Elections · U.S. House · Connecticut
2026 Connecticut House race,
Jahana Hayes (Democrat) and Chris Shea (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in Connecticut District 5.
The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Not a prediction.
The seat
Jahana Hayes
Democrat · Holds the seat now
First took office 2019 · Age 53
Discloses no individual stock trades.
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in Connecticut
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 7 days before, or same-day through Election Day in person.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 12,672 votes
- Chris Shea Won: 81% 10,261
- Jonathan De Barros: 19% 2,411
Primary results as recorded October 12, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State official election results. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $1.6M
- Outside money
- $140
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Other includes money transferred in from committees the candidate authorized, such as a joint fundraising committee, which reports its own donors to the FEC: Chris Shea $32K.
Who is spending on this race
The largest groups spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.
Not on the November ballot
5 filedPrimary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
The district
Census context- People
- 728K
- Median household income
- $91K
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
- Living below the poverty line
- 10.9%
- Without health insurance
- 5.9%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
How this seat voted last time
D+7 in 2024
- Jahana Hayes Won: 53.4%
- George Logan: 46.6%
337,605 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are each campaign's latest FEC report, ending between June 30, 2026 and July 22, 2026. Outside money is the FEC's processed total of independent expenditures plus the 24- and 48-hour reports filed since each group's latest regular report. It covers this two-year cycle, the same as the candidate totals. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.