2022Final results
2022 election for Connecticut's 3rd District
U.S. House · Connecticut
Rosa DeLauro (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Lesley Denardis (R) by 16.2 points.
Rosa DeLauroDemocrat · winner
56.8%137,924
Lesley DenardisRepublican
40.7%98,704
Amy ChaiIndependent
1.7%4,056
Justin PaglinoGreen
0.8%1,967
242,651 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Rosa DeLauroLesley Denardis
$2.2M
Raised by the campaign
$47K
$2.2M
Spent by the campaign
$47K
$113.5K
Cash on hand
$0
Other candidates' campaigns: Amy Chai $31.3K · Justin Paglino $16.6K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022; FEC, through Dec 15, 2022.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022
The candidates
Rosa DeLauro (D)Lesley Denardis (R)
Also on the ballot: Amy Chai (Independent), 1.7%; Justin Paglino (Green), 0.8%