A crowd of about 100 people gathered at the Bridgeport Holiday Inn on election night to congratulate Jim Himes as he won re-election as Connecticut's 4th District Congressman.
Himes, a Democrat from Greenwich, defeated Republican Steve Obsitnik, a Westport resident.
According to the Associated Press, Himes won with 58.9% of the vote, compared to 41.1% for Obsitnik (with 78% of precincts reporting).