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- Rep. Jahana Hayes ran in Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District against Republican George Logan.
- The New England state’s northernmost region is home to the 5th District.
- Hayes is the first Black woman ever to represent Connecticut in Congress.
Republican George Logan was defeated in Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District by Jahana Hayes (Democratic Rep.).
At 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, polls in the state were closed.
Candidates for Connecticut’s 5th Congressional district
Hayes, who is currently serving her second term as a US House member, sits on the Committees of Education and Labor and Agriculture, where she is the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight and Department Operations.
Before her time in CongressShe was the history teacher at John F. Kennedy High School, Waterbury, Connecticut for 15 years. In 2016, she received the National Teacher of Year distinction.
Hayes’ focus in Congress has been on equity access to quality education, affordable healthcare, and veteran issues.
Hayes became the first Black woman elected to Connecticut’s Congress in 2018.
Logan, Hayes’ challenger, is an a Former two-term senator from the stateRepresentative of Connecticut’s 17th Senate district.
He was the assistant Republican leader and the ranking member of the Human Services and Veterans Affairs Committees in the state Senate.
Voting history in Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District
Connecticut’s 5th Congressional Division runs along its western border. It includes the cities of New Britain and Meriden. It is the most Democratic-leaning in a state with an all-Democratic congressional delegation.
Under the previous boundaries, Joe Biden won in 2020 by an 11 percent margin over President Donald Trump. The district The results were almost identicalRedistricting after the 2020 Census
The money race
According to OpenSecretsHayes has raised $2.4 million, spent $2.2million, and had about $1.2million cash in her hand as of October 19. Logan, her opponent, has raised $1million, spent $800,000. and had $198,000 cash as of October 19.
A dozen super PACs and national party committees, as well as politically active nonprofits and other non-candidate organizations, were together at the end of October spentThe race will cost approximately $9.5million to support or oppose candidates, even during the primary phase. Congressional Leadership Fund is a pro-Logan fund. Hybrid PAC, the leader among all spenders, with proHayes hybrid PAC House Majority PAC, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Experts’ opinions
The race between Hayes & Logan is rated “lean Democratic” Inside Elections, “lean Democratic” by The Cook Political Report, and “leans Democratic by Sabato’s Crystal Ball at University of Virginia Center for Politics.
