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2018Final results

2018 election for Connecticut's 4th District

U.S. House · Connecticut

Jim Himes (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Harry Arora (R) by 22.4 points.

Jim HimesDemocrat · winner
61.2%168,726
Harry AroraRepublican
38.8%106,921
275,650 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018

Races before and after

EvenD+19.92012D+7.52014D+19.82016D+22.42018D+26.02020D+18.82022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Jim HimesHarry Arora
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$754.8K
$1.7M
Spent by the campaign
$754.8K
$2.4M
Cash on hand
$0

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018