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. † Includes 33,036 votes received on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party, which cross-endorsed the Democratic candidate in each of the five districts. ‡ Includes 2,310 votes received by Republican Sam Caliguiri on the independent line in the Fifth District.
Incumbent Democratic Congressman John B. Larson was challenged by Republican Ann Brickley, Green Party candidate Kenneth J. Krayeske, and Socialist Action candidate Christopher J. Hutchinson.
October polls conducted by the website CT Capitol Report showed Larson leading Brickley by seven- and 18-point margins.
Poll source
Dates administered
John Larson
Ann Brickley
October 24–26, 2010
55.8%
38.3%
October 3–5, 2010
51.8%
44.7%
Results
Note: Larson also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 7,902 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table.
District 2
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Joe Courtney was challenged by Republican Janet Peckinpaugh, a former NBC Connecticutanchorwoman. Also running was Green Party candidate Scott Deshefy. Courtney was also cross-endorsed by the Connecticut Working Families Party.
October polls conducted by the website CT Capitol Report had shown Courtney leading Peckinpaugh by 14- and 19-point margins.
Poll source
Dates administered
Joe Courtney
Janet Peckinpaugh
October 24–26, 2010
57.2%
38%
October 3–5, 2010
55.0
41.3%
Results
Note: Courtney also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 6,860 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table.
October polls conducted by the website CT Capitol Report had shown DeLauro leading Labriola by the largest margins of any of the state's five congressional districts.
Poll source
Dates administered
Rosa DeLauro
Jerry Labriola
October 24–26, 2010
56%
37.9%
October 3–5, 2010
58.1%
36.5%
Results
Note: DeLauro also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 9,021 votes on it. Her Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table.
October polling had shown this race to have essentially been a toss up.
Poll source
Dates administered
Jim Himes
Dan Debicella
October 24–26, 2010
46.1%
48%
October 17–18, 2010
42%
46%
October 3–5, 2010
49.4%
47.2%
September 27–28, 2010
42%
42%
August 17–18, 2010
42%
38%
July 28-Aug. 1, 2010
46%
42%
Results
Note: Himes also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 4,605 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table.
District 5
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Chris Murphy was challenged by Republican State Senator Sam Caligiuri.
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Polling
The last polling in this district before the election, as conducted by the website CT Capitol Report, had essentially indicated this race was a toss up.
Poll source
Dates administered
Chris Murphy
Sam Caligiuri
October 28-31, 2010
43.8%
51.5%
October 24–26, 2010
45.5%
46.9%
†
October 4–6, 2010
48%
34%
October 3–5, 2010
44.3%
49.7%
†
September 19-21, 2010
50%
37%
August 30–31, 2010
40%
39%
† Internal poll commissioned for Murphy campaign
Results
Note: Murphy also appeared on the line of the Connecticut Working Families Party and received 4,648 votes on it. His Working Families and Democratic votes have been aggregated together on this table. Caligiuri also appeared on the independent line and received 2,310 votes on it. His independent and Republican votes have been aggregated together on this table.