United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 2012

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Connecticut were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 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 a quadrennial presidential election, a U.S. Senate election, and state legislature races.

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

The Democratic Party candidate won in each of the five districts on Election Day.

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, 2012[2]
Party Votes Percentage Seats
Democratic 951,281* 64.87% 5
Republican 490,490 33.45% 0
Green 9,115 0.62% 0
Libertarian 3,511 0.24% 0
Others 12,022 0.82% 0
Total 1,466,419 100% 5

District 1

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See also: Connecticut's 1st congressional district

Democratic incumbent John Larson, who has represented the 1st district since 1999, sought re-election[3] John Decker, a financial planner,[4] and Mike McDonald, a member of the Windsor Town Council,[5] sought the Republican nomination to challenge Larson. Decker won the nomination[6] at the Republican state convention on May 18, garnering 69% of available delegates. Decker lost to Larson in the general election.

General Election Results

Connecticut 1st Congressional District 2012 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John B. Larson (Incumbent) 206,973[8] 69.67
Republican John Henry Decker 82,321 27.71
Green S. Michael DeRosa 5,477 1.84
Petitioning Candidate Matthew M. Corey 2,290 0.77
Total votes 297,061 100.0
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District 2

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See also: Connecticut's 2nd congressional district

Democratic incumbent Joe Courtney, who has represented the 2nd district since 2007, said in February 2011 that he would not run for the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Joe Lieberman.[9] Courtney ran for re-election.[3]

Doug Dubitsky, a lawyer who ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for the 2nd district in 2010; Paul Formica, the First selectman of the East Lyme Board of Selectmen; and Daria Novak, a business consultant and former State Department employee who also ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary in 2010, all sought the Republican nomination to challenge Courtney. State Representative Christopher Coutu had also planned to run, but dropped out of the race in May 2012.[10][11]

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.[12]

Formica lost to Courtney in the general election.

General Election Results

Connecticut 2nd Congressional District 2012 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Courtney (Incumbent) 204,708[13] 68.25
Republican Paul M. Formica 88,103 29.37
Green Colin D. Bennett 3,638 1.21
Libertarian Daniel J. Reale 3,511 1.17
Total votes 299,960 100.0
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District 3

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See also: Connecticut's 3rd congressional district

Democratic incumbent Rosa DeLauro, who has represented the 3rd district since 1991 ran for re-election.[3] Motivational speaker Wayne Winsley sought the Republican nomination to challenge DeLauro.[14] Steve Packard also sought the Republican nomination.[15] At the Republican state convention on May 18, delegates in the third district endorsed Winsley.[16] Following the Republican state convention, Steve Packard announced his intention to run for the office as an independent.[17] DeLauro was subsequently re-elected in November, beating Packard and Winsley.

General Election Results

Connecticut 3rd Congressional District 2012 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rosa DeLauro (Incumbent) 217,573[18] 74.69
Republican Wayne Winsley 73,726 25.31
Write-In Hector W. Concepcion 1 0.00
Write-In Stephen "Steve" Packard 1 0.00
Total votes 291,301 100.0
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District 4

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See also: Connecticut's 4th congressional district

Democratic incumbent Jim Himes, who has represented the 4th district since 2009, said in December 2010 that he would not run for the U.S. Senate in 2012.[19] Himes ran for re-election.[3]

Chris Meek, the founder of START Now!, a non-profit organization;[20] Steve Obsitnik, the chair and chief executive of Quintel Technology;[21] David Orner, an executive with CIT Group;[22] and Richard Wieland, a retired businessman,[23] sought the Republican nomination to challenge Himes. Former state senator Dan Debicella, who unsuccessfully challenged Himes as the Republican nominee in 2010, did not run.[24]

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.[25] Obsitnik lost to Himes.

General Election Results

Connecticut 4th Congressional District 2012 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Himes (Incumbent) 175,929[26] 59.96
Republican Steve Obsitnik 117,503 40.04
Total votes 293,432 100.0
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District 5

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See also: Connecticut's 5th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Chris Murphy has represented the 5th district since 2007. Murphy announced that he will not seek re-election for a fourth term. He instead ran for the U.S. Senate to replace Independent Democrat Joe Lieberman, who retired from the Senate. Murphy won election to the Senate.

Chris Donovan, the speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives;[27] Elizabeth Esty, a former state representative;[28] and Daniel Roberti, who works for a public relations firm,[29] ran for the Democratic nomination. Randy Yale, an insurance underwriter, had also been seeking the Democratic nomination,[30] but did not receive the required number of delegates at the nominating convention to be eligible for the primary ballot.[31] Mike Williams, an advisor to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, had planned to run;[32] however he suspended his campaign in October 2011.[33]

Prior to the Democratic primary, Donovan received the endorsement of the Connecticut Working Families Party and was granted placement on its ballot line for the general election.[34] On August 30, Donovan withdrew his name from the Working Families line to allow the minor party to endorse Elizabeth Esty, the primary winner.[35]

Justin Bernier, a member of former Governor Jodi Rell's cabinet who ran for the seat in 2010;[36] businessman Mark Greenberg, who also ran in 2010;[29] state senator Andrew Roraback;[37] and businesswoman Lisa Wilson-Foley[38] ran for the Republican nomination. Mike Clark, the chair of the Farmington Town Council and a former FBI agent, had decided to run[39] but dropped out of the race in May 2012.[40] Sam Caligiuri, a former state senator who unsuccessfully challenged Murphy as the Republican nominee in 2010, said in February 2011 that he would not run again.[41]

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. Roraback lost to Esty.

John Pistone will run as an independent write-in candidate.[42]

On August 14, 2012, Andrew Roraback won the Republican primary and will run against Elizabeth Esty, who won the Democratic contest,[12] and Libertarian nominee Robert Lombardo.[43]

General Election Results

Connecticut 5th Congressional District 2012 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth Esty 146,098[26] 51.31
Republican Andrew Roraback 138,637[44] 48.69
Write-In John Pistone 12 0.00
Write-In Russ Jaeger 10 0.00
Total votes 284,757 100.0
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References

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  8. ↑ Includes 14,133 votes received on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party, which cross-endorsed
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  43. ↑ Libertarian Party Candidates 2012, Libertarian Party
  44. ↑ Includes 9,710 votes as listed as an Independent on the ballot.

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