Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District

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Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District
Incumbent
Rosa L. DeLauroDemocratic
Assumed office: January 3, 1991

Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Rosa L. DeLauro (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Connecticut representatives represented an average of 721,660 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 716,326 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Democratic primary)

Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Connecticut District 3

Incumbent Rosa L. DeLauro defeated Michael Massey in the general election for U.S. House Connecticut District 3 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rosa L. DeLauro
Rosa L. DeLauro (D)
 
58.9
 
193,684
Image of Michael Massey
Michael Massey (R / Independent Party)
 
41.1
 
135,113
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
126

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 328,923
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rosa L. DeLauro advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 3.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael Massey advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 3.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2022

See also: Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Connecticut District 3

Incumbent Rosa L. DeLauro defeated Lesley DeNardis, Amy Chai, and Justin Paglino in the general election for U.S. House Connecticut District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rosa L. DeLauro
Rosa L. DeLauro (D)
 
56.8
 
137,924
Image of Lesley DeNardis
Lesley DeNardis (R) Candidate Connection
 
40.7
 
98,704
Image of Amy Chai
Amy Chai (Independent Party) Candidate Connection
 
1.7
 
4,056
Image of Justin Paglino
Justin Paglino (G) Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
1,967

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 242,651
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rosa L. DeLauro advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 3.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Lesley DeNardis advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 3.

2020

See also: Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Connecticut District 3

Incumbent Rosa L. DeLauro defeated Margaret Streicker and Justin Paglino in the general election for U.S. House Connecticut District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rosa L. DeLauro
Rosa L. DeLauro (D / Working Families Party)
 
58.7
 
203,265
Image of Margaret Streicker
Margaret Streicker (R / Independent Party)
 
39.8
 
137,596
Image of Justin Paglino
Justin Paglino (G) Candidate Connection
 
1.5
 
5,240

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 346,101
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Rosa L. DeLauro advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 3.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Margaret Streicker advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 3.

2018

See also: Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Connecticut District 3

Incumbent Rosa L. DeLauro defeated Angel Cadena in the general election for U.S. House Connecticut District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rosa L. DeLauro
Rosa L. DeLauro (D)
 
64.6
 
174,572
Image of Angel Cadena
Angel Cadena (R)
 
35.4
 
95,667

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 270,239
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Democratic primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2016

See also: Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Rosa DeLauro (D) defeated Angel Cadena (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Both candidates won their nomination at a party convention and did not face a primary election in August. DeLauro won reeelection in the November 8 election.[1][2][3]

U.S. House, Connecticut District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRosa DeLauro Incumbent 69% 213,572
     Republican Angel Cadena 31% 95,786
     N/A Write-in 0% 21
Total Votes 309,379
Source: Connecticut Secretary of State

2014

See also: Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of Connecticut held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Rosa DeLauro (D) defeated James Brown (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Connecticut District 3 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRosa DeLauro Incumbent 66.9% 140,485
     Republican James Brown 33.1% 69,454
Total Votes 209,939
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State

2012

See also: Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 3rd Congressional District of Connecticut held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Rosa DeLauro won the election in the district.[4]

U.S. House, Connecticut District 3 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRosa L. DeLauro Incumbent 74.7% 217,573
     Republican Wayne Winsley 25.3% 73,726
Total Votes 291,299
Source: Connecticut Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Rosa L. DeLauro won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Jerry Labriola, Jr. (R), Charles A. Pillsbury (G) and Boaz Itshaky (I) in the general election.[5]

U.S. House, Connecticut District 3 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRosa L. DeLauro incumbent 63.6% 134,544
     Republican Jerry Labriola, Jr. 35% 74,107
     Green Charles A. Pillsbury 1.4% 2,984
     Independent Boaz Itshaky 0% 5
Total Votes 211,640


2008
On November 4, 2008, Rosa L. DeLauro won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Bo Itshaky (R) and Ralph A. Ferrucci (Green Party) in the general election.[6]

U.S. House, Connecticut District 3 General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRosa L. DeLauro incumbent 77.4% 230,172
     Republican Bo Itshaky 19.7% 58,583
     Green Ralph A. Ferrucci 2.9% 8,613
Total Votes 297,368


2006
On November 7, 2006, Rosa L. DeLauro won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Joseph Vollano (R) and Daniel A. Sumrall (Green Party) in the general election.[7]

U.S. House, Connecticut District 3 General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRosa L. DeLauro incumbent 76% 150,436
     Republican Joseph Vollano 22.4% 44,386
     Green Daniel A. Sumrall 1.6% 3,089
Total Votes 197,911


2004
On November 2, 2004, Rosa L. DeLauro won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Richter Elser (R) and Ralph Ferucci (Green Party) in the general election.[8]

U.S. House, Connecticut District 3 General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRosa L. DeLauro incumbent 72.4% 200,438
     Republican Richter Elser 25% 69,160
     Green Ralph A. Ferrucci 2.6% 7,182
Total Votes 276,780


2002
On November 5, 2002, Rosa L. DeLauro won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Richter Elser (R) and Charles A. Pillsbury (Green Party) in the general election.[9]

U.S. House, Connecticut District 3 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRosa L. DeLauro incumbent 65.6% 121,557
     Republican Richter Elser 29.5% 54,757
     Green Charles A. Pillsbury 4.9% 9,050
Total Votes 185,364


2000
On November 7, 2000, Rosa L. DeLauro won re-election to the United States House. She defeated June M. Gold (R) and Gail Dalby (Natural Law) in the general election.[10]

U.S. House, Connecticut District 3 General Election, 2000
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngRosa L. DeLauro incumbent 71.9% 156,910
     Republican June M. Gold 27.5% 60,037
     Natural Law Gail Dalby 0.6% 1,258
Total Votes 218,205


District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Connecticut after the 2020 census

On February 10, 2022, Connecticut enacted new congressional district boundaries when the Connecticut Supreme Court adopted the redistricting plan submitted by a court-appointed special master.[11][12] The court had appointed Nathaniel Persily to that position on December 23, 2021, and Persily submitted his proposed congressional district plan to the court on January 18, 2022. The state supreme court assumed control over congressional redistricting on December 21, 2021, after the Connecticut Reapportionment Commission missed an extended deadline to complete the process by that date. Under state law, the Reapportionment Commission had assumed responsibility over congressional redistricting after the state’s Reapportionment Committee failed to meet a statutory September 15, 2021, deadline due to delays in the release of census data.

According to Bloomberg Government's Greg Giroux, the special master's "map moved just 71,736 people into new districts—the minimum number necessary to achieve population equality—and shifted the lines in only four municipalities, all of which are already divided between two districts."[13]Giroux also wrote, "Republicans sought more significant changes to the current map, which Persily drew last decade and under which Democrats won all five districts every two years."[13] Mark Pazniokas of The Connecticut Mirror wrote that in the adopted plan, "Three of the five districts are solidly Democratic, but the 2nd and the 5th are competitive, while leaning Democratic. Republicans have carried those districts in statewide races, including the 2018 gubernatorial election."[14]

How does redistricting in Connecticut work? In Connecticut, the state legislature is primarily responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district lines. Maps must be approved by a two-thirds vote in each chamber. If the state legislature is unable to approve new maps, a backup commission is convened to draw congressional and state legislative district boundaries. The commission consists of nine members. The four legislative leaders (i.e., the majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the legislature) appoint two members each. The ninth member is selected by the eight previously selected commissioners.[15][16]

The Connecticut Constitution requires that all districts, whether congressional or state legislative, be contiguous. In addition, state House districts must "not divide towns except where necessary to comply with other legal requirements."[17]

Connecticut District 3
until January 2, 2023

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Connecticut District 3
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2010-2011

This is the 3rd Congressional District of Connecticut after the 2001 redistricting process.
See also: Redistricting in Connecticut after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Connecticut State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Connecticut's 3rd the 150th most Democratic district nationally.[18]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 59.2%-39.5%.[19]

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Connecticut's 3rd the 149th most Democratic district nationally.[20]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 59.2% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 39.5%.[21]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were +9 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District the 122nd most Democratic nationally.[22]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.99. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.99 points toward that party.[23]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The CT Mirror, "Clay Cope wins landslide in 5th, Daria Novak a squeaker in 2nd," May 9, 2016
  2. ↑ The CT Mirror, "CT GOP backs Carter for Senate, denies Wolf primary margin," May 9, 2016
  3. ↑ CNN, "Connecticut House 03 Results," November 8, 2016
  4. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Connecticut," November 6, 2012
  5. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  7. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  11. ↑ Bloomberg Government, "Connecticut U.S. House Map Favoring Democrats OK’d by Top Court," February 10, 2022
  12. ↑ Supreme Court, State of Connecticut, "In Re Petition of Reapportionment Commission ex rel.," February 10, 2022
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Bloomberg Government, "Connecticut U.S. House Map Favoring Democrats OK’d by Top Court," February 10, 2022
  14. ↑ The Connecticut Mirror, "CT court’s reapportionment verdict: The ‘lobster claw’ survives," February 11, 2022
  15. ↑ All About Redistricting, "Connecticut," accessed April 22, 2015
  16. ↑ Connecticut Constitution, "Article XXVI, Section 2.b," accessed April 22, 2015
  17. ↑ All About Redistricting, "Who draws the lines?" accessed March 25, 2015
  18. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  19. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  20. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  21. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  22. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  23. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


Connecticut's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Richard Blumenthal (D)
Christopher Murphy (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Jim Himes (D)
District 5
Democratic Party (7)

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