2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

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.

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)
All 5 Connecticut seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 5 0
Seats won 5 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 951,281 490,490
Percentage 64.87% 33.45%
Swing Increase6.18% Decrease6.99%
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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
See also: Connecticut's 1st congressional district

Democratic incumbent John Larson, who has represented the 1st district since 1999, sought re-election[3]

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

Results

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

Results
Connecticut's 1st congressional district, 2012 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John B. Larson (incumbent)[8] 206,973 69.7
Republican John Henry Decker 82,321 27.7
Green S. Michael DeRosa 5,477 1.8
Independent Matthew M. Corey 2,290 0.8
Total votes 297,061 100.0
Democratic hold

District 2
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]

Nominee
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn

Primary results

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]

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul M. Formica 14,256 66.9
Republican Daria Novak 7,050 33.1
Total votes 21,306 100.0

Results
Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, 2012 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Courtney (incumbent)[13] 204,708 68.2
Republican Paul Formica 88,103 29.4
Green Colin D. Bennett 3,638 1.2
Libertarian Daniel J. Reale 3,511 1.2
Total votes 299,960 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3
See also: Connecticut's 3rd congressional district

Democratic incumbent Rosa DeLauro, who has represented the 3rd district since 1991 ran for re-election.[3]

Nominee
Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

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]

Results
Connecticut's 3rd congressional district, 2012 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rosa DeLauro (incumbent)[18] 217,573 74.7
Republican Wayne Winsley 73,726 25.3
Independent Hector W. Concepcion (write-in) 1 0.0
Independent Stephen "Steve" Packard (write-in) 1 0.0
Total votes 291,301 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4
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]

Nominee
Nominee
  • Steve Obsitnik, chair and chief executive of Quintel Technology[20]
Eliminated in primary
Declined

Results

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.

Endorsements
Steve Obsitnik (R)
Organizations

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[27] Safe D November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[28] Safe D November 2, 2012
Roll Call[29] Safe D November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[30] Safe D November 5, 2012
NY Times[31] Safe D November 4, 2012
RCP[32] Likely D November 4, 2012
The Hill[33] Safe D November 4, 2012

Results
Connecticut's 4th congressional district, 2012 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Himes (incumbent) 175,929 60.0
Republican Steve Obsitnik 117,503 40.0
Total votes 293,432 100.0
Democratic hold

District 5
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.

Democratic primary

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]

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Disqualified
  • Randy Yale, insurance underwriter[39][40]
Withdrawn

Primary results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth Etsy 12,717 44.6
Democratic Chris Donovan 9,216 32.3
Democratic Dan Roberti 6,582 23.1
Total votes 28,515 100.0

Republican primary

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.

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined

Endorsements
Lisa Wilson-Foley
Organizations

Primary results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andrew Roraback 9,536 32.1
Republican Mark Greenberg 8,033 27.0
Republican Justin Bernier 6,167 20.8
Republican Lisa Wilson-Foley 5,966 20.1
Total votes 29,702 100.0

Endorsements
Elizabeth Esty (D)
Organizations
Andrew Roraback (R)
Organizations

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report Tossup November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[28] Tossup November 2, 2012
Roll Call[29] Lean D November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[30] Lean D November 5, 2012
NY Times[31] Tossup November 4, 2012
RCP[32] Tossup November 4, 2012
The Hill[33] Lean D November 4, 2012

Results
Connecticut's 5th congressional district, 2012 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elizabeth Esty[51] 146,098 51.3
Republican Andrew Roraback[52] 138,637 48.7
Independent John Pistone (write-in) 12 0.0
Independent Russ Jaeger (write-in) 10 0.0
Total votes 284,757 100.0
Democratic hold

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  52. Includes 9,710 votes as listed as an Independent on the ballot.
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