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Official portrait of Christopher H. Shays

Christopher H. Shays

U.S. representative from Connecticut (1987–2009)

Born
October 18, 1945
Terms in office
11
Elections in our data
65 won

Terms in office

OfficePartyFromTo
Representative, Connecticut district 4 district history Republican 2007-01-042009-01-03
Representative, Connecticut district 4 district history Republican 2005-01-042007-01-03
Representative, Connecticut district 4 district history Republican 2003-01-072005-01-03
Representative, Connecticut district 4 district history Republican 2001-01-032003-01-03
Representative, Connecticut district 4 district history Republican 1999-01-062001-01-03
Representative, Connecticut district 4 district history Republican 1997-01-071999-01-03
Representative, Connecticut district 4 district history Republican 1995-01-041997-01-03
Representative, Connecticut district 4 district history Republican 1993-01-051995-01-03
Representative, Connecticut district 4 district history Republican 1991-01-031993-01-03
Representative, Connecticut district 4 district history Republican 1989-01-031991-01-03
Representative, Connecticut district 4 district history Republican 1987-08-181989-01-03

Election results

YearRaceStagePartyVotesShareResult
2008 U.S. House, Connecticut District 4 General election REP 146,854 47.6% Lost
2006 U.S. House, Connecticut District 4 General election REP 106,510 51.0% Won
2004 U.S. House, Connecticut District 4 General election REP 152,493 52.4% Won
2002 U.S. House, Connecticut District 4 General election REP 113,197 64.4% Won
2000 U.S. House, Connecticut District 4 General election REP 119,155 57.6% Won
1998 U.S. House, Connecticut District 4 General election REP 94,767 69.1% Won

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Questions and answers

What offices has Christopher H. Shays held?

U.S. representative from Connecticut (1987–2009).

When was Christopher H. Shays born?

October 18, 1945.

What was Christopher H. Shays's most recent election result?

Lost in the 2008 U.S. House general election in Connecticut, with 47.6% of the vote.

Terms: congress-legislators (public domain); portrait: official congressional photo (public domain). Election results since 1976: FiveThirtyEight.