2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)
All 5 Connecticut seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 2 3
Seats won 4 1
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2
Popular vote 648,655 419,895
Percentage 60.35% 39.07%

The 2006 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 the state's congressional districts, to represent Connecticut in the 110th Congress. The elections coincided with a state gubernatorial election and a U.S. Senate election, as well as with Congressional elections in other states.

Four Democrats and one Republicans were elected by these elections; two of the Democratic victories resulted from the defeats of incumbent Republicans. The Representatives elected by these elections served in Congress from January 3, 2007, until January 3, 2009. As of 2023, this is the last election in which a Republican won a congressional district in Connecticut.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 2006[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Democratic † 648,655 60.35% 4 +2
Republican 419,895 39.07% 1 –2
Green 3,090 0.29% 0 0
Libertarian 3,058 0.28% 0 0
Write-in candidates 43 <0.01% 0 0
Totals 1,074,741 100.00% 5 —

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

District 1

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

Results
Connecticut's First Congressional District election, 2006[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John B. Larson (incumbent) 154,539 74.44
Republican Scott MacLean 53,010 25.54
Write-In Stephen Fournier 43 0.02
Total votes 207,592 100
Democratic hold

District 2

Incumbent Republican Rob Simmons faced Democratic challenger Joe Courtney in the election in a rematch of their 2002 race; Courtney narrowly defeated Simmons by only 83 votes.

Results
Connecticut's Second Congressional District election, 2006[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joe Courtney 121,248 50.017
Republican Rob Simmons (incumbent) 121,165 49.983
Total votes 242,413 100
Democratic gain from Republican

District 3

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

Results
Connecticut's Third Congressional District election, 2006[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rosa L. DeLauro (incumbent) 150,436 76.01
Republican Joseph Vollano 44,386 22.43
Green Daniel G. Sumrall 3,089 1.56
Total votes 197,911 100
Democratic hold

District 4

Incumbent Republican Christopher Shays faced Democratic challenger Diane Farrell in the election; Shays was re-elected with 50.96 percent of the vote.

Endorsements

Diane Farrell (D)
Individuals
Results
Connecticut's Fourth Congressional District election, 2006[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Christopher Shays (incumbent) 106,510 50.96
Democratic Diane Farrell 99,450 47.58
Libertarian Phil Maymin 3,058 1.46
Green Vacancy in nomination 1 0.00
Total votes 209,019 100
Republican hold

District 5

Incumbent Republican Nancy L. Johnson faced Democratic challenger Chris Murphy in the election; Murphy defeated the incumbent with 56.46 percent of the vote.

Endorsements

Chris Murphy (D)
Individuals
Results
Connecticut's Fifth Congressional District election, 2006[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Murphy 122,980WF 56.46
Republican Nancy L. Johnson (incumbent) 94,824 43.54
Total votes 217,804 100
Democratic gain from Republican

WF Murphy also ran on the line of the Connecticut 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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Vote for Representatives in Congress 2006". Connecticut Secretary of the State. Archived from the original on June 5, 2010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  2. ↑ Diane Farrell Archived November 4, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Wesley Clark Archived November 4, 2006, at the Wayback Machine


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