# 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut

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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.
The Democratic 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 are listed below.
United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 2012 :
| Party | 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 | Total | 1,466,419 | 100% | 5 |
* *Includes 66,883 votes received on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party, which cross-endorsed

## District 1

Democratic incumbent John Larson, who had represented the 1st district since 1999, sought re-election.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* John Larson, incumbent U.S. Representative

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* John Decker, financial planner

##### Eliminated in primary

* Mike McDonald, member of the Windsor Town Council,

#### Results

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

### General election
#### Results

Connecticut's 1st congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John B. Larson (incumbent) | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 297,061 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 2

Democratic incumbent Joe Courtney, who had 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. Courtney ran for re-election.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Joe Courtney, incumbent U.S. Representative

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Paul Formica, first selectman of the East Lyme Board of Selectmen

##### Eliminated in primary

* Doug Dubitsky, lawyer and candidate for this seat in 2010
* Daria Novak, business consultant and former State Department employee and candidate for this seat in 2010

##### Withdrawn

* Christopher Coutu, state representative

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

### General election
#### Results

Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joe Courtney (incumbent) | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 299,960 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 3

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

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Rosa DeLauro, incumbent U.S. Representative

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Wayne Winsley, Motivational speaker

##### Eliminated in primary

* Steve Packard

#### Results

At the Republican state convention on May 18, delegates in the third district endorsed Winsley. Following the Republican state convention, Steve Packard announced his intention to run for the office as an independent.

### General election
#### Results

Connecticut's 3rd congressional district, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rosa DeLauro (incumbent) | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 291,301 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 4

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

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Jim Himes, incumbent U.S. Representative

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Steve Obsitnik, chair and chief executive of Quintel Technology

##### Eliminated in primary

* Chris Meek, the founder of START Now!, a non-profit organization
* David Orner, executive with CIT Group
* Richard Wieland, retired businessman

##### Declined

* Dan Debicella, former state senator and nominee for this seat in 2010

#### 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. Obsitnik lost to Himes.

### General election
#### Endorsements

Organizations
* National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Safe D | November 5, 2012 |
| Rothenberg | Safe D | November 2, 2012 |
| Roll Call | Safe D | November 4, 2012 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe D | November 5, 2012 |
| NY Times | Safe D | November 4, 2012 |
| RCP | Likely D | November 4, 2012 |
| The Hill | Safe D | November 4, 2012 |

#### Results

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

## District 5

Incumbent Democrat Chris Murphy had represented the 5th district since 2007. He announced that he would 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. On August 30, Donovan withdrew his name from the Working Families line to allow the minor party to endorse Elizabeth Esty, the primary winner.

#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Elizabeth Esty, former state representative

##### Eliminated in primary

* Chris Donovan, speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives
* Daniel Roberti, public relations firm worker

##### Disqualified

* Randy Yale, insurance underwriter

##### Withdrawn

* Mike Williams, advisor to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign

#### Primary results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | 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.

#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Andrew Roraback, state senator

##### Eliminated in primary

* Justin Bernier, former member of Governor Jodi Rell's cabinet
* Mark Greenberg, businessman
* Lisa Wilson-Foley, businesswoman

##### Withdrawn

* Mike Clark, chair of the Farmington Town Council and a former FBI agent

##### Declined

* Sam Caligiuri, former state senator and nominee for this seat in 2010

#### Endorsements

Organizations
* Maggie's List

#### Primary results

Republican primary results :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 29,702 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

Organizations
* Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
* EMILY's List
Organizations
* National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Tossup | November 5, 2012 |
| Rothenberg | Tossup | November 2, 2012 |
| Roll Call | Lean D | November 4, 2012 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean D | November 5, 2012 |
| NY Times | Tossup | November 4, 2012 |
| RCP | Tossup | November 4, 2012 |
| The Hill | Lean D | November 4, 2012 |

#### Results

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