Connecticut's 2nd congressional district
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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+4, it is one of the least Democratic districts in Connecticut, a state with an all-Democratic congressional delegation.[1]
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.[2]
- Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Ellington, Enfield, Glastonbury (part; also 1st), Hebron, Mansfield, Marlborough, Somers, Stafford, Suffield, Tolland, Vernon, Willington
Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region (12)
- Chester, Clinton, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Westbrook
Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (16)
- All 16 municipalities
South Central Connecticut Planning Region (1)
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region (20)
- All 20 municipalities
Voter registration
| Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 31, 2023[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Active | Inactive | Total | Percentage | |
| Template:Party color cell | Democratic | 144,072 | 13,769 | 157,841 | 29.85% |
| Template:Party color cell | Republican | 115,845 | 9,243 | 125,088 | 23.66% |
| Template:Party color cell | Minor Parties | 8,840 | 948 | 9,788 | 1.85% |
| Template:Party color cell | Unaffiliated | 211,538 | 24,486 | 236,024 | 44.64% |
| Total | 480,295 | 48,446 | 528,741 | 100% | |
Recent election results from statewide races
| Year | Office | Results[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Obama 59% - 40% |
| 2010 | Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Blumenthal 55% - 43% |
| Governor | align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Foley 51% - 47% | |
| 2012 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Obama 57% - 43% |
| Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Murphy 54% - 46% | |
| 2014 | Governor | align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Foley 50% - 47% |
| 2016 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Clinton 49% - 45% |
| Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Blumenthal 61% - 36% | |
| 2018 | Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Murphy 55% - 44% |
| Governor | align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Stefanowski 49% - 45% | |
| Attorney General | align="right" style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Hatfield 52% - 47% | |
| 2020 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Biden 55% - 43% |
| 2022 | Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Blumenthal 55% - 45% |
| Governor | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Lamont 53% - 46% | |
| Attorney General | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Tong 55% - 44% | |
| Secretary of the State | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Thomas 53% - 45% | |
| Treasurer | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Russell 50% - 47% | |
| Comptroller | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Scanlon 53% - 47% | |
| 2024 | President | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Harris 53% - 45% |
| Senate | align="right" style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Murphy 55% - 43% |
Recent elections
1992
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Samuel Gejdenson (incumbent) | 123,291 | 51% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Edward W. Munster | 119,416 | 49% | ||
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| Turnout | 242,707 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Samuel Gejdenson (incumbent) | 79,188 | 43% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Edward W. Munster | 79,167 | 43% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | David Bingham | 27,716 | 14% | ||
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| Turnout | 186,071 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Samuel Gejdenson (incumbent) | 115,175 | 52% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Edward W. Munster | 100,332 | 45% | ||
| Independence Party of America | Dianne G. Ondusko | 6,477 | 3% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Thomas E. Hall | 1,263 | 0.4% | ||
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| Turnout | 223,258 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Samuel Gejdenson (inc.) | 99,567 | 61% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Gary M. Koval | 57,860 | 35% | ||
| Independence Party of America | Dianne G. Ondusko | 5,116 | 3% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul W. Cook | 658 | 0.4% | ||
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| Turnout | 163,201 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Rob Simmons | 114,380 | 51% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Samuel Gejdenson (incumbent) | 111,520 | 49% | ||
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| Turnout | 225,900 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Rob Simmons (incumbent) | 117,434 | 54% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joe Courtney | 99,674 | 46% | ||
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| Turnout | 217,108 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Rob Simmons (inc.) | 165,558 | 54% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | James Sullivan | 139,987 | 46% | Script error: No such module "String". | |
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| Turnout | 305,545 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joe Courtney | 121,248 | 50% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Rob Simmons (incumbent) | 121,158 | 50% | ||
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| Turnout | 242,413 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joe Courtney (incumbent) | 212,411 | 66% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Sean Sullivan | 104,469 | 32% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | G. Scott Deshefy | 6,287 | 2% | ||
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| Turnout | 323,167 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joe Courtney (incumbent) | 147,748 | 60% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Janet Peckinpaugh | 95,671 | 39% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | G. Scott Deshefy | 3,344 | 1% | ||
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| Turnout | 246,763 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joe Courtney (incumbent) | 204,691 | 68% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Formica | 87,828 | 29% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Colin Bennett | 3,269 | 2% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Daniel Reale | 3,504 | 1% | ||
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| Turnout | 299,652 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joe Courtney (incumbent) | 141,948 | 62% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh | 80,837 | 36% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | William Clyde | 2,602 | 1% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Daniel Reale | 2,549 | 1% | ||
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| Turnout | 227,936 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joe Courtney (incumbent) | 207,584 | 63% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Daria Novak | 111,587 | 34% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jonathan Pelto | 5,332 | 2% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Daniel Reale | 5,016 | 1% | ||
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| Turnout | 329,519 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joe Courtney (incumbent) | 179,731 | 62% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Dan Postemski | 102,483 | 35% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Michelle Louise Bicking | 3,595 | 1% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Dan Reale | 3,305 | 1% | ||
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| Turnout | 289,114 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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2020
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Joe Courtney (incumbent) | 217,982 | 59.37% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Justin Anderson | 140,340 | 38.2% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Cassandra Martineau | 4,949 | 1.35% | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Dan Reale | 3,901 | 1.06% | ||
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| Turnout | 367,181 | 100% | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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2022
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2024
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Mike France | 157,878 | 42.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Total votes | 376,040 | 100.0 | |||
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List of members representing the district
District organized from Connecticut's at-large congressional district in 1837.
References
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- Congressional districts of Connecticut
- Hartford County, Connecticut
- Middlesex County, Connecticut
- New Haven County, Connecticut
- New London County, Connecticut
- Tolland County, Connecticut
- Windham County, Connecticut
- Constituencies established in 1837
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