1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

none October 2026 October 2026 1998 United States House of Representatives elections 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut Connecticut legislative no 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut 1996 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut 2000 All 6 Connecticut seats to the United States House of Representatives November 3, 1998 56.59%https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073065883&seq=820 Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1999 CT State Library Democratic Party (United States) 4 4 495,557 51.92% 3.98% Republican Party (US) 2 2 442,066 46.32% 4.05% 250px District results 250px Municipality results Democratic #B9D7FF 40–50% #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% Republican #F2B3BE 40–50% #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% The 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on November 3, 1998, to elect the six members of the U.S. House, one from each of the state's congressional districts, to represent Connecticut in the 106th Congress. These elections coincided with a gubernatorial election, a U.S. Senate election, as well as elections to the state legislature. All seats were successfully defended by both parties, meaning the 4-2 Democratic delegation was maintained. Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 19981998 Statement of Vote https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/1998sovpdf.pdf?rev=5a8602d982ac4a2989a96484ed16f92f&hash=ECDC12D606B6C2611B6B2AF6ABF2C5B0 Connecticut Secretary of State1998 - General Election - Representatives in Congress https://electionhistory.ct.gov/search?df=1997&dt=1998&bq=false&coff[0].i=330 Connecticut Secretary of State1998 Election Statistics - Page 10 https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/ Office of the Clerk of the House of RepresentativesPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Democratic 495,557 51.92% 4 0 Republican 442,066 46.32% 2 0 Concerned Citizens 5,929 0.62% 0 0 Independence 5,116 0.54% 0 0 Term Limits 3,045 0.32% 0 0 Libertarian 1,449 0.15% 0 0 Reform 676 0.07% 0 0 Natural Law 620 0.06% 0 0 Totals 954,458 100.00% 6 — Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (US) 51.92 Republican Republican Party (US) 46.32 House seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (US) 66.7 Republican Republican Party (US) 33.3 District 1 Connecticut's 1st congressional district 1998 Connecticut's 1st congressional district election Connecticut presidential no 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 1 1996 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 1 2000 60.52% x150px John Larson.jpg John B. Larson Democratic Party (United States) 97,681 58.05% Kevin J. O'Connor US Attorney.jpg Kevin O'Connor Republican Party (US) 69,668 41.40% File:1998 Connecticut's 1st congressional district election results map by municipality.svg 215px Municipality resultsLarson #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% O'Connor #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% U.S. Representative Barbara Kennelly Democratic Party (US) John B. Larson Democratic Party (US) Incumbent Democrat Barbara Kennelly, originally elected in 1982, retired to run for Governor. After winning the Democratic primary, former state Senator John B. Larson defeated Republican nominee Kevin O'Connor with 58% of the vote. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee John B. Larson, former state Senator from the 3rd district (1983-1995) and candidate for governor in 1994 Eliminated in primary Miles S. Rapoport, Connecticut Secretary of State from West Hartford Jim McCavanagh, state representative from the 12th district Joseph M. Suggs Jr., former Connecticut State Treasurer (1993-1995) Convention According to 1993 Connecticut law, a candidate must receive 15% of delegate support on any ballot to force a primary. To officially win the party endorsement, a majority of delegate support was needed, or 51%.https://www.cga.ct.gov/2001/rpt/2001-R-0953.htm Legislative History of Challenge Primary Law Connecticut General Assembly December 18, 2001 Mary M. Janicki July 13 Democratic convention(All 282 delegates) Candidate 1st Ballot 2nd Ballot Votes % Votes % Larson 104 36.9% 140 49.7% Rapoport 80 28.3% 88 31.2% McCavanagh 53 18.8% 41 14.5% Suggs 45 16.0% 13 4.6% Inactive Ballots 0 ballots 0 ballots Primary results This was the first Democratic primary election held in the 1st district since Emilio Daddario retired to run for governor in 1970. thumb|200px|Results by municipality: #7996E2 Larson #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #584CDE 70–80% #51C2C2 Rapoport #7DDDDD 40–50% #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% September 15, 1998 Democratic primary Democratic Party (United States) John B. Larson 19,877 46.42% Democratic Party (United States) Miles S. Rapoport 18,189 42.48% Democratic Party (United States) Jim McCavanagh 2,565 6.00% Democratic Party (United States) Joseph M. Suggs Jr. 2,185 5.10% 42,816 100.00% General election Polling Poll sourceDate(s)Sample sizeMargin of errorKevin O'Connor (R)John Larson (D)Other / undecidedCalculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined. pollingMason-Dixon Polling & StrategyFiveThirtyEight's Pollster Ratings Raw Polls File https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fivethirtyeight/data/refs/heads/master/pollster-ratings/2023/raw-polls.csv October 15, 2026 GitHub FiveThirtyEightOctober 25, 1998308—21%55%24% Results 1998 Connecticut's 1st congressional district election Democratic Party (United States) John B. Larson 97,681 58.05% Republican Party (United States) Kevin O'Connor 69,668 41.40% Term Limits Jay E. Palmieri IV 915 0.55% 168,264 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) District 2 Connecticut's 2nd congressional district 1998 Connecticut's 2nd congressional district election Connecticut presidential no 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 2 1996 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 2 2000 57.56% x150px Repsamgejdenson.jpg Sam Gejdenson Democratic Party (US) 99,567 61.0% File:3x4.svg Gary M. Koval Republican Party (US) 57,860 35.5% File:1998 Connecticut's 2nd congressional district election results map by municipality.svg 230px Municipality resultsGejdenson #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Koval #FFB2B2 40–50% U.S. Representative Sam Gejdenson Democratic Party (US) Sam Gejdenson Democratic Party (US) Incumbent Democrat Sam Gejdenson won re-election to a tenth term against Republican nominee Gary M. Koval, a businessman from Mansfield. Results 1998 Connecticut's 2nd congressional district election Democratic Party (US) Sam Gejdenson (incumbent) 99,567 61.01% Republican Party (US) Gary M. Koval 57,860 35.45% Independent Party of Connecticut Dianne G. Ondusko 5,116 3.14% Term Limits Paul W. Cook 658 0.40% 163,201 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) District 3 Connecticut's 3rd congressional district 1998 Connecticut's 3rd congressional district election Connecticut presidential no 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 3 1996 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 3 2000 53.32% x150px File:Rosa DeLauro 109th pictorial photo.jpg Rosa DeLauro Democratic Party (United States) 109,726 71.32% File:3x4.svg Martin Reust Republican Party (United States) 42,090 27.36% File:1998 Connecticut's 3rd congressional district election results map by municipality.svg 250px Municipality resultsDeLauro #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro Democratic Party (United States) Rosa DeLauro Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent Democrat Rosa DeLauro won re-election to a fifth term, defeating Republican nominee and Madison businessman Martin Reust with 71.3% of the vote. Results 1998 Connecticut's 3rd congressional district election Democratic Party (US) Rosa DeLauro (incumbent) 109,726 71.32% Republican Party (US) Martin T. Reust 42,090 27.36% Term Limits Kristen J. Abbatiello 739 0.48% Reform Party of the United States of America David P. Cole 676 0.44% Natural Law Party (US) Gail J. Dalby 620 0.40% 153,851 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) District 4 Connecticut's 4th congressional district 1998 Connecticut's 4th congressional district election Connecticut presidential no 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 4 1996 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 4 2000 52.84% x150px File:Chris Shays official photo (cropped).jpg Chris Shays Republican Party (United States) 94,767 69.07% File:3x4.svg Jonathan D. Kantrowitz Democratic Party (United States) 40,988 29.87% File:1998 Connecticut's 4th congressional district election results map by municipality.svg 230px Municipality resultsShays #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70-80% #C21B18 80-90% Kantrowitz #7996E2 50–60% U.S. Representative Chris Shays Republican Party (United States) Chris Shays Republican Party (United States) Incumbent Republican Christopher Shays, originally elected in 1987, defeated Fairfield businessman and 1994 nominee Jonathan D. Kantrowitz with 69% of the vote. Results 1998 Connecticut's 4th congressional district election Republican Party (US) Chris Shays (incumbent) 94,767 69.07% Democratic Party (US) Jonathan Kantrowitz 40,988 29.87% Libertarian Party of Connecticut Marshall C. Harrison 1,449 1.06% 137,204 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 5 Connecticut's 5th congressional district 1998 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election Connecticut presidential no 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 5 1996 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 5 2000 56.23% 150x150px Jim Maloney congressional portrait.jpg Jim Maloney Democratic Party (US) 78,394 49.88% File:3x4.svg Mark Nielsen Republican Party (US) 76,051 48.39% File:1998 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election results map by municipality.svg 240px Municipality resultsMaloney #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% Nielsen #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% U.S. Representative James H. Maloney Democratic Party (US) James H. Maloney Democratic Party (US) Incumbent Democrat Jim Maloney narrowly won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Mark Nielsen, a state Senator from Danbury. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mark Nielsen, state Senator from the 24th district Defeated at convention Alan Schlesinger, former state Representative from the 114th district (1981-1993), former Mayor of Derby (1994-1998), and candidate for this seat in 1984 and 1990 Convention July 20, 1998 Republican convention Candidate 1st Ballot Votes % Nielsen 169 73.8% Schlesinger 60 26.2% Inactive Ballots 1 ballot General election Results 1998 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election Democratic Party (US) Jim Maloney (incumbent) 78,394 49.88% Republican Party (US) Mark Nielsen 76,051 48.39% Concerned Citizens Robert V. Strasdauskas 2,712 1.73% 157,157 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) District 6 Connecticut's 6th congressional district 1998 Connecticut's 6th congressional district election Connecticut presidential no 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 6 1996 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 6 2000 58.92% x150px File:Nancy Johnson2 (cropped).jpg Nancy Johnson Republican Party (United States) 101,630 58.15% File:3x4.svg Charlotte Koskoff Democratic Party (United States) 69,201 39.59% File:1998 Connecticut's 6th congressional district election results map by municipality.svg 240px Municipality resultsJohnson #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Koskoff #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% U.S. Representative Nancy Johnson Republican Party (United States) Nancy Johnson Republican Party (United States) Incumbent Republican Nancy Johnson, originally elected in 1982, won re-election to a ninth term, defeating Democratic nominee Charlotte Koskoff with 58.15%, a significant overperformance from 1996. Results 1998 Connecticut's 6th congressional district election Republican Party (United States) Nancy Johnson (incumbent) 101,630 58.15% Democratic Party (US) Charlotte Koskoff 69,201 39.59% Concerned Citizens Timothy A. Knibbs 3,217 1.84% Term Limits Mark J. Polon 733 0.42% 174,781 100.00% Republican Party (United States) References