2026 elections · Connecticut

Connecticut U.S. House, district 5

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 2 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Democrat Incumbent

Jahana Hayes

Raised
$1,661,803
From individuals
$799,642
From PACs and other committees
$751,620
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$1,194,914
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

220 committees reported giving $636,169 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $5K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $2K
  • Pro-Israel groupsPAC checks $2K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Republican

Chris Shea

Raised
$430,969
From individuals
$352,438
From PACs and other committees
$27,234
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$600
Cash on hand
$72,761
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

7 committees reported giving $18,000 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Money in this race (FEC)
Jahana HayesDemocrat$1,661,803$1,194,914$0$0
Chris SheaRepublican$430,969$72,761$0$0

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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