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2018 Connecticut U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2018 Connecticut U.S. House District 5 Election?

Jahana Hayes won the 2018 Connecticut U.S. House District 5 Election. Jahana Hayes received 151,225 popular votes (52.8%). The main challenger was Manny Santos (42.54%).

See the full head-to-head between Hayes and Santos

Hayes +10.3 pts · won by 31,799 votes
Jahana HayesDemocraticWINNER52.8%
151,225 votes
Manny SantosRepublican42.54%
119,426 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.7% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.