Like much of New England, Connecticut is  one of the more Democratic states in the country so there will be little good news for the GOP this fall.

President: The state has not voted Republican in 20 years and there is almost no chance that this will change in the near future.

Safe Democrat

House: Connecticut holds the distinction of having the only GOP House member left in New England and there will be a real battle over that fact this fall. The Democrats should easily hold the 1st, 2nd and 3rd District.

In the 4th District, incumbent Christopher Shays (R) will face political activist Jim Himes. This will be a very close race but since Shays survived 2006 I would give him the edge

Leans Republican

In the 5th District freshman Chris Murphy (D) will face State Senator David Cappiello. While the GOP will work hard to take the seat back it will be hard to do so, especially with the Democratic trend in the state.

Leans Democrat