1984 Connecticut U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1984 Connecticut U.S. House District 5 Election?

John G. Rowland won the 1984 Connecticut U.S. House District 5 Election. John G. Rowland received 130,700 popular votes (54.31%). The main challenger was William R. Ratchford (45.47%).

See the full head-to-head between Rowland and Ratchford

Rowland +8.8 pts · won by 21,275 votes

John G. Rowland RepublicanWINNER54.31%

130,700 votes

William R. Ratchford Democratic45.47%

109,425 votes

James P. PeronLibertarian0.22%

532 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.