2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
Introduction 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.
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† 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: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. * 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 Group October 24–26, 2010 '''55.8%''' 38.3%  CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 3–5, 2010 '''51.8%''' 44.7%===Results==='''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. Also running was Green Party candidate Scott Deshefy. Courtney was also cross-endorsed by the Connecticut Working Families Party. * 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 Group October 3–5, 2010 '''55.0''' 41.3%===Results==='''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. * 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 Group October 24–26, 2010 '''56%''' 37.9%  CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 3–5, 2010 '''58.1%''' 36.5%===Results==='''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 Incumbent Democratic Congressman Jim Himes was challenged by Republican State Senator Dan Debicella. * 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 Group October 24–26, 2010 46.1% '''48%'''  National Research October 17–18, 2010 42% '''46%'''  CT 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 Forum July 28-Aug. 1, 2010 '''46%''' 42%===Results==='''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 Incumbent Democratic Congressman Chris Murphy was challenged by Republican State Senator Sam Caligiuri. * 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 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 Group † October 4–6, 2010 '''48%''' 34%  CT Capitol Report/Merriman River Group October 3–5, 2010 44.3% '''49.7%'''  Gotham Research Group † September 19–21, 2010 '''50%''' 37%  National Research August 30–31, 2010 '''40%''' 39%† Internal poll commissioned for Murphy campaign===Results==='''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**
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)* Janet Peckinpaugh for Congress (R-2)