2026 results · Connecticut · Connecticut 4th District
Jim Himes, the Democrat, wins re-election in Connecticut's 4th District
Kamala Harris carried the district by 23.1 points in 2024; this year's count is a 9.9-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim HimesDemocrat, incumbent | 157,485 | 65.6% | |
| Michael Ted GoldsteinRepublican | 78,059 | 32.5% | |
| Benjamin WesleyIndependent | 4,594 | 1.9% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 91% counted.
About 91% of the expected vote counted240,138 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 4:59 PM ESTSource: Connecticut Secretary of the State
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About the seat
Connecticut's 4th District takes in all or part of 3 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+23.1 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 9.9 points toward the Democrats, ranks 5 of 5 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+23.1
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+24.1
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 5 of 5
- Western Connecticut Planning Region63%
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region32%
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region5%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 3 planning regions compared moved 9.9 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The planning regions compared cast 70% as many votes as in 2024, from 77% in Western Connecticut Planning Region to 60% in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region moved most: D+25.5 for president in 2024, D+35.8 this year
The 3 planning regions with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region added 5,182 net votes for Goldstein against the 2024 margin
Across the 3 planning regions compared, the margin moved by 380 votes toward Himes: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, planning region by planning region. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Greater Bridgeport Planning Region+5,182 Goldstein
- Western Connecticut Planning Region+3,993 Himes
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region+1,569 Himes
Connecticut’s ballot
StatewideDemocrats won all 5 of Connecticut's statewide races.
U.S. HouseBefore the election D 5–0, now D 5–0
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Connecticut Secretary of the State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.