Connecticut's 6th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Connecticut's 6th congressional district, 1976 to 2000: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Connecticut's 6th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2000	Nancy L. Johnson	Republican	62.6%	29.7
1998	Nancy L. Johnson	Republican	58.1%	18.6
1980	Anthony Toby Moffett	Democratic	59.0%	18.3
1978	Anthony Toby Moffett	Democratic	64.2%	28.4
1976	Anthony Toby Moffett	Democratic	56.6%	13.7

2000

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nancy L. Johnson Won	REP	143,698	62.60%
Paul Valenti	DEM	75,471	32.88%
Audrey A. Cole	GRE	7,303	3.18%
Timothy A. Knibbs	CNC	3,071	1.34%
Total		229,543

1998

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Nancy L. Johnson Won	REP	101,630	58.15%
Charlotte G. Koskoff	DEM	69,201	39.59%
Timothy A. Knibbs	CNC	3,217	1.84%
Mark J Polon	OTH	733	0.42%
Total		174,781

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Anthony Toby Moffett Won	DEM	142,685	58.96%
Nicholas Schaus	REP	98,331	40.63%
Louis J. Marietta	IND	995	0.41%
Write-in	—	13	0.01%
Total		242,024

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Connecticut's 6th congressional district?

Nancy L. Johnson won in 2000 by 29.7 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.