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Connecticut CT-01 House2026

RACE AT A GLANCE

RACE TYPE

Potentially Open

John B. Larson (D)

RACE RATING

Last updated : Feb 6, 2025
Solid D

COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX

Last updated : Nov 17, 2025
D +50
R +50
D +12

Race summary

Rep. John B. Larson, a senior member of the powerful Ways and Means Committee, has held this central Connecticut seat for decades. But in February, the 76-year-old congressman had a seizure while speaking on the House floor, reviving rumors that this might be his final term.

Key Dates

Filing Deadline: Jun 9, 2026

Primary Election: Aug 11, 2026

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John B. Larson

First Elected: 1998

Last General Election: 63.1%

Last Primary Election: -

Full Bio:
LARSON, John B., a Representative from Connecticut; born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., July 22, 1948; graduated East Hartford High School, Hartford, Conn., 1967; B.A., Central Connecticut University, New Britain, Conn., 1971; member of the East Hartford, Conn., board of education, 1977-1979; member of the East Hartford, Conn., town council, 1979-1983; senior fellow at the Yale Bush Center for Child Development and Social Policy, New Haven, Conn.; teacher; businessman; member of the Connecticut state senate, 1986-1998, president pro tempore of the Connecticut state senate, 1990-1998; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999-present); chairman, House Democratic Caucus (One Hundred Eleventh and One Hundred Twelfth Congresses).

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CANDIDATES

Democrats

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DISTRICT DATA

Connecticut - 01

Central: Hartford, Bristol 

Population Breakdown

Source: 2020 Census (VAP) for 2026

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Past Presidential Results from this District

2024 Election Results

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2020 Election Results

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RACE ANALYSIS

Race Analysis

Updated: Apr 10, 2025

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