Connecticut's 2nd congressional district | |
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Representative | |
Area | 2,143 sq mi (5,550 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2023) | 730,400 |
Median household income | $94,194 [1] |
Ethnicity |
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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.
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]
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.
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (12)
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (16)
South Central Connecticut Planning Region (1)
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (20)
Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 31, 2023 [3] | |||||
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Party | Active | Inactive | Total | Percentage | |
Democratic | 144,072 | 13,769 | 157,841 | 29.85% | |
Republican | 115,845 | 9,243 | 125,088 | 23.66% | |
Minor Parties | 8,840 | 948 | 9,788 | 1.85% | |
Unaffiliated | 211,538 | 24,486 | 236,024 | 44.64% | |
Total | 480,295 | 48,446 | 528,741 | 100% |
Election results from statewide races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
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% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Samuel Gejdenson (incumbent) | 123,291 | 51% | ||
Republican | Edward W. Munster | 119,416 | 49% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 242,707 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Samuel Gejdenson (incumbent) | 79,188 | 43% | ||
Republican | Edward W. Munster | 79,167 | 43% | ||
A Connecticut Party (1990) | David Bingham | 27,716 | 14% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 186,071 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Samuel Gejdenson (incumbent) | 115,175 | 52% | ||
Republican | Edward W. Munster | 100,332 | 45% | ||
Independence Party of America | Dianne G. Ondusko | 6,477 | 3% | ||
Natural Law | Thomas E. Hall | 1,263 | 0.4% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 223,258 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Samuel Gejdenson (inc.) | 99,567 | 61% | ||
Republican | Gary M. Koval | 57,860 | 35% | ||
Independence Party of America | Dianne G. Ondusko | 5,116 | 3% | ||
Term Limits | Paul W. Cook | 658 | 0.4% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 163,201 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Rob Simmons | 114,380 | 51% | ||
Democratic | Samuel Gejdenson (incumbent) | 111,520 | 49% | ||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 225,900 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Rob Simmons (incumbent) | 117,434 | 54% | ||
Democratic | Joe Courtney | 99,674 | 46% | ||
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 217,108 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Rob Simmons (inc.) | 165,558 | 54% | ||
Democratic | James Sullivan | 139,987 | 46% | − | |
Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 305,545 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joe Courtney | 121,248 | 50% | ||
Republican | Rob Simmons (incumbent) | 121,158 | 50% | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 242,413 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joe Courtney (incumbent) | 212,411 | 66% | ||
Republican | Sean Sullivan | 104,469 | 32% | ||
Green | G. Scott Deshefy | 6,287 | 2% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 323,167 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joe Courtney (incumbent) | 147,748 | 60% | ||
Republican | Janet Peckinpaugh | 95,671 | 39% | ||
Green | G. Scott Deshefy | 3,344 | 1% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 246,763 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joe Courtney (incumbent) | 204,691 | 68% | ||
Republican | Paul Formica | 87,828 | 29% | ||
Green | Colin Bennett | 3,269 | 2% | ||
Libertarian | Daniel Reale | 3,504 | 1% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 299,652 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joe Courtney (incumbent) | 141,948 | 62% | ||
Republican | Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh | 80,837 | 36% | ||
Green | William Clyde | 2,602 | 1% | ||
Libertarian | Daniel Reale | 2,549 | 1% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 227,936 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joe Courtney (incumbent) | 207,584 | 63% | ||
Republican | Daria Novak | 111,587 | 34% | ||
Green | Jonathan Pelto | 5,332 | 2% | ||
Libertarian | Daniel Reale | 5,016 | 1% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 329,519 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joe Courtney (incumbent) | 179,731 | 62% | ||
Republican | Dan Postemski | 102,483 | 35% | ||
Green | Michelle Louise Bicking | 3,595 | 1% | ||
Libertarian | Dan Reale | 3,305 | 1% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 289,114 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joe Courtney (incumbent) | 217,982 | 59.37% | ||
Republican | Justin Anderson | 140,340 | 38.2% | ||
Green | Cassandra Martineau | 4,949 | 1.35% | ||
Libertarian | Dan Reale | 3,901 | 1.06% | ||
Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 367,181 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joe Courtney (incumbent) | 165,946 | 58.2 | ||
Republican | Mike France | 114,506 | 40.2 | ||
Green | Kevin Blacker | 2,439 | 0.9 | ||
Libertarian | William Hall | 2,140 | 0.7 | ||
Total votes | 285,031 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joe Courtney (incumbent) | ||||
Republican | Mike France | ||||
Total votes | |||||
To be determined win | Swing |
District organized from Connecticut's at-large congressional district in 1837.
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