2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
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The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut was held on November 3, 2020, 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 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
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District 1[edit]
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The 1st district encompasses Hartford and the surrounding areas. The incumbent is Democrat John B. Larson, who was re-elected with 63.9% of the vote in 2018.[1]
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District 2[edit]
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The 2nd congressional district takes in eastern Connecticut including, Enfield, Norwich, New London, and Groton. The incumbent is Democrat Joe Courtney, who was re-elected with 62.2% of the vote in 2018.[1]
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District 3[edit]
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The 3rd district is located in the south central part of the state and takes in New Haven and its surrounding suburbs. The incumbent is Democrat Rosa DeLauro, who was re-elected with 64.6% of the vote in 2018.[1]
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- Margaret Streicker, real estate executive[18]
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District 4[edit]
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The 4th district is located in southwestern Connecticut, stretching from Greenwich to Bridgeport. The incumbent is Democrat Jim Himes, who was re-elected with 61.2% of the vote in 2018.[1]
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- Jonathan Riddle, financial executive[20]
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District 5[edit]
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The 5th district is based in the northwestern region of the state, including the cities of Danbury, New Britain, Meriden, and most of Waterbury. The incumbent is Democrat Jahana Hayes, who was elected with 55.9% of the vote in 2018.[1]
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Jahana Hayes
- Former US Executive Branch officials
- Organizations
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- ^ Tom Gilmer (R–Madison) withdrew from the race on the day of the primary following his arrest. His name could not be dropped from the ballot as the deadline to do so had already passed, but the state party has said it would have appointed someone else to the seat should Gilmer have won the election.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). “2018 House Popular Vote Tracker”. Cook Political Report. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ “Home”. March 28, 2014.
- ^ a b “West Hartford town councilor wins GOP Congressional primary”. The Hour. August 14, 2020. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ a b “Election Night Reporting”. Connecticut Secretary of State. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e “2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019”. The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e “2020 Senate Ratings”. Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ a b c d “2020 Senate race ratings”. Sabato’s Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e “2020 Election Forecast”. Politico. November 19, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e “Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020”. Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e “Battle for White House”. RCP. April 19, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e “2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections”. Niskanen Center. April 28, 2020. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e “Election Center: 2020 Presidential Election Official Results”. Connecticut Secretary of State. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- ^ “Anderson For Congress – Home”. justinandersonforcongress.com.
- ^ a b Radelat, Ana (July 10, 2019). “CT Dems attracting early GOP challenges”. The CT Mirror. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- ^ Eaton-Robb, Pat (August 11, 2020). “Congressional candidate quits race following arrest”. AP News. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ “2020 House race ratings”. Sabato’s Crystal Ball. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ Altimari, Daniela. “As Democrats drift left, liberal firebrand Rep. Rosa DeLauro finds herself squarely in the center”. courant.com. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ Munson, Emilie (March 9, 2020). “GOP real estate developer launches bid to oppose DeLauro for Congress”. Connecticut Post. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ^ “Jim Himes for Congress”.
- ^ Haigh, Susan (August 2, 2020). “GOP congressional candidates pitch anti-socialist message”. Midland Daily News. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Munson, Emilie (January 6, 2020). “Exclusive: Another Republican joins 5th District race”. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ Obama, Barack (September 25, 2020). “Second Wave of 2020 Endorsements”. Medium.
- ^ “Jahana Hayes for U.S. House, Connecticut”. www.emilyslist.org. Archived from the original on October 29, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ Connnon, Courtnee (August 26, 2020). “LCV Action Fund Endorses Jahana Hayes for Re-Election”. League of Conservation Voters.
- ^ “Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide: Endorsements”. Sierra Club.
- ^ Matarazzo, Bruno Jr. (July 2, 2019). “Former federal prosecutor from New Fairfield seeking Republican nomination for 5th Congressional District”. Republican-American. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ “Snapshot: Pete Barresi”. Newtown Bee. August 5, 2016. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ “Peter Robert Barresi”. Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ “Hyde for Congress”. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ Munson, Emilie (January 6, 2020). “Exclusive: Another Republican joins 5th District race”. The Middletown Press.
- ^ “Ruben Rodriguez”. Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ “Rodriguez – 2020”. Rodriguez for Connecticut. Archived from the original on June 12, 2020. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
External links[edit]
- Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates
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