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2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

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Field	Value
election_name	2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
country	Connecticut
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
previous_year	2004
next_election	2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut
next_year	2008
seats_for_election	All 5 Connecticut seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
last_election1	2
seats1	4
seat_change1	2
popular_vote1	648,655
percentage1	60.35%
swing1	5.35%
party2	Republican Party (United States)
last_election2	3
seats2	1
seat_change2	2
popular_vote2	419,895
percentage2	39.07%
swing2	5.02%
map_image	{{switcher	250px	District results
map_caption

Municipality results }}

Democratic Republican 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 congressional elections in other states.

Four Democrats and one Republican 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 , 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	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	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

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		November 6, 2006
Rothenberg		November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics		November 7, 2006
CQ Politics		November 7, 2006

Results

District 2

Courtney :
Simmons:
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. This was the closest House race in 2006.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		November 6, 2006
Rothenberg		November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics		November 7, 2006
CQ Politics		November 7, 2006

Results

District 3

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		November 6, 2006
Rothenberg		November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics		November 7, 2006
CQ Politics		November 7, 2006

Results

District 4

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

Endorsements

Individuals

Wesley Clark, general, 2004 Democratic presidential candidateDiane Farrell

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		November 6, 2006
Rothenberg		November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics		November 7, 2006
CQ Politics		November 7, 2006

Results

District 5

Murphy:
Johnson:
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

Individuals

Wesley Clark, general, 2004 Democratic presidential candidate}}

Debates

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		November 6, 2006
Rothenberg		November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 6, 2006
Real Clear Politics		November 7, 2006
CQ Politics		November 7, 2006

Results

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

"Vote for Representatives in Congress 2006". [[Secretary of the State of Connecticut.
(6 November 2006). "2006 Competitive House Race Chart". Cook Political Report.
(6 November 2006). "2006 House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report.
(6 November 2006). "2006 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball.
(7 November 2006). "Battle for the House of Representatives". Real Clear Politics.
"Balance of Power Scorecard: House". Congressional Quarterly Inc.
[http://securingamerica.com/node/1754 Wesley Clark] {{webarchive. link. (November 4, 2006)

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