Representative Murphy gained reelection on the second with around 120,000 votes compared to Caligiuri’s 101,000 votes. In my last blog I stated that the numbers were going to be a close one which is was with a split of 54% and 46%. Over all it was a good race, that was fought clean and on the issue of who would be best for the CT-5, and the people chose to stick with Murphy.
Letter from Chris Murphy:
November 02 2010 by Chris Murphy
We did it!
I just received a phone call from Sam Caligiuri congratulating me on our victory tonight. We had a good conversation and I praised him and his supporters for their hard work throughout the campaign.
But tonight is about you.
The doors you knocked on, calls and contributions you made provided the margin of victory. Ours was truly a grassroots effort that pulled out a tough win in a difficult campaign.
It's a great atmosphere at our campaign party in Waterbury and I wish you could be here with us to celebrate all the hard work that made it possible.
I'll be sure to post some pictures and video later this week.
Thank you for everything.
I just received a phone call from Sam Caligiuri congratulating me on our victory tonight. We had a good conversation and I praised him and his supporters for their hard work throughout the campaign.
But tonight is about you.
The doors you knocked on, calls and contributions you made provided the margin of victory. Ours was truly a grassroots effort that pulled out a tough win in a difficult campaign.
It's a great atmosphere at our campaign party in Waterbury and I wish you could be here with us to celebrate all the hard work that made it possible.
I'll be sure to post some pictures and video later this week.
Thank you for everything.
Chris
U.S. Representative, District 5
98 % Precincts Reporting
Chris Murphy (D) 54%120,339
Sam Caligiuri (R) 46% 101,097
Since Murphy attributes much of his win to the grassroots efforts of his constituents, it will be interesting to observe how true his stays to their policy preferences. Will he follow the delegate model of representation in order to be held accountable so that these same supporters will turn out again 2 years from now, and if so, how successful will this way of representation be if Murphy is up against a Republican majority? He will likely have to compromise at some point.
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