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United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 2016
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The 2016 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Connecticut took place on November 8, 2016. Voters elected five candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's five congressional districts.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate whom they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Connecticut utilizes a closed primary system, in which only registered party members may vote in a party's primary. However, Connecticut state law allows parties to decide whether unaffiliated voters can vote in their primary before each election.[1][2][3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 8 election, the Democratic Party held all five congressional seats from Connecticut.
| Members of the U.S. House from Connecticut -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2016 | After the 2016 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 5 | 5 | |
| Republican Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 5 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2016 election, the incumbents for the five congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| John Larson |  Democratic |
1 |
| Joe Courtney | Democratic |
2 |
| Rosa DeLauro | Democratic |
3 |
| James Himes | Democratic |
4 |
| Elizabeth Esty | Democratic |
5 |
Margin of victory for winners
The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  John Larson |
30.4% | 312,925 | Matthew Corey |
| District 2 | Joe Courtney |
29.6% | 330,257 | Daria Novak |
| District 3 | Rosa DeLauro |
38.1% | 309,379 | Angel Cadena |
| District 4 | Jim Himes |
19.8% | 313,540 | John Shaban |
| District 5 | Elizabeth Esty |
16% | 309,082 | Clay Cope |
Candidates
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District 1
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General election candidates: John Larson  Matthew Corey Mike DeRosa |
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Convention results:[4] |
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Republican |
District 2
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General election candidates: Joe Courtney Daria Novak Daniel Reale Jonathan Pelto |
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Convention results:[4] |
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Republican |
District 3
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General election candidates: Rosa DeLauro Angel Cadena |
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Convention results:[4] |
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Republican |
District 4
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General election candidates: Jim Himes John Shaban |
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Convention results:[4] |
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Republican |
District 5
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General election candidates: Elizabeth Esty Clay Cope Stephanie Piddock John Pistone |
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Convention results:[4] |
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Republican Matt Maxwell[18] Clay Cope[19][20] |
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Connecticut elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Connecticut in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| January 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | January 10 filing | |
| April 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | April 10 filing | |
| June 7, 2016 | Ballot access | Primary petitions due for state and district office candidates | |
| July 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | July 10 filing | |
| July 21, 2016 | Campaign finance | First weekly supplemental filing, primary | |
| July 28, 2016 | Campaign finance | Second weekly supplemental filing, primary | |
| August 2, 2016 | Campaign finance | 7th day preceding primary filing | |
| August 4, 2016 | Campaign finance | Final weekly supplemental filing, primary | |
| August 9, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| August 10, 2016 | Ballot access | Nominating petitions due for new party or no party candidates | |
| September 8, 2016 | Campaign finance | 30th day following primary filing | |
| October 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | October 10 filing | |
| October 20, 2016 | Campaign finance | First weekly supplemental filing, general election | |
| October 25, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for write-in candidates | |
| October 27, 2016 | Campaign finance | Second weekly supplemental filing, general election | |
| November 1, 2016 | Campaign finance | 7th day preceding general election filing | |
| November 3, 2016 | Campaign finance | Final weekly supplemental filing, general election | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| January 10, 2017 | Campaign finance | January 10 filing | |
| Sources: Connecticut Secretary of State, "November, 8 2016 State Election Calendar," accessed January 11, 2016 Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission, "2016 Filing Calendar," accessed January 11, 2016 Connecticut Secretary of State, "Registration for Write-in Candidacy," accessed October 10, 2016 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
- United States Senate election in Connecticut, 2016
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2016
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016
- U.S. House primaries, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ Connecticut General Assembly, "Major Party Nominating Procedures in States With Conventions," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ Connecticut General Assembly, "Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-431," accessed July 23, 2024
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "Clay Cope wins landslide in 5th, Daria Novak a squeaker in 2nd," May 9, 2016
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "CT GOP backs Carter for Senate, denies Wolf primary margin," May 9, 2016
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "Clay Cope wins landslide in 5th, Daria Novak a squeaker in 2nd," May 9, 2016
- ↑ Daria Novak for Congress, "Home," accessed February 3, 2016
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "CT GOP backs Carter for Senate, denies Wolf primary margin," May 9, 2016
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "Clay Cope wins landslide in 5th, Daria Novak a squeaker in 2nd," May 9, 2016
- ↑ Angel for Congress, "Home," accessed May 24, 2016
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "CT GOP backs Carter for Senate, denies Wolf primary margin," May 9, 2016
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "Clay Cope wins landslide in 5th, Daria Novak a squeaker in 2nd," May 9, 2016
- ↑ The Redding Pilot, "Redding State Rep. John Shaban will run for U.S. Congress seat," August 19, 2015
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "CT GOP backs Carter for Senate, denies Wolf primary margin," May 9, 2016
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "Clay Cope wins landslide in 5th, Daria Novak a squeaker in 2nd," May 9, 2016
- ↑ John Pistone for Congress, "Home," accessed November 13, 2015
- ↑ Ctpost, "Sandy Hook newcomer runs for Congress," December 11, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION," January 21, 2016
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "CT GOP backs Carter for Senate, denies Wolf primary margin," May 9, 2016
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
