Rosa L. DeLauro

In the 2024 House race for CT-3, Rosa L. DeLauro (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Michael Massey (R) who received 39.5%. 4 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Rosa L. DeLauro's 19.3-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Rosa L. DeLauro benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2022 House race for CT-3, Rosa L. DeLauro (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Lesley DeNardis (R) who received 40.7%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Rosa L. DeLauro's 16.2-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Rosa L. DeLauro benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Rosa L. DeLauro won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Biden was in office).

In the 2020 House race for CT-3, Rosa L. DeLauro (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Margaret Streicker (R) who received 38.0%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Rosa L. DeLauro's 18.1-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2020 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2020 House race for CT-3, Rosa L. DeLauro (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Margaret Streicker (R) who received 38.0%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Rosa L. DeLauro's 18.1-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2020 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2018 House race for CT-03, Rosa L Delauro (D) defeated Angel Cadena (R) 60.4% to 35.4%. Rosa L Delauro received 163,211 votes compared to 95,667 for Angel Cadena, a dominant 25.0-point margin reflecting a safely partisan district.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. As a Democrat, Rosa L Delauro benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Republican in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats.