All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Connecticut, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for August 9, 2022. The filing deadline was June 7, 2022.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 54.7% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 43.3%.^[1]

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Connecticut District 2

Incumbent Joe Courtney defeated Mike France, Kevin Blacker, and William Hall in the general election for U.S. House Connecticut District 2 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Joe Courtney (D)	58.2	165,946
	Mike France (R)	40.2	114,506
	Kevin Blacker (G)	0.9	2,439
	William Hall (L)	0.8	2,140

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 285,031
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Joe Courtney advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 2.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Anthony DiLizia (D)

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Mike France advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 2.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Connecticut

Election information in Connecticut: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Nov. 1, 2022
By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 1, 2022
Online: Nov. 1, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Nov. 7, 2022
By mail: Received by Nov. 7, 2022
Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 7, 2022
By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

No

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to N/A

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Ballotpedia asks all federal, state, and local candidates to complete a survey and share what motivates them on political and personal levels. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

No candidate in this race has completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Ballotpedia is seeking 100 percent participation so voters can learn more about all the candidates on their ballots.

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.^[2] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.^[3] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Joe Courtney	Democratic Party	$1,981,330	$2,525,036	$172,106	As of December 31, 2022
Mike France	Republican Party	$880,637	$871,786	$8,851	As of December 31, 2022
Kevin Blacker	Green Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
William Hall	Libertarian Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. * Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[4]
Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Race ratings: Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Connecticut in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Connecticut, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Connecticut	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	2% of registered party members in the district	N/A	6/7/2022	Source
Connecticut	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	1% of votes cast for the office in the last election, or 7,500, whichever is less	N/A	8/10/2022	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

	2024 → ← 2020
Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: June 7, 2022
	Primary: August 9, 2022; General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
	Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Voting in Connecticut
Race ratings
	Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): D+3; Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic; Inside Elections: Solid Democratic; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
	Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District; U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th; Connecticut elections, 2022; U.S. Congress elections, 2022; U.S. Senate elections, 2022; U.S. House elections, 2022; Alabama U.S. House racesAlaska U.S. House racesArizona U.S. House racesArkansas U.S. House racesCalifornia U.S. House racesColorado U.S. House racesConnecticut U.S. House racesDelaware U.S. House racesFlorida U.S. House racesGeorgia U.S. House racesHawaii U.S. House racesIdaho U.S. House racesIllinois U.S. House racesIndiana U.S. House racesIowa U.S. House racesKansas U.S. House racesKentucky U.S. House racesLouisiana U.S. House racesMaine U.S. House racesMaryland U.S. House racesMassachusetts U.S. House racesMichigan U.S. House racesMinnesota U.S. House racesMississippi U.S. House racesMissouri U.S. House racesMontana U.S. House racesNebraska U.S. House racesNevada U.S. House racesNew Hampshire U.S. House racesNew Jersey U.S. House racesNew Mexico U.S. House racesNew York U.S. House racesNorth Carolina U.S. House racesNorth Dakota U.S. House racesOhio U.S. House racesOklahoma U.S. House racesOregon U.S. House racesPennsylvania U.S. House racesRhode Island U.S. House racesSouth Carolina U.S. House racesSouth Dakota U.S. House racesTennessee U.S. House racesTexas U.S. House racesUtah U.S. House racesVermont U.S. House racesVirginia U.S. House racesWashington U.S. House racesWest Virginia U.S. House racesWisconsin U.S. House racesWyoming U.S. House racesSubmit

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Connecticut District 2
until January 2, 2023

Click a district to compare boundaries.

Connecticut District 2
starting January 3, 2023

Click a district to compare boundaries.

Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Connecticut after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.^[8] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.^[9]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Connecticut
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Connecticut's 1st	63.3%	35.2%	63.3%	35.3%
Connecticut's 2nd	54.7%	43.3%	54.5%	43.5%
Connecticut's 3rd	59.2%	39.5%	59.9%	38.8%
Connecticut's 4th	64.8%	33.8%	64.2%	34.5%
Connecticut's 5th	54.6%	43.9%	54.6%	43.9%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Connecticut.

Connecticut U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2022
Office	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested Democratic primaries	Contested Republican primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2022	5	5	0	11	10	0	1	10.0%	0	0.0%
2020	5	5	0	13	10	0	2	20.0%	0	0.0%
2018	5	5	1	13	10	1	1	20.0%	0	0.0%
2016	5	5	0	12	10	0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
2014	5	5	0	10	10	0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Connecticut in 2022. Information below was calculated on July 21, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Eleven candidates filed to run for Connecticut's five U.S. House districts, including five Democrats and six Republicans. That's 2.2 candidates per district, down from 2.6 in 2020 and 2018.

This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. Connecticut was apportioned five districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census. The 11 candidates who filed to run this year were the fewest since 2014, when 10 candidates ran, and down from 13 in 2020 and 2018.

All incumbents filed to run for re-election, meaning there were no open seats this year. The 5th district was the only Connecticut U.S. House seat to have opened up this past decade. It was open in 2012 after incumbent Rep. Chris Murphy (D) decided to run for the U.S. Senate, and again in 2018, when incumbent Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D) didn’t file for re-election.

The Republican primary in the 4th district was the only contested primary this year. That was down from two in 2020 and 2018. No incumbents faced primary challengers. Republican and Democratic candidates filed to run in all five districts, so no seats were guaranteed to either party this year.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Connecticut's 2nd the 187th most Democratic district nationally.^[10]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Connecticut's 2nd based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
54.7%	43.3%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Connecticut, 2020

Connecticut presidential election results (1900-2020)

15 Democratic wins
16 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Connecticut and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Connecticut
	Connecticut	United States
Population	3,605,944	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	4,842	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	74.2%	70.4%
Black/African American	10.7%	12.6%
Asian	4.6%	5.6%
Native American	0.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0%	0.2%
Two or more	4.8%	5.2%
Hispanic/Latino	16.4%	18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate	90.9%	88.5%
College graduation rate	40%	32.9%
Income
Median household income	$79,855	$64,994
Persons below poverty level	9.8%	12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Connecticut's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Connecticut, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	5	7
Republican	0	0	0
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	5	7

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Connecticut's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Connecticut, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Ned Lamont
Lieutenant Governor	Susan Bysiewicz
Secretary of State	Mark Kohler
Attorney General	William Tong

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Connecticut General Assembly as of November 2022.

Connecticut State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	23
	Republican Party	13
	Vacancies	0
Total		36

Connecticut House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	97
	Republican Party	54
	Vacancies	0
Total		151

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Connecticut was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Connecticut Party Control: 1992-2022
Twelve years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	I	I	I	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

District history

2020

Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)

Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)

General election for U.S. House Connecticut District 2

Incumbent Joe Courtney defeated Justin Anderson, Cassandra Martineau, and Daniel Reale in the general election for U.S. House Connecticut District 2 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Joe Courtney (D / Working Families Party)	59.4	217,982
	Justin Anderson (R)	38.2	140,340
	Cassandra Martineau (G)	1.3	4,949
	Daniel Reale (L)	1.1	3,901
	Other/Write-in votes	0.0	9

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 367,181
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Joe Courtney advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 2.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 2

Justin Anderson defeated Thomas Gilmer (Unofficially withdrew) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 2 on August 11, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Justin Anderson	50.2	9,485
	Thomas Gilmer (Unofficially withdrew)	49.8	9,407

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,892
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2018

See also: Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election
General election for U.S. House Connecticut District 2
Incumbent Joe Courtney defeated Dan Postemski, Michelle Louise Bicking, and Daniel Reale in the general election for U.S. House Connecticut District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Joe Courtney (D)

62.2

179,731
Dan Postemski (R)

35.4

102,483
Michelle Louise Bicking (G)

1.2

3,595
Daniel Reale (L)

1.1

3,305
Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source
Total votes: 289,114
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.
Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Clay Slawson (R)

2016

See also: Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Joe Courtney (D) defeated Daria Novak (R), Daniel Reale (L), and Jonathan Pelto (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary election in August. Courtnet won re-election in the November 8 election.^[11]^[12]^[13]

U.S. House, Connecticut District 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Joe Courtney Incumbent 63.2% 208,818
     Republican Daria Novak 33.7% 111,149
     Green Jonathan Pelto 1.6% 5,332

     Libertarian Daniel Reale 1.5% 4,949

     N/A Write-in 0% 9

Total Votes 330,257
Source: Connecticut Secretary of State

Convention results:^[14]

Democratic

Joe Courtney - Incumbent^[15] a

Republican

Daria Novak^[16]^[17] a

2014

See also: Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 2nd Congressional District of Connecticut held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Joe Courtney (D) defeated Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh (R), Daniel Reale (L) and William Clyde (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Connecticut District 2 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Joe Courtney Incumbent 61.6% 141,948
     Republican Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh 36.2% 83,386
     Green William Clyde 1.1% 2,602

     Libertarian Daniel Reale 1.1% 2,543

Total Votes 230,479
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State

Out in convention

Evan Evans

See also

Connecticut 2022 primaries 2022 U.S. Congress elections

Connecticut congressional delegation
Voting in Connecticut
Connecticut elections:
2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 Democratic primary battlegrounds
Republican primary battlegrounds
U.S. Senate Democratic primaries
U.S. Senate Republican primaries
U.S. House Democratic primaries
U.S. House Republican primaries U.S. Congress elections
U.S. Senate elections
U.S. House elections
Special elections
Ballot access

External links

Search Google News for this topic

Footnotes

↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022

↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.

↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022

↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.

↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018

↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018

↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.

↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022

↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023

↑ The CT Mirror, "Clay Cope wins landslide in 5th, Daria Novak a squeaker in 2nd," May 9, 2016

↑ The CT Mirror, "CT GOP backs Carter for Senate, denies Wolf primary margin," May 9, 2016

↑ CNN, "Connecticut House 02 Results," November 8, 2016

↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.

↑ The CT Mirror, "Clay Cope wins landslide in 5th, Daria Novak a squeaker in 2nd," May 9, 2016

↑ Daria Novak for Congress, "Home," accessed February 3, 2016

↑ The CT Mirror, "CT GOP backs Carter for Senate, denies Wolf primary margin," May 9, 2016

[show]

Connecticut's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Richard Blumenthal (D)

Christopher Murphy (D)

Representatives

District 1

John Larson (D)

District 2

Joe Courtney (D)

District 3

Rosa DeLauro (D)

District 4

Jim Himes (D)

District 5

Jahana Hayes (D)

Democratic Party (7)

v • e
2021-2022 Elections to the United States Congress
Senate by State
Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California (regular) • California (special) • Colorado • Connecticut • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maryland • Missouri • Nevada • New Hampshire • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma (regular) • Oklahoma (special) • Oregon • Pennsylvania • South Carolina • South Dakota • Utah • Vermont • Washington • Wisconsin
House by State
Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming
Election information
Ballot access for major and minor party candidates • List of candidates running for election • List of congressional challengers • Congressional incumbents not running for re-election
Super PACs/Organizations
American Bridge 21st Century • American Crossroads • American Unity PAC • Campaign for Primary Accountability • Club for Growth Action • Congressional Leadership Fund • Cooperative of American Physicians IE Committee• Crossroads Generation • Ending Spending Action Fund • Endorse Liberty • Fair Share Action • FreedomWorks for America • Government Integrity Fund • House Majority PAC • Independence USA Fund • League of Conservation Voters • Liberty for All PAC • Majority PAC • National Association of Realtors • NEA Advocacy Fund • Now or Never PAC • Planned Parenthood Votes • Ready for Hillary • Republicans for a Prosperous America • Restore America's Voice PAC • SEIU Pea-Federal • Women Vote! • Workers' Voice

v • e
Ballotpedia
About
Overview • What people are saying • Support Ballotpedia • Contact • Contribute • Job opportunities
Executive: Leslie Graves, President • Gwen Beattie, Chief Operating Officer

Communications: Alison Graves • Carley Allensworth • Abigail Campbell • Sarah Groat • Dillon Redmond • Erica Shumaker
External Relations: Andrew Heath • Moira Delaney • Hannah Nelson • Michelle Robinson
Operations: Meghann Olshefski • Amanda Herbert • Mandy Morris • Caroline Presnell • Kelly Rindfleisch
Policy: Molly Byrne • Jon Dunn • Jacob Hupp • Jimmy McAllister • Annelise Reinwald
Content Strategy: Josh Altic
Tech: Matt Latourelle • Ryan Burch • Kirsten Corrao • Beth Dellea • Travis Eden • Tate Kamish • Margaret Kearney • Eric Lotto • Trevor Pollo • Joseph Sanchez

Contributors: Scott Rasmussen
Editorial Content
Geoff Pallay, Director of Editorial Content and Editor-in-Chief • Ken Carbullido, Vice President of Election Product and Technology Strategy • Daniel Anderson, Managing Editor • Ryan Byrne, Managing Editor • Cory Eucalitto, Managing Editor • Mandy Gillip, Managing Editor • Doug Kronaizl, Local Elections Project Manager • Jaclyn Beran • Marielle Bricker • Joseph Brusgard • Emma Burlingame • Kelly Coyle • Thomas Ellis • Nicole Fisher • Brianna Galatioto • Joseph Greaney • Thomas Grobben • Jaime Healy-Plotkin • Tyler King • Glorie Martinez • Roneka Matheny • Nathan Maxwell • Ellie Mikus • Jackie Mitchell • Ellen Morrissey • Mackenzie Murphy • Kaley Platek • Samantha Post • Adam Powell • Ethan Rice • Spencer Richardson • Victoria Rose • Briana Ryan • Myj Saintyl • Maddy Salucka • Maddie Sinclair Johnson • Abbey Smith • Janie Valentine • Joel Williams • Samuel Wonacott • Trenton Woodcox • Mercedes Yanora

[1] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022

[2] Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.

[3] Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022

[4] Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.

[5] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018

[6] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018

[7] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

[8] Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.

[9] Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022

[10] Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023

[11] The CT Mirror, "Clay Cope wins landslide in 5th, Daria Novak a squeaker in 2nd," May 9, 2016

[12] The CT Mirror, "CT GOP backs Carter for Senate, denies Wolf primary margin," May 9, 2016

[13] CNN, "Connecticut House 02 Results," November 8, 2016

[listedalph-14] Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.

[15] The CT Mirror, "Clay Cope wins landslide in 5th, Daria Novak a squeaker in 2nd," May 9, 2016

[16] Daria Novak for Congress, "Home," accessed February 3, 2016

[17] The CT Mirror, "CT GOP backs Carter for Senate, denies Wolf primary margin," May 9, 2016

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 289,114
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joe Courtney Incumbent	63.2%	208,818
	Republican	Daria Novak	33.7%	111,149
	Green	Jonathan Pelto	1.6%	5,332
	Libertarian	Daniel Reale	1.5%	4,949
	N/A	Write-in	0%	9
Total Votes				330,257
Source: Connecticut Secretary of State

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Joe Courtney Incumbent	61.6%	141,948
	Republican	Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh	36.2%	83,386
	Green	William Clyde	1.1%	2,602
	Libertarian	Daniel Reale	1.1%	2,543
Total Votes				230,479
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State

Connecticut	2022 primaries	2022 U.S. Congress elections

Connecticut congressional delegation Voting in Connecticut Connecticut elections: 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018	Democratic primary battlegrounds Republican primary battlegrounds U.S. Senate Democratic primaries U.S. Senate Republican primaries U.S. House Democratic primaries U.S. House Republican primaries	U.S. Congress elections U.S. Senate elections U.S. House elections Special elections Ballot access

Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Connecticut District 2

Democratic primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Voting information

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

Campaign finance

General election race ratings

Ballot access requirements

District analysis

District map

Connecticut District 2until January 2, 2023

Connecticut District 2starting January 3, 2023

Effect of redistricting

Competitiveness

Post-filing deadline analysis

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

2020 presidential election results

Presidential voting history

Demographics

State party control

Congressional delegation

State executive

State legislature

Connecticut State Senate

Connecticut House of Representatives

Trifecta control

District history

2020

General election for U.S. House Connecticut District 2

Democratic primary election

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 2

2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Connecticut District 2

Republican primary election

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2016

2014

See also

External links

Footnotes

Information about voting

2024 Elections

2025 Elections

Analysis

Public Policy

Information for candidates

Get Engaged

Services

Trending

SITE NAVIGATION

Connecticut District 2
until January 2, 2023

Connecticut District 2
starting January 3, 2023