FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CT — On Nov. 3, Connecticut residents head to the polls in the 2026 Election, casting ballots for several state and federal offices, including in the 4th Congressional District.
Incumbent Democrat Jim Himes, Republican challenger Dr. Michael Goldstein, and Independent candidate Benjamin Wesley are again vying for the 4th District post, which is a repeat of the 2024 race.
The 4th Congressional District represents southwestern Fairfield County, and includes all or parts of the following communities (alphabetically):
Polls open on Nov. 3 at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.; if you are in line when polls close, you will be able to vote. Early voting begins Oct. 19; for information on voting in Connecticut, visit MyVote.CT.gov.
Himes, who is seeking his 10th term in Congress, is Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; a senior member of the House Committee on Financial Services; and previously chaired the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth.
He lives in Cos Cob with his wife, Mary, and their two children, Emma and Linley.
Himes has received endorsements from Newtown Action Alliance, 32BJ SEIU union, and Connecticut State Building Trades.
His bio can be viewed here.
Goldstein, a physician (ophthalmology) and a health law attorney, has run for the 4th Congressional District post four times.
He is a member of the Greenwich Representative Town Meeting, and is married to Dr. Belle Goldstein. They have two sons, Jonathan and Stephen.
"I've spent my career fighting systems that put profit over people. Insurance denials," Goldstein said in a statement. "FDA bureaucrats who let patients die waiting. Energy policies that make Connecticut one of the most expensive states in America to turn on the lights.
"A fighter doesn't back down. A fighter delivers results. That's the leadership Connecticut deserves in Washington."
Goldstein's bio can be viewed here.
Wesley, a married father and Norwalk resident for nearly 15 years, is a manufacturing mechanical engineer.
He has not held elected office and is running for the 4th Congressional District post for the second time.
"I have decided to run for office because I am deeply concerned and alarmed by the genocide in Gaza, and the threats of wider war - including possible use of nuclear weapons -- in both the Middle East and the Ukraine-Russia conflict," Wesley said in a 2024 statement during his first campaign. "Our current Congressman, Jim Himes, supports the continued arming of both Israel and Ukraine, and will not be moved from his position. That position needs to change, and that is why I am running as the peace candidate."
Wesley's bio can be viewed here.
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