Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026
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| Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District |
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| General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: June 9, 2026 |
| Primary: August 11, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times:
6 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 3rd Congressional District of Connecticut, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Connecticut District 3
Incumbent Rosa L. DeLauro, Damjan DeNoble, Andrew Rice, and Christopher Lancia are running in the general election for U.S. House Connecticut District 3 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Rosa L. DeLauro (D) | ||
Damjan DeNoble (D) ![]() | ||
| Andrew Rice (D) | ||
| Christopher Lancia (R) | ||
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Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Submitted Biography: "Damjan DeNoble is a former immigration defense lawyer and small business owner running for Congress because he believes the Democratic Party has stopped taking responsibility for governing. For more than a decade, DeNoble represented immigrants, workers, and families navigating a federal system defined by delay, cruelty, and political cowardice. He watched as Democratic leaders campaigned on reform, won power, and then failed to deliver even the most basic fixes, leaving millions in legal limbo while fundraising emails replaced legislation. DeNoble built and led legal and nonprofit organizations focused on due process and access to justice, including work responding to mass detention and deportation crises. Over time, he became convinced that the problem was not a lack of good policy ideas, but a political culture inside the Democratic Party that rewards caution, seniority, and inertia over results. He is running for Congress to challenge that culture directly. DeNoble argues that Democrats cannot credibly defend democracy while tolerating a system where incumbents go decades without contested primaries and Congress functions more as a messaging platform than a lawmaking body. His campaign focuses on restoring accountability, rebuilding Congress as a deliberative institution, and advancing policies that materially improve people’s lives, including immigration reform that actually gets passed. DeNoble lives in Connecticut with his wife and three children."
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Connecticut
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Survey responses from candidates in this race
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Damjan DeNoble (D)
If you’re under forty, you got student debt, rent that eats half your paycheck, jobs that never feel secure, and a political system that keeps telling you to wait your turn. The problem is, your turn never comes.
I spent years as an immigration defense lawyer watching people do everything right and still get stuck, while Democratic leaders campaigned on fixing the system and then did nothing. That’s when I realized this isn’t just about immigration. It’s about a party that’s learned to manage decline instead of fighting for a future.
Young people don’t lack ideas or energy. We lack access and power. Let’s get it.
The second thing I want to say is this: we need to start building big again.
Somewhere along the line, Democrats stopped believing we’re allowed to solve big problems. Everything became a pilot program, a tax credit, a study, a workaround. That’s not leadership. That’s fear dressed up as realism.
Young people know the difference. We know housing won’t get fixed with slogans. We know healthcare won’t get fixed with half-measures. We know immigration, climate, and work won’t fix themselves while Congress argues over messaging.
Building big means doing what earlier generations did: naming the problem, passing laws that actually change material conditions, and accepting that progress requires risk.
I’m not here to manage decline.
The third message is this: Democrats have to stop being the baddies.
Since 2001, we’ve built a massive surveillance and enforcement state that treats immigrants, activists, and whole communities as threats to be managed instead of people to be represented. ICE is a product of that era, and it should be abolished. Not rebranded. Not reformed around the edges. Ended.
You can’t claim to defend freedom while running detention centers, mass surveillance, and deportation systems that mirror the worst instincts of the national security state. And you can’t claim moral leadership abroad while enabling atrocities with blank checks and silence.
Young people see this clearly. They don’t want a party that explains why cruelty is unavoidable.Damjan DeNoble (D)
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Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Rosa L. DeLauro | Democratic Party | $541,049 | $514,180 | $252,317 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Damjan DeNoble | Democratic Party | $10,163 | $885 | $9,278 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Andrew Rice | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Christopher Lancia | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. 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." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
| Race ratings: Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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| 1/27/2026 | 1/20/2026 | 1/13/2026 | 1/6/2026 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Connecticut in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Connecticut, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Connecticut | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | 2% of enrolled party members | N/A | 6/9/2026 | Source |
| Connecticut | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 1% of votes cast for the office in the last election, or 7,500, whichever is less | N/A | 6/9/2026 | Source |
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
General election
General election for U.S. House Connecticut District 3
Incumbent Rosa L. DeLauro (D) defeated Michael Massey (R / Independent Party) in the general election for U.S. House Connecticut District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rosa L. DeLauro (D) | 58.9 | 193,684 |
| | Michael Massey (R / Independent Party) | 41.1 | 135,113 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0% | 126 | ||
| Total votes: 328,923 | ||||
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for August 13, 2024, was canceled. Incumbent Rosa L. DeLauro (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 3 without appearing on the ballot.
Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for August 13, 2024, was canceled. Michael Massey (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 3 without appearing on the ballot.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rafael Irizarry (R)
General election
General election for U.S. House Connecticut District 3
Incumbent Rosa L. DeLauro (D) defeated Lesley DeNardis (R), Amy Chai (Independent Party), and Justin Paglino (G) in the general election for U.S. House Connecticut District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rosa L. DeLauro (D) | 56.8 | 137,924 |
| | Lesley DeNardis (R) ![]() | 40.7 | 98,704 | |
| | Amy Chai (Independent Party) ![]() | 1.7 | 4,056 | |
| | Justin Paglino (G) ![]() | 0.8 | 1,967 | |
| Total votes: 242,651 | ||||
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for August 9, 2022, was canceled. Incumbent Rosa L. DeLauro (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 3 without appearing on the ballot.
Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for August 9, 2022, was canceled. Lesley DeNardis (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 3 without appearing on the ballot.
General election
General election for U.S. House Connecticut District 3
Incumbent Rosa L. DeLauro (D / Working Families Party) defeated Margaret Streicker (R / Independent Party) and Justin Paglino (G) in the general election for U.S. House Connecticut District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rosa L. DeLauro (D / Working Families Party) | 58.7 | 203,265 |
| | Margaret Streicker (R / Independent Party) | 39.8 | 137,596 | |
| | Justin Paglino (G) ![]() | 1.5 | 5,240 | |
| Total votes: 346,101 | ||||
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for August 11, 2020, was canceled. Incumbent Rosa L. DeLauro (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 3 without appearing on the ballot.
Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for August 11, 2020, was canceled. Margaret Streicker (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 3 without appearing on the ballot.
District analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+8. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 8 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Connecticut's 3rd the 141st most Democratic district nationally.[5]
2020 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.
| Kamala Harris | Donald Trump |
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| 56.0% | 42.0% |
Presidential voting history
Connecticut presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 16 Democratic wins
- 16 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Connecticut's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Connecticut | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Republican | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 5 | 7 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Connecticut's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Attorney General |
State legislature
Connecticut State Senate
| Party | As of January 2026 | |
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| Democratic Party | 25 | |
| Republican Party | 11 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | |
Connecticut House of Representatives
| Party | As of January 2026 | |
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| Democratic Party | 101 | |
| Republican Party | 49 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 151 | |
Trifecta control
Connecticut Party Control: 1992-2025
Fifteen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| 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 |
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| 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
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
