Rep. Jim Himes won re-election representing Greenwich and the rest of Connecticut's 4th Congressional District on Tuesday, Nov. 3, defeating Republican Michael Goldstein and Independent Benjamin Wesley.

The Associated Press called the race for Himes at 9:55 p.m., CT Public reported. With 27.6% of the vote counted at the time of the call, Himes held a lead over Goldstein, according to Hearst Connecticut.

The result carries weight beyond the district. Himes has served as ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for the past three years. With Democrats projected to take control of the House, Himes is expected to become the committee's chairman, Patch reported. House control had not been officially confirmed as of election night.

That role would place Himes atop a panel that oversees U.S. intelligence agencies and handles issues involving the Pentagon and other government agencies. As a potential chairman, Himes has said oversight of the Trump administration would be a main objective, according to CT Public's Oct. 27 pre-election profile of the race.

As ranking member, Himes already sits in the "Gang of Eight," the group of Republican and Democratic leaders in the House and Senate plus the chairs and ranking members of both intelligence committees. That group typically receives advance notice of major military actions.

A familiar matchup

The Nov. 3 race was a rematch. The same three candidates ran for the same seat two years ago. Goldstein, a Greenwich Representative Town Meeting member who is also a physician and health law attorney, lost to Himes by 24 percentage points in 2024, according to Hearst Connecticut. Wesley, a mechanical engineer and Norwalk resident, also ran in 2024.

Sources disagreed on how many times Goldstein has sought the seat. CT Public reported it was his third run, counting a 2022 Republican primary loss, the 2024 general election loss and the 2026 race. Patch described it as his fourth attempt.

In coverage published in October, Goldstein said he saw little support from the national Republican Party. "I think that a more engaged Republican Party would probably be much better for the candidates," Goldstein told CT Public in an interview weeks before the election. "But this has been this way for a while. I don't see it changing soon."

No Republican has represented Connecticut in Congress since Himes unseated Rep. Christopher Shays in 2008. Himes flipped the 4th District seat during Barack Obama's first presidential election, ending 40 years of Republican control.

Statewide sweep

Himes's win was part of a statewide Democratic sweep on Nov. 3. All five of Connecticut's Democratic congressional candidates won, as did Gov. Ned Lamont, who secured a third term. The winning House members were Rosa DeLauro, Himes, Luke Bronin, Joseph Courtney and Jahana Hayes, according to Patch.

Connecticut's 4th Congressional District covers southwestern Fairfield County, including Greenwich, Stamford, Norwalk, Darien, New Canaan, Westport, Fairfield and Bridgeport, among other communities.

Final vote totals were not available as of election night.