Jahana Hayes

In the 2024 House race for CT-5, Jahana Hayes (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating George Logan (R) who received 46.6%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. The 4.2-point margin made this one of the more competitive races of the cycle.

As the incumbent, Jahana Hayes 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. This seat will likely stay on party watch lists as potentially competitive in future cycles.

In the 2024 House race for CT-5, Jahana Hayes (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating George Logan (R) who received 46.6%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. The 4.2-point margin made this one of the more competitive races of the cycle.

As the incumbent, Jahana Hayes 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. This seat will likely stay on party watch lists as potentially competitive in future cycles.

In the 2022 House race for CT-5, Jahana Hayes (D) won with 48.8% of the vote, defeating George Logan (R) who received 48.6%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. The 0.2-point margin made this one of the more competitive races of the cycle.

As the incumbent, Jahana Hayes benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Jahana Hayes won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Biden was in office). Given the narrow margin, this seat is likely to remain competitive and attract heavy investment in the next cycle.

In the 2022 House race for CT-5, Jahana Hayes (D) won with 48.8% of the vote, defeating George Logan (R) who received 48.6%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. The 0.2-point margin made this one of the more competitive races of the cycle.

As the incumbent, Jahana Hayes benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Jahana Hayes won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Biden was in office). Given the narrow margin, this seat is likely to remain competitive and attract heavy investment in the next cycle.

In the 2020 House race for CT-5, Jahana Hayes (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating David Xavier Sullivan (R) who received 43.5%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Jahana Hayes's 9.1-point lead over the runner-up showed solid but not overwhelming support.

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. This seat will likely stay on party watch lists as potentially competitive in future cycles.

In the 2020 House race for CT-5, Jahana Hayes (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating David Xavier Sullivan (R) who received 43.5%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Jahana Hayes's 9.1-point lead over the runner-up showed solid but not overwhelming support.

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. This seat will likely stay on party watch lists as potentially competitive in future cycles.

In the 2018 House race for CT-05, Jahana Hayes (D) defeated Manny Santos (R) 52.8% to 42.5%. Jahana Hayes received 142,901 votes compared to 115,146 for Manny Santos, a comfortable 10.3-point margin indicating a moderately safe district.

This was an open-seat race with no incumbent running — Elizabeth H. Etsy (D) previously held the seat. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. As a Democrat, Jahana Hayes benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Republican in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats.