2026 results · Connecticut · Connecticut 5th District
Jahana Hayes, the Democrat, wins re-election in Connecticut's 5th District
Kamala Harris carried the district by 5.5 points in 2024; this year's count is a 10.2-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jahana HayesDemocrat, incumbent | 145,659 | 57.8% | |
| Chris SheaRepublican | 106,117 | 42.1% | |
| Jonathan DeBarrosOther party | 46 | under 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 10:46 AM EST · 89% counted.
About 89% of the expected vote counted251,822 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 4:59 PM ESTSource: Connecticut Secretary of the State
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About the seat
Connecticut's 5th District takes in all or part of 5 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+5.5 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 10.2 points toward the Democrats, ranks 4 of 5 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- D+5.5
- 2024 House race, same lines
- D+4.3
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 4 of 5
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region30%
- Western Connecticut Planning Region28%
- Capitol Planning Region24%
- Northwest Hills Planning Region12%
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region6%
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 5 planning regions compared moved 9.9 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The planning regions compared cast 75% as many votes as in 2024, from 186% in South Central Connecticut Planning Region to 62% in Western Connecticut Planning Region.
South Central Connecticut Planning Region moved most: R+7.0 for president in 2024, D+28.0 this year
The 5 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
Naugatuck Valley Planning Region added 9,150 net votes for Hayes against the 2024 margin, 46% of the district's change
Across the 5 planning regions compared, the margin moved by 19,858 votes toward Hayes: 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.
- Naugatuck Valley Planning Region+9,150 Hayes
- South Central Connecticut Planning Region+5,031 Hayes
- Northwest Hills Planning Region+2,749 Hayes
- Western Connecticut Planning Region+1,755 Hayes
- Capitol Planning Region+1,173 Hayes
2 planning regions Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Hayes this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Naugatuck Valley Planning RegionR+7.4D+2.9
- South Central Connecticut Planning RegionR+7.0D+28.0
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.