U.S. House · Updated Oct 9
Connecticut's 4th District
Jim Himes win chance
>99%
Typical margin: Himes by 27.5
Democrat
Who's running
The numbers behind it
Campaign money
Jim Himes
Raised $1.4M · $2.5M cash on hand · through Jun 30, 2026 · FEC filing ↗
Michael Goldstein
Raised $47K · $41K cash on hand · through Jul 22, 2026 · FEC filing ↗
Our model counts the money gap as worth 1.5 points to Jim Himes. Even a 10× gap is worth at most 1.5.
Other filers in this race raised $11K in total.
Candidates' own committees only, from fec.gov. Third-quarter reports are due Oct 15.
How the numbers moved
- Sep 23Cook Political Report: Solid DCook Political Report
- Jul 22Michael Goldstein had raised $47KFEC filing
- Jun 30Jim Himes had raised $1.4MFEC filing
How we got this number
We blend the polling average (when there is one) with the race's fundamentals: past results, incumbency, the national mood and the money. Then we play the election out 40,000 times, with polling misses that move every race together, and count how often each side wins.
90% of the model's 40,000 simulated elections land between D+15.4 and D+39.8.
No public polls yet, so this forecast rests on the fundamentals alone, with a wider range.
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