CT-2
Connecticut's 2nd congressional district
U.S. House district for Connecticut
"CT-2" redirects here. For the state route, see Connecticut Route 2. For other uses, see CT2 (disambiguation).
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.
Quick Facts Representative, Area ...
Connecticut's 2nd congressional district | |||
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Area | 2,143 sq mi (5,550 km2) | ||
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Population (2022) | 727,411 | ||
Median household income | $88,894[1] | ||
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Cook PVI | D+3[2] |
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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]
The district includes the following towns:
- Hartford County – Enfield, Glastonbury (part), Marlborough, and Suffield.
- Middlesex County – Chester, Clinton, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Old Saybrook, and Westbrook.
- New Haven County – Madison.
- New London County – Bozrah, Colchester, East Lyme, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme, Preston, Salem, Sprague, Stonington, Voluntown, and Waterford.
- Tolland County – Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Ellington, Hebron, Mansfield, Somers, Stafford, Tolland, Union, Vernon, and Willington.
- Windham County – Ashford, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Eastford, Hampton, Killingly, Plainfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Scotland, Sterling, Thompson, Windham, and Woodstock.
Voter registration
More information Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 31, 2023, Party ...
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% |
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More information Election results from statewide races ...
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% |
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1992
More information Party, Candidate ...
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% |
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1994
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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% |
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1996
More information Party, Candidate ...
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% |
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1998
More information Party, Candidate ...
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% |
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2000
More information Party, Candidate ...
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% |
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2002
More information Party, Candidate ...
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% |
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2004
More information Party, Candidate ...
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% |
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2006
More information Party, Candidate ...
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% |
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2008
More information Party, Candidate ...
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% |
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2010
More information Party, Candidate ...
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% |
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2012
More information Party, Candidate ...
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% |
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2014
More information Party, Candidate ...
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% |
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2016
More information Party, Candidate ...
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% |
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2018
More information Party, Candidate ...
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% |
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2020
More information Party, Candidate ...
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% |
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2022
More information Party, Candidate ...
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 | |||||
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District organized from Connecticut's at-large congressional district in 1837.
More information Member (Residence), Party ...
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- "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 31, 2023" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2006. Retrieved December 4, 2006.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) 2006 Official Election Results
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present