 The candidates were Christopher Shays, Republican, incumbent, member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987; Diane Farrell, Democrat, former Westport, Connecticut Selectwoman; and Phil Maymin, Libertarian, owner of a financial management firm and Justice of the Peace in Greenwich, CT. Richard Duffee, Green, ultimately withdrew his candidacy.Shays was ultimately re-elected by a margin of 6,645 votes.As of 2019, this is the most recent congressional election in Connecticut won by a Republican.