Connecticut — 2016 Election Results
Certified returns for every federal race in Connecticut in 2016, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 6 of 6 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
| Party line | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 897,572 | 54.6% |
| Republican | 673,215 | 40.9% |
| Libertarian | 48,676 | 3.0% |
| Green | 22,841 | 1.4% |
| Write-in | 2,616 | 0.2% |
| Total | 1,644,920 |
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2016 election page.
U.S. Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Blumenthal | Democrat (920,766) · Working Families (87,948) | 1,008,714 | 63.2% |
| Dan Carter | Republican | 552,621 | 34.6% |
| Richard Lion | Libertarian | 18,190 | 1.1% |
| Jeffery Russell | Green | 16,713 | 1.0% |
| Andrew Rule | Write-in | 26 | 0.0% |
| John M. Traceski | Write-in | 12 | 0.0% |
| Total | 1,596,276 |
The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| John B. Larson | Democrat (187,021) · Working Families (13,665) | 200,686 | 64.1% |
| Matthew M. Corey | Republican | 105,674 | 33.8% |
| S. Michael DeRosa | Green | 6,563 | 2.1% |
| Charles Jackson | Write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mark Stewart | Write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 312,925 |
District 2
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Courtney | Democrat (186,210) · Working Families (22,608) | 208,818 | 63.2% |
| Daria Novak | Republican | 111,149 | 33.7% |
| Jonathan Pelto | Green | 5,332 | 1.6% |
| Daniel Reale | Libertarian | 4,949 | 1.5% |
| Elizabeth F. Traceski | Write-in | 9 | 0.0% |
| Total | 330,257 |
District 3
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa L. DeLauro | Democrat (192,274) · Working Families (21,298) | 213,572 | 69.0% |
| Angel Cadena | Republican | 95,786 | 31.0% |
| Christopher Schaefer | Write-in | 18 | 0.0% |
| Andrew Rule | Write-in | 3 | 0.0% |
| Total | 309,379 |
District 4
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James A. Himes | Democrat | 187,811 | 59.9% |
| John Shaban | Republican (120,653) · Independent (5,071) | 125,724 | 40.1% |
| Carl E. Vassar | Write-in | 5 | 0.0% |
| Total | 313,540 |
District 5
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth H. Esty | Democrat (163,499) · Working Families (15,753) | 179,252 | 58.0% |
| Clay Cope | Republican (124,900) · Independent (4,901) | 129,801 | 42.0% |
| John Pistone | Write-in | 28 | 0.0% |
| Ann-Marie Adams | Write-in | 1 | 0.0% |
| Total | 309,082 |
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2016 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.