Connecticut's 2nd congressional district

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Connecticut's 2nd congressional district
Connecticut's 2nd congressional district (since 2023).svg
Connecticut's 2nd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
Area2,143 sq mi (5,550 km2)
Distribution
  • 67.77% urban
  • 33.23% rural
Population (2023)730,400
Median household
income
$94,194 [1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+3 [2]

Connecticut's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in the eastern part of the state, the district includes all of New London County, Tolland County, and Windham County, along with parts of Hartford, Middlesex, and New Haven counties. Principal cities include Enfield, Norwich, New London, and Groton.

Contents

The district is currently represented by Democrat Joe Courtney. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+3, it is one of the least Democratic districts in Connecticut, a state with an all-Democratic congressional delegation. [2]

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), Connecticut's 2nd district contains all or portions of five planning regions and 64 municipalities.

Capitol Planning Region (15)

Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry (including Coventry Lake and South Coventry), Ellington (including Crystal Lake), Enfield (including Hazardville, Sherwood Manor, Southwood Acres, and Thompsonville), Glastonbury (part; also 1st), Hebron, Mansfield (including Mansfield Center and Storrs), Marlborough (including Terramuggus), Somers (including Somers CDP), Stafford (including Stafford Springs), Suffield (including Suffield Depot), Tolland, Vernon (including Rockville), Willington

Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (12)

Chester (including Chester Center), Clinton (including Clinton CDP), Deep River (including Deep River Center), East Haddam (including Moodus), East Hampton (including East Hampton CDP and Lake Pocotopaug), Essex (including Essex Village), Haddam (including Higganum), Killingworth, Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook (including Fenwick, Old Saybrook Center, and Saybrook Manor), Westbrook (including Westbrook Center)

Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (16)

All 16 municipalities

South Central Connecticut Planning Region (1)

Madison (including Madison Center)

Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (20)

All 20 municipalities

Voter registration

Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 31, 2023 [3]
PartyActiveInactiveTotalPercentage
Democratic 144,07213,769157,84129.85%
Republican 115,8459,243125,08823.66%
Minor Parties8,8409489,7881.85%
Unaffiliated211,53824,486236,02444.64%
Total480,29548,446528,741100%

Recent statewide election results

Election results from statewide races
YearOfficeResults
2000 President Gore 55–38%
2004 President Kerry 54–44%
2008 President Obama 58–40%
2012 President Obama 56–43%
2016 President Clinton 49–46%
Senate Blumenthal 61–36%
2018 Senate Murphy 56–42%
Governor Stefanowski 49–45%
2020 President Biden 55–44%
2022 Senate Blumenthal 55–45%

Recent elections

1992

US House election, 1992
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Samuel Gejdenson (incumbent)123,29151%
Republican Edward W. Munster119,41649%
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 242,707100%

1994

US House election, 1994
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Samuel Gejdenson (incumbent)79,18843%
Republican Edward W. Munster79,16743%
A Connecticut Party (1990) David Bingham27,71614%
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 186,071100%

1996

US House election, 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Samuel Gejdenson (incumbent)115,17552%
Republican Edward W. Munster100,33245%
Independence Party of AmericaDianne G. Ondusko6,4773%
Natural Law Thomas E. Hall1,2630.4%
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 223,258100%

1998

US House election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Samuel Gejdenson (inc.)99,56761%
Republican Gary M. Koval57,86035%
Independence Party of AmericaDianne G. Ondusko5,1163%
Term Limits Paul W. Cook6580.4%
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 163,201100%

2000

US House election, 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Rob Simmons 114,38051%
Democratic Samuel Gejdenson (incumbent)111,52049%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing
Turnout 225,900100%

2002

US House election, 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Rob Simmons (incumbent)117,43454%
Democratic Joe Courtney 99,67446%
Republican hold Swing
Turnout 217,108100%

2004

US House election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Rob Simmons (inc.)165,55854%
Democratic James Sullivan139,98746%
Republican hold Swing
Turnout 305,545100%

2006

US House election, 2006: Connecticut District 2 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Courtney 121,24850%
Republican Rob Simmons (incumbent)121,15850%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing
Turnout 242,413100%

2008

US House election, 2008: Connecticut District 2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Courtney (incumbent)212,41166%
Republican Sean Sullivan 104,46932%
Green G. Scott Deshefy6,2872%
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 323,167100%

2010

US House election, 2010: Connecticut District 2
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Courtney (incumbent)147,74860%
Republican Janet Peckinpaugh95,67139%
Green G. Scott Deshefy3,3441%
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 246,763100%

2012

Connecticut 2nd Congressional District Election, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Courtney (incumbent)204,69168%
Republican Paul Formica87,82829%
Green Colin Bennett3,2692%
Libertarian Daniel Reale3,5041%
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 299,652100%

2014

Connecticut 2nd Congressional District Election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Courtney (incumbent)141,94862%
Republican Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh80,83736%
Green William Clyde2,6021%
Libertarian Daniel Reale2,5491%
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 227,936100%

2016

Connecticut 2nd Congressional District Election, 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Courtney (incumbent)207,58463%
Republican Daria Novak111,58734%
Green Jonathan Pelto5,3322%
Libertarian Daniel Reale5,0161%
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 329,519100%

2018

Connecticut 2nd Congressional District Election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Courtney (incumbent)179,73162%
Republican Dan Postemski102,48335%
Green Michelle Louise Bicking3,5951%
Libertarian Dan Reale3,3051%
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 289,114100%

2020

Connecticut 2nd Congressional District Election, 2020
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Courtney (incumbent)217,98259.37%
Republican Justin Anderson140,34038.2%
Green Cassandra Martineau4,9491.35%
Libertarian Dan Reale3,9011.06%
Democratic hold Swing
Turnout 367,181100%

2022

Connecticut 2nd Congressional District Election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Courtney (incumbent) 165,946 58.2
Republican Mike France 114,50640.2
Green Kevin Blacker2,4390.9
Libertarian William Hall2,1400.7
Total votes285,031 100.0
Democratic hold

2024

Connecticut 2nd Congressional District Election, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joe Courtney (incumbent)
Republican Mike France
Total votes
To be determined win Swing

List of members representing the district

District organized from Connecticut's at-large congressional district in 1837.

Member
(Residence)
PartyYears of ServiceCong
ress
Electoral historyLocation
District created March 4, 1837
Samuel Ingham
(Saybrook)
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
25th Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1837.
Lost re-election.
William L. Storrs
(Middletown)
Whig March 4, 1839 –
June, 1840
26th Elected in 1839.
Resigned when appointed Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
VacantJune, 1840 –
December 7, 1840
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William Whiting Boardman
(New Haven)
Whig December 7, 1840 –
March 3, 1843
26th
27th
Elected in special election due to Storrs resignation.
Retired.
John Stewart
(Middle Haddam)
Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845
28th Elected in 1843.
Lost re-election.
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Samuel Dickinson Hubbard
(Middletown)
Whig March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1849
29th
30th
Elected in 1845.
Re-elected in 1847.
Retired.
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Walter Booth
(Meriden)
Free Soil March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851
31st Elected in 1849.
Lost re-election.
Colin M. Ingersoll
(New Haven)
Democratic March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1855
32nd
33rd
Elected in 1851.
Re-elected in 1853.
Retired.
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John Woodruff
(New Haven)
American March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
34th Elected in 1855.
Lost re-election.
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Samuel Arnold
(Haddam)
Democratic March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859
35th Elected in 1857.
Retired.
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John Woodruff
(New Haven)
Republican March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861
36th Elected in 1859.
Retired.
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James E. English
(New Haven)
Democratic March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1865
37th
38th
Elected in 1861.
Re-elected in 1863.
Retired.
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Samuel L. Warner
(Middletown)
Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1867
39th Elected in 1865.
Retired.
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Julius Hotchkiss
(Middletown)
Democratic March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1869
40th Elected in 1867.
Retired.
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Stephen Wright Kellogg
(Waterbury)
Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1875
41st
42nd
43rd
Elected in 1869.
Re-elected in 1871.
Re-elected in 1873.
Lost re-election.
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James Phelps
(Essex)
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1883
44th
45th
46th
47th
Elected in 1875.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Retired.
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Charles Le Moyne Mitchell
(New Haven)
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887
48th
49th
Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Retired.
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Carlos French
(Seymour)
Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889
50th Elected in 1886.
Retired.
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Washington F. Willcox
(Chester)
Democratic March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1893
51st
52nd
Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Retired.
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James P. Pigott
(New Haven)
Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895
53rd Elected in 1892.
Lost re-election.
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Nehemiah D. Sperry
(New Haven)
Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1911
54th
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Retired.
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Thomas L. Reilly
(Meriden)
Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913
62nd Elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the 3rd district .
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Bryan F. Mahan
(New London)
Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915
63rd Elected in 1912.
Lost re-election.
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Richard P. Freeman
(New London)
Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1933
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost re-election.
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William L. Higgins
(South Coventry)
Republican March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1937
73rd
74th
Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Lost re-election.
William J. Fitzgerald
(Norwich)
Democratic January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939
75th Elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.
Thomas R. Ball
(Old Lyme)
Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941
76th Elected in 1938.
Lost re-election.
William J. Fitzgerald
(Norwich)
Democratic January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943
77th Elected in 1940.
Lost re-election.
John D. McWilliams
(Norwich)
Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945
78th Elected in 1942.
Lost re-election.
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Chase G. Woodhouse
(New London)
Democratic January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947
79th Elected in 1944.
Lost re-election.
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Horace Seely-Brown Jr.
(Pomfret Center)
Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949
80th Elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.
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Chase G. Woodhouse
(Sprague)
Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
81st Elected in 1948.
Lost re-election.
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Horace Seely-Brown Jr.
(Pomfret Center)
Republican January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1959
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
Elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Lost re-election.
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Chester Bowles
(Essex)
Democratic January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961
86th Elected in 1958.
Retired when appointed Under Secretary of State
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Horace Seely-Brown Jr.
(Pomfret Center)
Republican January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1963
87th Elected in 1960.
Retired after running for US Senate
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William St. Onge
(Putnam)
Democratic January 3, 1963 –
May 1, 1970
88th
89th
90th
91st
Elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Died.
VacantMay 1, 1970 –
November 3, 1970
91st
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Robert H. Steele
(Vernon)
Republican November 3, 1970 –
January 3, 1975
91st
92nd
93rd
Elected to finish St. Onge's term.
Re- elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Retired after running for Governor of Connecticut.
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Chris Dodd
(North Stonington)
Democratic January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1981
94th
95th
96th
Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Retired when elected to the US Senate
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Sam Gejdenson
(Bozrah)
Democratic January 3, 1981 –
January 3, 2001
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Lost re-election.
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Rob Simmons
(Stonington)
Republican January 3, 2001 –
January 3, 2007
107th
108th
109th
Elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Lost re-election.
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Joe Courtney
(Vernon)
Democratic January 3, 2007 –
present
110th
111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
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2023–present Connecticut's 2nd congressional district (since 2023).svg

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