2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

none February 2026 September 2023 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut Connecticut legislative no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut 2012 All 5 Connecticut seats to the United States House of Representatives 2010 11 02 Democratic Party (United States) 5 5 667,983 58.69% 6.60% Republican Party (United States) 0 0 460,286 40.44% 7.71% 250px District results 250px Municipality results 1 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% The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the five Congressional representatives from the state, one from each of the state's five Congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including governor, U.S. Senate, and state legislature races. The incumbent state Congressional delegation, elected in 2008, consisted of five Democratic representatives. All were re-elected in the 2010 elections. Primary elections were necessary to select Republican candidates in all districts except the Third, while no Democratic candidates faced primary challenges. The GOP primaries took place on Tuesday, August 10, 2010. 2 Overview The table below shows the total number and percentage of votes, as well as the number of seats gained and lost by each political party in the election for the United States House of Representatives in Connecticut. In addition, the voter turnout and the number of votes not valid will be listed below. United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 2010PartyVotesPercentageSeats Democratic667,983 †58.69%5 Republican460,286 ‡40.44%0 Green8,8920.78%0 Socialist Action9550.08%0 Write-in candidates86<0.01%0 Total 1,138,202 100% 5 † Includes 33,036 votes received on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party, which cross-endorsed the Democratic candidate in each of the five districts.‡ Includes 2,310 votes received by Republican Sam Caliguiri on the independent line in the Fifth District. By district Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut by district:Haas Karen L. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010 http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives November 12, 2019 June 3, 2011 DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 130,538 57.75% 84,076 37.20% 11,424 5.05% 226,038 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 2 140,888 57.08% 95,671 38.76% 10,250 4.15% 246,809 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 3 134,544 60.97% 74,107 33.58% 12,010 5.44% 220,661 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 4 110,746 50.94% 102,030 46.93% 4,615 2.12% 217,391 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 5 118,231 52.01% 102,092 44.91% 6,980 3.07% 227,303 100.0% Democratic holdTotal 634,947 55.78% 457,976 40.24% 45,279 3.98% 1,138,202 100.0% District 1 Incumbent Democratic Congressman John B. Larson was challenged by Republican Ann Brickley, Green Party candidate Kenneth J. Krayeske, and Socialist Action candidate Christopher J. Hutchinson. https://archive.today/20130120033324/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-2010-CT-01 Race ranking and details from CQ Politics Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Race profile at The New York Times Polling October polls conducted by the website CT Capitol Report showed Larson leading Brickley by seven- and 18-point margins. Poll source Dates administered John Larson (D) Ann Brickley (R)CT Capitol Report/Merriman River GroupCT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 24–26, 2010 55.8% 38.3%CT Capitol Report/Merriman River GroupCT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 3–5, 2010 51.8% 44.7% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Reporthttp://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-11-01_12-12-36.php The Cook Political Report – Charts – 2010 House Competitive Races The Cook Political Report November 1, 2010 November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101104002959/http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-11-01_12-12-36.php November 4, 2010 dead mdy-all Safe D November 1, 2010 RothenbergRothenberg Political Report http://www.rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com November 1, 2010 November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101101202718/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house November 1, 2010Safe D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallCrystal Ball, 2010 11 01 us onSafe D November 1, 2010RCPRealClearPolitics, 2010 11 01 us onLikely D November 1, 2010CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house 2010 House Ratings Chart CQ Politics November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234534/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house October 28, 2010Safe DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesHouse Race Ratings http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house nytimes.com The New York Times 9 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20101107095111/http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house 7 November 2010Safe D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe D November 1, 2010 Results Representative in Congress (CT-1), November 2, 2010http://www.statementofvote-sots.ct.gov/StatementOfVote/WebModules/ReportsLink/RepCongView.aspx?Parameter=11/02/2010-General Election Results for Representative in Congress State of Connecticut, Secretary of the State December 29, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110619153652/http://www.statementofvote-sots.ct.gov/StatementOfVote/WebModules/ReportsLink/RepCongView.aspx?Parameter=11%2F02%2F2010-General June 19, 2011 dead mdy-all Ann Brickley Republican Party (United States) 84,076 37.20 John B. Larson Democratic Party (United States) 138,440 61.25 Kenneth J. Krayeske Green Party (United States) 2,564 1.13 Christopher J. Hutchinson Socialist Action (U.S.) 955 0.42 Daniel J. Stepanek Write-in candidate 3 <0.1 226,038 100 Note: Larson also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 7,902 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table. District 2 Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joe Courtney was challenged by Republican Janet Peckinpaugh, a former NBC Connecticut anchorwoman.http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Former-News-Anchor-Running-for-Congress-92894814.html Former News Anchor Running for Congress NBC Connecticut 2010-05-05 2010-08-21 Also running was Green Party candidate Scott Deshefy. Courtney was also cross-endorsed by the Connecticut Working Families Party. https://archive.today/20130120023630/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-2010-CT-02 Race ranking and details from CQ Politics Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Race profile at The New York Times Polling October polls conducted by the website CT Capitol Report had shown Courtney leading Peckinpaugh by 14- and 19-point margins. Poll source Dates administered Joe Courtney (D) Janet Peckinpaugh (R)CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 24–26, 2010 57.2% 38%CT Capitol Report/Merriman River GroupCT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 3–5, 2010 55.0 41.3% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 1, 2010RCPLikely D November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe D November 1, 2010 Results Representative in Congress (CT-2), November 2, 2010 Janet Peckinpaugh Republican Party (United States) 95,671 38.76 Joe Courtney Democratic Party (United States) 147,748 59.86 G. Scott Deshefy Green Party (United States) 3,344 1.35 Daniel Reale Write-in candidate 27 <0.1 Muriel P. Bianchi Write-in candidate 19 <0.1 246,809 100 Note: Courtney also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 6,860 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table. District 3 Incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro was challenged by Connecticut Republican Party treasurer Jerry Labriola Jr. and Green Party nominee Charles Pillsbury. https://archive.today/20130120055405/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-2010-CT-03 Race ranking and details from CQ Politics Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Race profile at The New York Times Polling October polls conducted by the website CT Capitol Report had shown DeLauro leading Labriola by the largest margins of any of the state's five congressional districts. Poll source Dates administered Rosa DeLauro (D) Jerry Labriola (R)CT Capitol Report/Merriman River GroupCT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 24–26, 2010 56% 37.9%CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 3–5, 2010 58.1% 36.5% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe D November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 1, 2010RCPSafe D November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe D November 1, 2010 Results Representative in Congress (CT-3), November 2, 2010 Rosa L. DeLauro Democratic Party (United States) 143,565 65.06 Jerry Labriola, Jr. Republican Party (United States) 74,107 33.58 Charles A. Pillsbury Green Party (United States) 2,984 1.35 Boaz Itshaky Write-in candidate 5 <0.1 220,661 100 Note: DeLauro also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 9,021 votes on it. Her Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table. District 4 2010 Connecticut's 4th congressional district election Connecticut presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 4 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 4 2012 x150px File:Jim Himes official portrait, 113th Congress (3x4).jpg Jim Himes Democratic Party (United States) 115,351 53.1% File:3x4.svg Dan Debicella Republican Party (United States) 102,030 46.9% 2010 CT-04 election results.svg 200px Municipality results Himes: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #3358a2 80–90% Debicella: #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70% U.S. Representative Jim Himes Democratic Party (United States) Jim Himes Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Himes was challenged by Republican State Senator Dan Debicella. https://archive.today/20130120014126/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-2010-CT-04 Race ranking and details from CQ Politics Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Race profile at The New York Times Polling October polling had shown this race to have essentially been a toss-up. Poll source Dates administered Jim Himes (D) Dan Debicella (R)CT Capitol Report/Merriman River GroupCT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 24–26, 2010 46.1% 48%National ResearchNational Research October 17–18, 2010 42% 46%CT Capitol Report/Merriman River GroupCT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 3–5, 2010 49.4% 47.2%National Research September 27–28, 2010 42% 42%National Research August 17–18, 2010 42% 38%American Action ForumAmerican Action Forum July 28-Aug. 1, 2010 46% 42% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLean D November 1, 2010 RothenbergLikely D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallLean D November 1, 2010RCPTossup November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsLean DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesLean D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightLean D November 1, 2010 Results Representative in Congress (CT-4), November 2, 2010 Dan Debicella Republican Party (United States) 102,030 46.93 Jim Himes Democratic Party (United States) 115,351 53.06 Eugene Flanagan Write-in candidate 10 <0.1 217,391 100 Note: Himes also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 4,605 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table. District 5 2010 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election Connecticut presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 5 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut#District 5 2012 x150px File:Chris Murphy, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg Chris Murphy Democratic Party (United States) Working Families Party 122,879 54.1% File:Sam S.F. Caligiuri.jpg Sam Caligiuri Republican Party (United States) 104,402 45.9% 2010 CT-05 election results.svg 200px Municipality results Murphy: #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% Caligiuri: #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70% U.S. Representative Chris Murphy Democratic Party (United States) Chris Murphy Democratic Party (United States) Incumbent Democratic Congressman Chris Murphy was challenged by Republican State Senator Sam Caligiuri. https://archive.today/20130119230602/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=district-2010-CT-05 Race ranking and details from CQ Politics Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets Race profile at The New York Times Polling The last polling in this district before the election, as conducted by the website CT Capitol Report, had essentially indicated this race was a toss up. Poll source Dates administered Chris Murphy (D) Sam Caligiuri (R)CT Capitol Report/Merriman River GroupCT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 28–31, 2010 43.8% 51.5%CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 24–26, 2010 45.5% 46.9%Gotham Research GroupGotham Research Group † October 4–6, 2010 48% 34%CT Capitol Report/Merriman River GroupCT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 3–5, 2010 44.3% 49.7%Gotham Research GroupGotham Research Group † September 19–21, 2010 50% 37%National Research August 30–31, 2010 40% 39% † Internal poll commissioned for Murphy campaign Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLean D November 1, 2010 RothenbergLikely D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallLean D November 1, 2010RCPTossup November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsLikely DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesLean D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightTossup November 1, 2010 Results Representative in Congress (CT-5), November 2, 2010 Sam S. F. Caligiuri Republican Party (United States) 104,402 45.93 Chris Murphy Democratic Party (United States) 122,879 54.06 Elmon Smith Write-in candidate 2 <0.1 John Pistone Write-in candidate 20 <0.1 227,303 100 Note: Murphy also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 4,648 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table. Caligiuri also appeared on the independent line and received 2,310 votes on it. His independent and Republican votes have been aggregated together on this table. References General references http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G10/CT https://archive.today/20130120014130/http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-congressional-house-candidates-race-0521,0,1066027,full.story http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2008/6.25.10_bysiewicz_announces_state_and_federal_seats_for_44_primaries_in_2010_elections.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20121015135255/http://www.ct.gov/sots/lib/sots/releases/2008/6.25.10_bysiewicz_announces_state_and_federal_seats_for_44_primaries_in_2010_elections.pdf dead October 15, 2012 Bysiewicz: A Total of 44 State and Federal Primaries on Connecticut Ballot in 2010 Office of the Connecticut Secretary of the State PDF June 25, 2010 July 16, 2010 External links Elections & Voting from the Connecticut Secretary of State Official list of Candidates 11/02/2010 General (non-write in) U.S. Congress candidates for Connecticut at Project Vote Smart Connecticut U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Connecticut from OpenSecrets 2010 Connecticut General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com House - Connecticut from the Cook Political Report Official campaign sites Ann Brickley for Congress (R-1) Sam Caligiuri for Congress (R-5) Joe Courtney for Congress (D-2) Dan Debicella for Congress (R-4) Rosa DeLauro for Congress (D-3) Jim Himes for Congress (D-4) Jerry Labriola for Congress (R-3) John Larson for Congress (D-1) Chris Murphy for Congress (D-5) https://web.archive.org/web/20121001154616/http://www.chrismurphy.com/ October 1, 2012 Janet Peckinpaugh for Congress (R-2) https://web.archive.org/web/20101021192211/http://peckinpaughforcongress.com/ October 21, 2010 2008 elections United States House elections in Connecticut2010 2012 elections Connecticut 2010 Category:2010 Connecticut elections