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2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

← 2004 November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07) 2008 →
All 5 Connecticut seats to theUnited States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 2 3 Seats won 4 1 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 648,655 419,895 Percentage 60.35% 39.07% Swing 5.35% 5.02%
District results Municipality results Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

The2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on November 7, 2006, to elect the five members of the U.S. House, one from each of thestate's congressional districts, to represent Connecticut in the110th Congress. The elections coincided with a stategubernatorial election and aU.S. Senate election, as well as congressional elections in other states.

FourDemocrats and oneRepublican were elected in these elections; two of the Democratic victories resulted from the defeats of incumbent Republicans. The Representatives elected in these elections served in Congress from January 3, 2007, until January 3, 2009. As of 2026, this is the last election in which a Republican won a congressional district in Connecticut.

† Includes 5,794 votes received on the line of theConnecticut Working Families Party, whichcross-endorsed the Democratic candidate in the Fifth District,Chris Murphy.

2006 Connecticut's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee John B. Larson Scott MacLean Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 154,539 53,010 Percentage 74.4% 25.5%

Municipality results Larson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

U.S. Representative before election John B. Larson Democratic Elected U.S. Representative John B. Larson Democratic

Incumbent DemocratJohn B. Larson faced Republican challenger Scott MacLean in the election; Larson was re-elected with 74.44 percent of the vote.

Results

2006 Connecticut's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Joe Courtney Rob Simmons Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 121,248 121,165 Percentage 50.02% 49.98%

Municipality results Courtney :     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Simmons:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Rob Simmons Republican Elected U.S. Representative Joe Courtney Democratic

Incumbent RepublicanRob Simmons faced Democratic challengerJoe Courtney in the election in a rematch of their 2002 race; Courtney narrowly defeated Simmons by only 83 votes. This was the closest House race in 2006.

Results

2006 Connecticut's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Rosa DeLauro Joseph Vollano Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 150,436 44,386 Percentage 76.0% 22.4%

Municipality results DeLauro:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Rosa DeLauro Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro Democratic

Incumbent DemocratRosa L. DeLauro faced Republican challenger Joseph Vollano in the election; DeLauro was re-elected with 76 percent of the vote.

Results

2006 Connecticut's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Chris Shays Diane Farrell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 106,510 99,450 Percentage 51.0% 47.6%

Municipality results Shays:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Farrell:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Chris Shays Republican Elected U.S. Representative Chris Shays Republican

Incumbent RepublicanChristopher Shays faced Democratic challengerDiane Farrell in the election; Shays was re-elected with 50.96 percent of the vote.

Results

2006 Connecticut's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Chris Murphy Nancy L. Johnson Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Popular vote 122,980 94,824 Percentage 56.5% 43.5%

Municipality results Murphy:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Johnson:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Nancy L. Johnson Republican Elected U.S. Representative Chris Murphy Democratic

Incumbent RepublicanNancy L. Johnson faced Democratic challengerChris Murphy in the election; Murphy defeated the incumbent with 56.46 percent of the vote.

Debates
Link to Debate Complete Video of Debate - October 14, 2006

Results

^WF Murphy also ran on the line of theConnecticut Working Families Party in the election, and received 5,794 of his votes on it. His Democratic and Working Families totals have been aggregated to reach 122,980.

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