"CT-2" redirects here. For the state route, see Connecticut Route 2. For other uses, see CT2 (disambiguation).
| Connecticut's 2nd congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Joe Courtney (D) | |
| Area | 2,143 mi² | |
| Distribution | 66.7% urban, 33.3% rural | |
| Population (2000) | 681,113 | |
| Median income | $54,498 | |
| Ethnicity | 88.6% White, 3.3% Black, 1.7% Asian, 4.3% Hispanic, 0.5% Native American, 0.2% other | |
| Cook PVI | D+6 | |
Connecticut District 2 is represented in the 111th Congress by Democrat Joe Courtney. George W. Bush received 44% of the vote in this district in 2004.[1] The district covers eastern Connecticut, including New London and Norwich. Courtney won an extremely close race against incumbent Republican Rob Simmons involving a town-by-town recount; at one point his lead was 65 votes or less.[2]
In 2008, Courtney was re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican opponent Sean Sullivan, the former commander of the Naval Submarine Base New London.[3]
Barack Obama won the second in 2008 with 59% of the vote, although it's generally considered a swing district.
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Elections
2008
| US House election, 2008: Connecticut District 2 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Joe Courtney (inc.) | 210,786 | 65.5 | ||
| Republican | Sean Sullivan | 104,029 | 32.3 | ||
| Green | G Deshefy | 6,895 | 2.1 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
2006
| Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 25, 2005[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Active Voters | Inactive Voters | Total Voters | Percentage | |
| Democratic | 119,995 | 5,501 | 125,496 | 28.94% | |
| Republican | 90,371 | 4,174 | 94,545 | 21.80% | |
| Unaffiliated | 201,003 | 12,027 | 213,030 | 49.12% | |
| Minor Parties | 580 | 48 | 628 | 0.14% | |
| Total | 411,949 | 21,750 | 433,699 | 100% | |
| US House election, 2006: Connecticut District 2[5] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Joe Courtney | 121,252 | 50.02% | ||
| Republican | Rob Simmons (inc.) | 121,158 | 49.98% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | 242,410 | ||||
Towns of the 2nd Congressional District of Connecticut
The district includes the whole of each of the following towns, except where a percentage appears. Such a percentage notation indicates the proportion, to the nearest percent, of the corresponding town's population who were living, at the time of the 1990 U.S. Census, within the new boundary established in 1991 for the 2nd CD.[6]
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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| District organized from Connecticut's At-large congressional district in 1837 | ||||
| Samuel Ingham | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | Lost Re-election | |
| William L. Storrs | Whig | March 4, 1839 – June, 1840 | Resigned on appointment as associate justice to Connecticut Supreme Court | |
| Vacant | June, 1840 – December 7, 1840 | |||
| William Whiting Boardman | Whig | December 7, 1840 – March 3, 1843 | Declined Nomination | |
| John Stewart | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | Lost Re-election | |
| Samuel D. Hubbard | Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 | ||
| Walter Booth | Free Soil | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | Lost Re-election | |
| Colin M. Ingersoll | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 | ||
| John Woodruff | American | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Lost Re-election | |
| Samuel Arnold | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | Declined Nomination | |
| John Woodruff | Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | Declined Nomination | |
| James E. English | Democratic | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1865 | Declined Nomination | |
| Samuel L. Warner | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 | Declined Nomination | |
| Julius Hotchkiss | Democratic | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 | ||
| Stephen Wright Kellogg | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875 | Lost Re-election | |
| James Phelps | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883 | Declined Nomination | |
| Charles Le Moyne Mitchell | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | Declined Nomination | |
| Carlos French | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | Declined Nomination | |
| Washington F. Willcox | Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | Declined Nomination | |
| James P. Pigott | Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Lost Re-election | |
| Nehemiah D. Sperry | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1911 | Retired | |
| Thomas L. Reilly | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | District moved to 3rd Congressional District | |
| Bryan F. Mahan | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Lost Re-election | |
| Richard P. Freeman | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933 | Lost Re-election | |
| William L. Higgins | Republican | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 | Lost Re-election | |
| William J. Fitzgerald | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | Lost Re-election | |
| Thomas R. Ball | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | Lost Re-election | |
| William J. Fitzgerald | Democratic | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945 | Lost Re-election | |
| John D. McWilliams | Republican | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | Lost Re-election | |
| Chase G. Woodhouse | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | Lost Re-election | |
| Horace Seely-Brown, Jr. | Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | Pomfret | Lost Re-election |
| Chase G. Woodhouse | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | Lost Re-election | |
| Horace Seely-Brown, Jr. | Republican | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1959 | Pomfret | Lost Re-election |
| Chester Bowles | Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 | Declined Nomination, Appointed Under Secretary of State | |
| Horace Seely-Brown, Jr. | Republican | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1963 | Pomfret | Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
| William St. Onge | Democratic | January 3, 1963 – May 1, 1970 | Putnam | Died |
| Vacant | May 1, 1970 – November 3, 1970 | |||
| Robert H. Steele | Republican | November 3, 1970 – January 3, 1975 | Vernon | Retired to run for Governor |
| Chris Dodd | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 | Norwich | Retired to run for US Senate |
| Sam Gejdenson | Democratic | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2001 | Bozrah | Lost Re-election |
| Rob Simmons | Republican | January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007 | Stonington | Lost Re-election |
| Joe Courtney | Democratic | January 3, 2007 – present | Vernon | Incumbent |
References
- ^ Ted Mann (2006-11-15). "Recount Confirms Courtney Victory". The Day. http://theday.com/re.aspx?re=9dc80a93-619e-4557-bcb8-f8fc7c78fb44. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
- ^ David Kurtz (2006-11-13). "Election Central has...". Talking Points Memo. http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/011079.php. Retrieved 2006-11-13.
- ^ Dankosky, John; Blanksteen, Melissa (2008-04-15). "2nd District Challenger Sean Sullivan". Where We Live. Connecticut Public Broadcasting. http://www.cpbn.org/program/where-we-live/episode/sean-sullivan. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ^ "Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 25, 2005" (PDF). Connecticut Secretary of State. http://www.sots.ct.gov/ElectionsServices/lists/2005OctRegEnrollStats.pdf. Retrieved 2006-10-02.
- ^ http://www.sots.ct.gov/ElectionsServices/election_results/2006_Nov_Election/Congress.pdf 2006 Official Election Results
- ^ "Connecticut State Register and Manual, "2001 Congresssional Districting" [sic, Congressional District 2 table]". [CT] Secretary of the State. http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3188&q=392452. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ "Connecticut State Register and Manual, "2001 Congresssional Districting" [sic, Congressional District 2 and Congressional District 3 tables]". [CT] Secretary of the State. http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3188&q=392452. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ "Connecticut State Register and Manual, "2001 Congresssional Districting" [sic, Congressional District 1 and Congressional District 2 tables]". [CT] Secretary of the State. http://www.sots.ct.gov/sots/cwp/view.asp?a=3188&q=392452. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- 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
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