CT 4th Congressional District Race: Himes Wins Re-Election
CONNECTICUT — Incumbent Democrat Jim Himes has won re-election in the 4th Congressional District race over Republican challenger Dr. Michael Goldstein and Independent candidate Benjamin Wesley, according to unofficial results from the CT Secretary of State.
As of late Wednesday afternoon, Himes , 58, garnered 167,387 votes, compared to 109,150 for Goldstein and 4,334 for Wesley. Votes from Bridgeport and Darien were still absent from the CT Secretary of State website.
The 4th Congressional District encompasses 17 towns in southwestern Connecticut: Bridgeport; Darien; Easton; Fairfield; Greenwich; Monroe; New Canaan; Norwalk; Oxford; Redding; Ridgefield; Shelton; Stamford; Trumbull; Weston; Westport; and Wilton.
For a breakdown of how the district voted, go here and click on the 4th Congressional District race.
Himes serves as Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and on the House Financial Services Committee.
Born in Lima, Peru, Himes moved to the U.S. at the age of 10 and later graduated from Harvard University. He started his professional career at Goldman Sachs, and later transitioned to nonprofit work.
A Greenwich resident, Himes was previously a commissioner of the Greenwich Housing Authority and a member of the town's Board of Estimate and Taxation.
In his Patch candidate profile , Himes said he ran for re-election because "effective government policy can transform lives, lay the foundation for a booming economy and protect the vulnerable."
Himes touted his support for the Affordable Care Act, PACT Act, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, CHIPS and Science Act, and investing in infrastructure and combating climate change.
Himes has comfortably won each of his re-election bids.
Goldstein, 74, who is also a Greenwich resident, defeated party-nominated Bob MacGuffie in an August primary to get the chance to face Himes in November.
A board-certified physician and ophthalmologist for over 40 years, Goldstein is also a lawyer. He first entered politics in 2020 and ran for the GOP nomination to unseat Himes in 2022, but he lost the primary race that year to former Darien First Selectman Jayme Stevenson.
Goldstein released a statement and said he reached out to Himes's office to congratulate him on the victory.
"Congressman Himes has another two years in office, and we hope that he will address some of the issues that we raised which were issues of the people. While Connecticut has gone more democrat in representation in local offices and has maintained the same federal representation, we hope that over the next two years that Mr. Himes shifts some more attention to using federal solutions to solve the local problems facing Connecticut residents in our district.," Goldstein said.
You can read Goldstein's full statement here .
Wesley, 45, has been a Norwalk resident for 12 years, according to his campaign website . He's worked in Stratford for 15 years as a manufacturing mechanical engineer.
