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2000 Connecticut U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2000 Connecticut U.S. House District 5 Election?

James H. Maloney won the 2000 Connecticut U.S. House District 5 Election. James H. Maloney received 118,932 popular votes (53.62%). The main challenger was Mark Nielsen (44.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Maloney and Nielsen

Maloney +9.3 pts · won by 20,703 votes
James H. MaloneyDemocraticWINNER53.62%
118,932 votes
Mark NielsenRepublican44.28%
98,229 votes
Joseph A. Zdonczykconcerned citizens2.1%
4,653 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.