Republican congressional candidate Michael Goldstein won the primary for Connecticut's 4th Congressional District and now faces an uphill battle in November against veteran Democratic Congressman Jim Himes.
Two Republican candidates competed for the nomination in the primary: physician Michael Goldstein and former financial executive Bob MacGuffie. MacGuffie, a former local Tea Party leader during the Obama administration, received the GOP endorsement at the district convention in May over Goldstein.
The state's 4th Congressional District is located just outside New York City and encompasses cities such as Bridgeport, Fairfield and Greenwich.
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The two candidates did not differ drastically from each other during the primary season on policy, agreeing on the need to address issues such as inflation, the crisis at the US southern border and expensive utility bills in the state, the CT Mirror previously reported. The two differed on style and how they would approach challenging Himes in the general election, the outlet reported.
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Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images/File)
“Nobody has really pursued the Jim Himes case aggressively,” MacGuffie told NBC Connecticut, arguing that Republicans have not been aggressive in their past attempts to oust the longtime Democrat from Congress.
“What I'm trying to do is motivate Republicans not to give up,” MacGuffie added in comments to the CT Mirror. He said he wants to see Republicans trying to “appeal to the unaffiliated.” [voters] “They are looking for people who will take a firm stand on their behalf. They are not cloying people, they are people with principles.”
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“My opponent is a guy whose main goal is to yell at Jim Himes, and I'd rather solve problems,” Goldstein said before Election Day.
“I Voted” stickers are stacked at a polling place. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/File)
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In 2007, Republicans held three of Connecticut's five House seats, but since Himes' successful campaign in 2008, there has not been a Republican representing the state in Congress, AP reported.
Himes, the incumbent Democrat, has held the congressional seat for eight terms since taking office in 2009, indicating that the Republican nomination will face an uphill battle in November. Himes, who faces no primary challengers this cycle, earned nearly 60% of the vote during the 2022 election, when he faced Republican Jayme Stevenson, who received nearly 40% of the vote.
Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., has served eight terms in Congress since taking office in 2009. (Reuters/Joshua Roberts/Pool)
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Connecticut's 4th Congressional District is considered a “safe” election for the Democratic Party, according to political analysts at Sabato's Crystal Ball.
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