this as an addiction epidemic that requires a national response from the Centers for Disease Control.

Finally, good mental health care is chronically underfunded. I will work to bring back federal dollars to support mental health programs in Connecticut through Medicaid waivers and grant programs. We must continue to support mental health care and provide the funding needed so that all Americans have access to quality care.

Immigration
I am the daughter of immigrants. My father came to America from Italy, proudly served this country in the Korean War and started a family in New Britain with my mother, the daughter of Eastern European immigrants. My father died when I was only four years old, but my understanding of what makes this country great is rooted in my family’s immigrant story. People come to America because it is a land of promise. They, like my parents’ families, come for a better life.

Our immigration system needs reform.

I support immigration policy that is tough but fair. We can strengthen our border security and still be a compassionate nation. We must pass a reasonable, practical and fair pathway to citizenship for law-abiding immigrant families –allowing families to stop living in constant fear of deportation and give them an opportunity to play by the rules, eventually becoming legal residents and citizens.

The solution to our immigration problem isn’t to build Donald Trump’s wall. We need comprehensive immigration reform that works. I will work with Democrats and Republicans to find a solution that honors our longstanding tradition of welcoming immigrants to our country.

During my work at Connecticut Voices for Children, we advocated for an early version of the DREAM Act. This bill passed the Connecticut legislature, but was vetoed by then-Governor Jodi Rell. I am proud that Connecticut passed legislation this session to provide limited financial aid at public colleges in the state to undocumented “DREAMers.” In Congress, I will continue to support the DREAMers and their pathway to citizenship.

Manufacturing
Many manufacturers say that America’s education system is not geared to meet the manufacturing jobs challenge. In Connecticut, thousands of skilled jobs remain unfilled. In many cases, students do not have access to a curriculum that includes instruction of the computational and communications skills needed for a fast-paced, high-tech work environment.

Manufacturing is a significant part of Connecticut’s economic base. If elected, I will focus on creating a workforce that is prepared to enter these well-paying jobs and support this important industry. I will also bring back federal dollars to partner with our community college system for programs in expert precision manufacturing. This is vital, as Connecticut is a key member of the supply chain for the aerospace and engineering industry.

Veterans
My father, Angelo Messina, was a veteran of the Korean War. To me, the men and women who serve our country in the armed forces deserve our unending gratitude and support. The failure of the Veterans Administration to provide adequate health care for our veterans is unconscionable. We must continue to provide the funding and oversight to reform this system and take care of these brave Americans.

We must do more to streamline the VA and make its health care system easier to navigate. Veterans have earned these benefits through service to our nation. We owe it to them to honor our commitment to them. Many of our veterans return home from their service with serious mental health challenges, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury. It is our responsibility as a nation to further educate ourselves about the effects of these conditions and to provide funding and care to the men and women suffering from them. We also must address suicide prevention for our veterans.

Our veterans deserve a VA system that works.

[25]

”
—Mary Glassman’s campaign website (2018)[26]

Jahana Hayes

Hayes' campaign website stated the following:

“

Education
Preserving the public education system and viewing it as an investment in future generations will be a priority if I am elected. I know the power of education and understand that many of our most vulnerable children rely on the education that is provided through the public education system. Education saved my life, and I will ensure that all children from all communities have access to a high quality education. I will be a vocal advocate for public education and ensure all stakeholders are cognizant of the long-term impact of the education decisions that are currently being made. I also understand that among school-related factors, teacher quality has the greatest impact on student success. I will work to ensure that teacher training, support and resources are in place to adequately prepare school staff to educate our children. I will support any measure to make college more affordable, open access to more students and oppose measures that divert public funding from our schools. Career readiness and training is necessary to adapt to our changing economy and should be readily available to all students.

Immigration

It is clear that our current immigration system is outdated and not working to address the evolving needs of our district and country. I will work towards a clear, legal pathway to citizenship.

As a teacher, I had the privilege of working with students from all different backgrounds. This included students who were brought to this country as children, who by no fault of their own never obtained legal status.

For many of these children, better known as Dreamers, the United States is the only home country they know, and in some cases, English the only language they speak. I support passing the DREAM Act to provide these young people with a path to citizenship. As your representative, I will support equal access to higher education regardless of immigration status.

Immigration reform that strengthens our district’s small businesses, manufacturers, farms, and families is possible. I am committed to working with legislators on both sides of the aisle to pass comprehensive reform to our immigration system that will address the changing needs and dynamic challenges we face.

Economy
​ Too many people do not see Connecticut as a place of opportunity. I will work to change that by supporting job creation and training programs, especially in our community colleges and trade schools, which prepare students for well-paying jobs in industries where they are badly needed. I will support raising the minimum wage. I also believe that women and men should receive equal pay for equal work. I am committed to working to close the gender pay gap and addressing disparities that make the gap even larger for black and Latina women. Connecticut’s 5th district is home to thousands of small businesses, and I am committed to working with them to help them grow.

Equity & Social Justice
As your representative, I will be committed to addressing the equity gap that exists in our district. I will work to address any inequities that exist in our communities and ensure that the language of our legislation protects the human and civil rights of all people. All people have value and should be treated with dignity. I will fight against racism, xenophobia, classism, economic discrimination, housing discrimination, sexism, homophobia, religious and political persecution and the abuse of any civil liberties that threaten our democratic society.

Environment
The 5th District is full of environmental treasures and challenges. We are extremely fortunate to have several important lakes and rivers, both big and small, throughout our 41 cities and towns. These waterways provide a venue for both passive and active recreation and provide value to our communities. In many cases, they have and continue to be local economic drivers. We must do all we can to preserve and protect these natural assets and fight back against any efforts to diminish their quality. Further, we have to be proactive in working together to address lake specific issues of algae bloom and invasive species. I am ready to fight for open space and funds to clean up Brownfields.

Whether I am working to preserve the environmental treasures of the 5th District or fighting to combat the effects of climate change, I will be a strong voice and vote to preserve, protect, and enhance our environment.

Gun Violence
On December 14, 2012, I joined the rest of the nation, and the citizens of Connecticut, in mourning the tragic loss experienced at Sandy Hook Elementary School. I also know that the urban cores if our cities have been facing this epidemic, almost unnoticed by the general public, for a very long time. I’ve been in a neighborhood when gun shots have went off, and I’ve seen firsthand how the fear of violence affects our kids. Comprehensive gun reform is needed to combat this day-to-day gun violence and the root causes of it.

I will fight every day in Congress to promote and pass common sense legislation that will prevent gun violence. In addition, I will work to continue to advance and improve our nation’s mental health system, while also ensuring that law enforcement has the tools to keep our streets and communities safe. For me this isn’t anti-gun or pro-gun, it’s about being anti-gun violence. We can do something about it and we have an obligation to do something about it.

I support:

Universal background checks for every gun sale.

"No Fly, No Buy," which bans the purchase of firearms by people on the FBI's terror watch list and no-fly list.

Additional funding to fight straw purchases and combat gun trafficking.

Allocating funding to empower the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study gun violence as a public health issue.

A federal assault weapons ban to keep weapons of war off our streets.

Expanding background checks to ALL firearms, including sales on the internet.

Veterans

Our 5th District is home to so many veterans who have served our country. I am grateful for their service and in awe of the sacrifice made by them and their families. Too often we fail these heroes by not providing the services they need after returning home. We need to commit ourselves to ensure our veterans have the opportunity to receive the assistance they need for their physical and mental health, in addition to programs for education and employment.

Healthcare

I support moving towards a single-payer healthcare system, lowering prescription drug costs and making healthcare more affordable. I am committed to fighting the opioid epidemic in Connecticut and expanding access to addiction treatment. I will work to ensure that women have full access to reproductive healthcare and maintain their right to choose without restriction.

[25]

”
—Jahana Hayes’ campaign website (2018)[27]

Campaign tactics and strategies

Support for Democratic leadership

In a July 22 interview with MSNBC, Jahana Hayes said that House Democratic leadership needed to change in order to appeal to younger voters and minority voters.[24][28]

Ballotpedia has not identified statements by Mary Glassman indicating whether she supports new leadership for House Democrats. If you know of a statement, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.

Campaign advertisements

Mary Glassman

"Lots to do," released July 10, 2018

Jahana Hayes

Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Mary Glassman Democratic Party $576,804 $558,755 $18,048 As of December 31, 2018
Jahana Hayes Democratic Party $1,862,958 $1,306,412 $556,467 As of December 31, 2018
Rich DuPont Republican Party $139,031 $138,586 $446 As of December 31, 2018
Ruby Corby O'Neill Republican Party $131,458 $127,082 $85,676 As of December 31, 2018
Manny Santos Republican Party $76,038 $75,953 $84 As of December 31, 2018

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2018. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.


Race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Race ratings: Connecticut's 5th Congressional District election, 2018
Race tracker Race ratings
October 30, 2018 October 23, 2018October 16, 2018October 9, 2018
The Cook Political Report Solid Democratic Solid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales Solid Democratic Solid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball Safe Democratic Safe DemocraticSafe DemocraticSafe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every two weeks throughout the election season.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+2, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Connecticut's 5th Congressional District the 186th most Democratic nationally.[29]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.03. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.03 points toward that party.[30]

State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Connecticut heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

State executives

State legislature

  • Democrats controlled both chambers of the Connecticut General Assembly. They had a 80-71 majority in the state House and a 18-18 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

  • Connecticut was one of eight Democratic trifectas, meaning that Democrats controlled the office of the governor, the state House, and the state Senate.

2018 elections

See also: Connecticut elections, 2018

Connecticut held elections for the following positions in 2018:

Demographics

Demographic data for Connecticut
 ConnecticutU.S.
Total population:3,584,730316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):4,8423,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:77.3%73.6%
Black/African American:10.3%12.6%
Asian:4.2%5.1%
Native American:0.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.8%3%
Hispanic/Latino:14.7%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:89.9%86.7%
College graduation rate:37.6%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$70,331$53,889
Persons below poverty level:12.2%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Connecticut.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, Connecticut's three largest cities were Bridgeport (pop. est. 146,579), New Haven (pop. est. 131,014), and Stamford (pop. est. 130,824).[31][32]

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Connecticut from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Connecticut Secretary of State.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Connecticut every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Connecticut 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 54.6% Republican Party Donald Trump 40.9% 13.7%
2012 Democratic Party Barack Obama 58.1% Republican Party Mitt Romney 40.8% 17.3%
2008 Democratic Party Barack Obama 60.6% Republican Party John McCain 38.2% 22.4%
2004 Democratic Party John Kerry 54.3% Republican Party George W. Bush 43.9% 10.4%
2000 Democratic Party Al Gore 55.9% Republican Party George W. Bush 38.4% 17.5%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Connecticut from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Connecticut 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Democratic Party Richard Blumenthal 63.2% Republican Party Dan Carter 34.6% 28.6%
2012 Democratic Party Christopher Murphy 54.8% Republican Party Linda McMahon 43.1% 11.7%
2010 Democratic Party Richard Blumenthal 55.2% Republican Party Linda McMahon 43.2% 12%
2006 Grey.png Joe Lieberman (I) 49.7% Democratic Party Ned Lamont 39.7% 12.2%
2004 Democratic Party Chris Dodd 66.4% Republican Party Jack Orchulli 32.1% 34.3%
2002 Democratic Party Joe Lieberman 63.2% Republican Party Philip Giordano 34.2% 29%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Connecticut.

Election results (Governor), Connecticut 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2014 Democratic Party Dan Malloy 50.7% Republican Party Tom Foley 48.2% 2.5%
2010 Democratic Party Dan Malloy 49.5% Republican Party Tom Foley 49% .5%
2006 Republican Party Jodi Rell 63.2% Democratic Party John DeStefano, Jr. 35.5% 27.7%
2002 Republican Party John G. Rowland 56.1% Democratic Party Bill Curry 43.9% 12.2%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Connecticut in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Connecticut 2000-2016
Year Republicans Republicans (%) Democrats Democrats (%) Balance of power
2016 Republican Party 0 0% Democratic Party 5 100% D+5
2014 Republican Party 0 0% Democratic Party 5 100% D+5
2012 Republican Party 0 0% Democratic Party 5 100% D+5
2010 Republican Party 0 0% Democratic Party 5 100% D+5
2008 Republican Party 0 36.8% Democratic Party 5 100% D+5
2006 Republican Party 1 20% Democratic Party 4 80% D+4
2004 Republican Party 3 60% Democratic Party 2 40% R+1
2002 Republican Party 3 60% Democratic Party 2 40% R+1
2000 Republican Party 2 40% Democratic Party 3 60.0% D+1

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Connecticut Party Control: 1992-2025
Fifteen years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor I I I R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate D D D R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Hartford Courant, "Mary Glassman Wins Democratic Endorsement For 5th Congressional District But Primary Looms," May 14, 2018
  2. ↑ Mary Glassman for Congress, "Home," accessed July 18, 2018
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Politico, "Chamber weighs in on Democratic primary, backing Glassman in Connecticut," August 13, 2018
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Daily Kos, "Morning Digest: The surest way for indicted GOP congressman to get off the ballot? Plead guilty," August 14, 2018
  5. ↑ Medium, "We need Medicare for All," June 6, 2018
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 NBC Connecticut, "Hayes Says Race a Factor in 5th District Contest," July 13, 2018
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 '"Connecticut Post, "Murphy introduced Hayes to his donors in 5th District race," July 11, 2018
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2016, 2012, and 2008," November 19, 2018
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  20. ↑ Mary Glassman for Congress, "J Street Supports Mary Glassman for Congress," July 25, 2018
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  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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  28. ↑ MSNBC, "Jahana Hayes: Time for generational change in Democratic leadership," July 22, 2018
  29. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
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