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2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
← 2010November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)2014 →
All 5 Connecticut seats to theUnited States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Last election50
Seats won50
Seat changeSteadySteady
Popular vote951,281490,490
Percentage64.87%33.45%
SwingIncrease6.18%Decrease6.99%
District results
County results
Municipality results

Democratic

  40–50%
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%
  80–90%
  90–100%

Republican

  40–50%
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%

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The2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the fivecongressional 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 a quadrennialpresidential election, aU.S. Senate election, andstate legislature races.

Primaries to select Republican and Democratic candidates in some districts were held on Tuesday, August 14, 2012.[1]

Overview

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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 are listed below.

United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 2012[2]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats
Democratic951,281*64.87%5
Republican490,49033.45%0
Green9,1150.62%0
Libertarian3,5110.24%0
Others12,0220.82%0
Total1,466,419100%5

District 1

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See also:Connecticut's 1st congressional district

Democratic incumbentJohn Larson, who had represented the 1st district since 1999, sought re-election.[3]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • John Decker, financial planner[4]
Eliminated in primary
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  • Mike McDonald, member of theWindsor Town Council,[5]

Results

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Decker won the nomination[6] at the Republican state convention on May 18, garnering 69% of available delegates.

General election

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Predictions

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SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[7]Safe DNovember 5, 2012
Rothenberg[8]Safe DNovember 2, 2012
Roll Call[9]Safe DNovember 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]Safe DNovember 5, 2012
NY Times[11]Safe DNovember 4, 2012
RCP[12]Safe DNovember 4, 2012
The Hill[13]Safe DNovember 4, 2012

Results

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Connecticut's 1st congressional district, 2012[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJohn B. Larson (incumbent)[15]206,97369.7
RepublicanJohn Henry Decker82,32127.7
GreenS. Michael DeRosa5,4771.8
IndependentMatthew M. Corey2,2900.8
Total votes297,061100.0
Democratichold

District 2

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See also:Connecticut's 2nd congressional district

Democratic incumbentJoe Courtney, who had represented the 2nd district since 2007, said in February 2011 that he would not run for theU.S. Senate seat to be vacated byJoe Lieberman.[16] Courtney ran for re-election.[3]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Withdrawn
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Primary results

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At the Republican state convention on May 18, delegates in the second district endorsed Formica. Formica and Novak took part in the August 14 primary, which Formica won.[19]

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanPaul M. Formica14,25666.9
RepublicanDaria Novak7,05033.1
Total votes21,306100.0

General election

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Predictions

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SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[7]Safe DNovember 5, 2012
Rothenberg[8]Safe DNovember 2, 2012
Roll Call[9]Safe DNovember 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]Safe DNovember 5, 2012
NY Times[11]Safe DNovember 4, 2012
RCP[12]Safe DNovember 4, 2012
The Hill[13]Safe DNovember 4, 2012

Results

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Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, 2012[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJoe Courtney (incumbent)[20]204,70868.2
RepublicanPaul Formica88,10329.4
GreenColin D. Bennett3,6381.2
LibertarianDaniel J. Reale3,5111.2
Total votes299,960100.0
Democratichold

District 3

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See also:Connecticut's 3rd congressional district

Democratic incumbentRosa DeLauro, who had represented the 3rd district since 1991, ran for re-election.[3]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Results

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At the Republican state convention on May 18, delegates in the third district endorsed Winsley.[23] Following the Republican state convention, Steve Packard announced his intention to run for the office as an independent.[24]

General election

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Predictions

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SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[7]Safe DNovember 5, 2012
Rothenberg[8]Safe DNovember 2, 2012
Roll Call[9]Safe DNovember 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]Safe DNovember 5, 2012
NY Times[11]Safe DNovember 4, 2012
RCP[12]Safe DNovember 4, 2012
The Hill[13]Safe DNovember 4, 2012

Results

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Connecticut's 3rd congressional district, 2012[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticRosa DeLauro (incumbent)[25]217,57374.7
RepublicanWayne Winsley73,72625.3
IndependentHector W. Concepcion (write-in)10.0
IndependentStephen "Steve" Packard (write-in)10.0
Total votes291,301100.0
Democratichold

District 4

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See also:Connecticut's 4th congressional district

Democratic incumbentJim Himes, who had represented the 4th district since 2009, said in December 2010 that he would not run for the U.S. Senate in 2012.[26] Himes ran for re-election.[3]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Steve Obsitnik, chair and chief executive of Quintel Technology[27]
Eliminated in primary
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Declined
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Results

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At the Republican state convention on May 18, delegates in the fourth district endorsed Obsitnik. Meek met the threshold required to force a primary, but decided not to challenge the endorsed candidate.[32] Obsitnik lost to Himes.

General election

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Endorsements

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Steve Obsitnik (R)

Organizations

Predictions

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SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[34]Safe DNovember 5, 2012
Rothenberg[8]Safe DNovember 2, 2012
Roll Call[9]Safe DNovember 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]Safe DNovember 5, 2012
NY Times[11]Safe DNovember 4, 2012
RCP[12]Likely DNovember 4, 2012
The Hill[13]Safe DNovember 4, 2012

Results

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Connecticut's 4th congressional district, 2012[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJim Himes (incumbent)175,92960.0
RepublicanSteve Obsitnik117,50340.0
Total votes293,432100.0
Democratichold

District 5

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See also:Connecticut's 5th congressional district
2012 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election
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2014 →
 
NomineeElizabeth EstyAndrew Roraback
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Popular vote146,098138,637
Percentage51.3%48.7%
Municipality results
Esty:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Roraback:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Chris Murphy
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Elizabeth Esty
Democratic

Incumbent DemocratChris Murphy had represented the 5th district since 2007. He announced that he would not seek re-election for a fourth term. He insteadran for the U.S. Senate to replaceIndependent DemocratJoe Lieberman, who retired from the Senate. Murphy won election to the Senate.

Democratic primary

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Prior to the Democratic primary, Donovan received the endorsement of the ConnecticutWorking Families Party and was granted placement on its ballot line for the general election.[35] On August 30, Donovan withdrew his name from the Working Families line to allow the minor party to endorse Elizabeth Esty, the primary winner.[36]

Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Disqualified
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  • Randy Yale, insurance underwriter[40][41]
Withdrawn
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Primary results

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Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticElizabeth Etsy12,71744.6
DemocraticChris Donovan9,21632.3
DemocraticDan Roberti6,58223.1
Total votes28,515100.0

Republican primary

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At the Republican state convention on May 18, delegates in the fifth district endorsed Roraback. Roraback, Wilson-Foley, Bernier, and Greenberg took part in the August 14 primary.

Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Withdrawn
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Declined
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Endorsements

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Lisa Wilson-Foley

Organizations

Primary results

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Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanAndrew Roraback9,53632.1
RepublicanMark Greenberg8,03327.0
RepublicanJustin Bernier6,16720.8
RepublicanLisa Wilson-Foley5,96620.1
Total votes29,702100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Elizabeth Esty (D)

Organizations

Andrew Roraback (R)

Organizations

Predictions

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SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political ReportTossupNovember 5, 2012
Rothenberg[8]TossupNovember 2, 2012
Roll Call[9]Lean DNovember 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]Lean DNovember 5, 2012
NY Times[11]TossupNovember 4, 2012
RCP[12]TossupNovember 4, 2012
The Hill[13]Lean DNovember 4, 2012

Results

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Connecticut's 5th congressional district, 2012[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticElizabeth Esty[52]146,09851.3
RepublicanAndrew Roraback[53]138,63748.7
IndependentJohn Pistone (write-in)120.0
IndependentRuss Jaeger (write-in)100.0
Total votes284,757100.0
Democratichold

References

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  5. ^McKinley, Julian (January 5, 2012)."McDonald to Run for Congress".Windsor Patch. RetrievedJanuary 12, 2012.
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  52. ^Includes 8,609 votes received on the line of theConnecticut Working Families Party, whichcross-endorsed
  53. ^Includes 9,710 votes as listed as an Independent on the ballot.

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