Connecticut CT-05 House2020
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Jahana Hayes (D)
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Last updated : Oct 2, 2020Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Jun 9, 2020
Primary Election: Aug 11, 2020
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Full Bio:
HAYES, Jahana, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Waterbury, New Haven County, Conn., March 8, 1973; A.A., Naugatuck Valley Community College, Waterbury, Conn., 2002; B.A., Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Conn., 2005; M.A., University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, Conn., 2012; attended University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Conn., 2014; teacher; public school administrator; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress (January 3, 2019-present).
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CANDIDATES
Republicans
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DISTRICT DATA
Connecticut - 05
Northwest: New Britain, Danbury, Waterbury, Meriden
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
Past Presidential Results from this District
2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
2012 Election Results
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RACE ANALYSIS
The Bottom Line
Updated: Aug 30, 2019
CT-05: Jahana Hayes (D) - Northwest: Danbury, Waterbury, New Britain
Solid Democratic. If there's any district in the state that's still competitive, it's probably this one, which voted for Hillary Clinton by just four points in 2016. But even when incumbent Democrat Elizabeth Esty imploded in April 2018 after admitting she failed to promptly fire an abusive chief of staff, Republicans whiffed. Hayes, the 2016 National Teacher of the Year, won the primary and general elections by double digits and is a rising Democratic star.
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