Connecticut's 2nd congressional district: election results
U.S. House elections in Connecticut's 2nd congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.
Current representative: Joe Courtney (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.
| Year | Winner | Party | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 58.0% | 16.0 |
| 2022 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 58.2% | 18.1 |
| 2020 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 56.4% | 18.2 |
| 2018 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 58.0% | 22.5 |
| 2016 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 56.4% | 22.7 |
| 2014 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 57.6% | 22.1 |
| 2012 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 63.2% | 33.8 |
| 2010 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 57.1% | 18.3 |
| 2008 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 61.6% | 29.2 |
| 2006 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 50.0% | 0.0 |
| 2004 | Robert R. Simmons | Republican | 54.2% | 8.4 |
| 2002 | Robert R. Simmons | Republican | 54.1% | 8.2 |
| 2000 | Robert R. Simmons | Republican | 48.8% | 0.6 |
| 1998 | Samuel Gejdenson | Democratic | 61.0% | 25.6 |
| 1980 | Samuel Gejdenson | Democratic | 53.4% | 6.8 |
| 1978 | Christopher J. Dodd | Democratic | 69.9% | 39.8 |
| 1976 | Christopher J. Dodd | Democratic | 65.1% | 31.0 |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Courtney Won | DEM | 218,162 | 58.02% | |
| Mike France | REP | 157,878 | 41.98% | |
| Jeffery Russell | W | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Kenneth Kusmierski | W | 3 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 376,047 | |||
2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Courtney Won | DEM | 165,946 | 58.22% | |
| Mike France | REP | 114,506 | 40.17% | |
| Kevin Blacker | GRE | 2,439 | 0.86% | |
| William Hall | LIB | 2,140 | 0.75% | |
| Total | 285,031 | |||
2020
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Courtney Won | DEM | 207,303 | 56.43% | |
| Joe Courtney Won | WFP | 10,816 | 2.94% | |
| Justin Anderson | REP | 140,356 | 38.21% | |
| Cassandra Martineau | GRE | 4,960 | 1.35% | |
| Daniel Reale | LIB | 3,903 | 1.06% | |
| John M. Traceski | W | 9 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 367,347 | |||
Questions and answers
Who represents Connecticut's 2nd congressional district?
Joe Courtney (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.
Who won the last election in Connecticut's 2nd congressional district?
Joe Courtney won in 2024 by 16.0 points.
Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.