Connecticut's 1st Congressional District - Recent Elections

Recent Elections

The district has the lowest Republican voter performance of the five Connecticut house seats. It has been in Democratic hands without interruption since 1957, and for all but six years since 1931.

US House election, 1988: Connecticut District 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barbara B. Kennelly (inc.) 176,463 77.24
Republican Mario Robles, Jr. 51,985 22.76
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 228,448
US House election, 1990: Connecticut District 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barbara B. Kennelly (inc.) 126,566 71.40 -5.86
Republican James P. Garvey 50,690 28.60 +5.86
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 177,256
US House election, 1992: Connecticut District 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barbara B. Kennelly (inc.) 112,838 45.98 -25.42
Republican Phillip Steele 75,113 30.61 +2.01
A Connecticut Party Barbara B. Kennelly (inc.) 51,897 21.15 +21.15
Concerned Citizens Gary R. Garneau 5,577 2.27 +2.27
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 245,425
US House election, 1994: Connecticut District 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barbara B. Kennelly (inc.) 88,946 47.08 +1.10
A Connecticut Party Barbara B. Kennelly (inc.) 49,691 26.30 +5.15
Republican Douglas T. Putnam 46,865 24.81 -5.80
Concerned Citizens John F. Forry, III 3,405 1.80 -0.47
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 188,907
US House election, 1996: Connecticut District 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barbara B. Kennelly (inc.) 145,169 67.48 +20.40
Republican Kent Sleath 53,666 24.95 +0.14
A Connecticut Party Barbara B. Kennelly (inc.) 13,053 6.07 -20.23
Concerned Citizens John F. Forry, III 2,099 0.98 -0.82
Natural Law Daniel A. Wasielewski 1,149 0.53 +0.53
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 215,136
US House election, 1998: Connecticut District 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John B. Larson 97,681 58.05 -9.43
Republican Kevin O'Connor 69,668 41.40 +16.45
Term Limits Jay E. Palmieri, IV 915 0.54 +0.54
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 168,264
US House election, 2000: Connecticut District 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John B. Larson (inc.) 151,932 71.92 +12.87
Republican Robert Backlund 59,331 28.08 -13.32
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 211,263
US House election, 2002: Connecticut District 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John B. Larson (inc.) 134,698 66.79 -5.12
Republican Phillip Steele 66,968 33.21 +5.12
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 201,666
US House election, 2004: Connecticut District 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John B. Larson (inc.) 198,802 72.99 +6.20
Republican John M. Halstead 73,601 27.01 -6.20
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 272,403
US House election, 2006: Connecticut District 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John B. Larson (inc.) 154,539 74.44 +1.45
Republican Scott MacLean 53,010 25.52 -1.43
Green Stephen Fournier (write-in) 43 0.02 +0.02
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 207,592
US House election, 2008: Connecticut District 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John B. Larson (inc.) 194,493 65.80 -8.64
Republican Joseph Visconti 76,860 26.01 +0.49
Working Families John B. Larson (inc.) 17,000 5.75 +5.75
Green Stephen Fournier 7,201 2.44 +2.42
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 295,554
US House election, 2010: Connecticut District 1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John B. Larson (inc.) 130,538 57.75 -8.05
Republican Ann Brickley 84,076 37.20 +11.19
Working Families John B. Larson (inc.) 7,902 3.50 -2.25
Green Kenneth J. Krayeske 2,564 1.13 -1.31
Socialist Action Christopher J. Hutchinson 955 0.42 +0.42
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 226,035
Connecticut 1st Congressional District Election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John B. Larson (inc.) 192,840 64.92 +7.17
Republican John Henry Decker 82,321 27.71 -9.49
Working Families John B. Larson (inc.) 14,133 4.76 +1.26
Green Michael DeRosa 5,477 1.84 +0.71
Independent Matthew Corey (Petitioning) 2,290 0.77 +0.77
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 297,061

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