Joe Courtney

In the 2024 House race for CT-2, Joe Courtney (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Mike France (R) who received 42.0%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Joe Courtney's 16.0-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Joe Courtney benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2022 House race for CT-2, Joe Courtney (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Mike France (R) who received 40.2%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Joe Courtney's 18.0-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Joe Courtney benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Joe Courtney won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Biden was in office).

In the 2020 House race for CT-2, Joe Courtney (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Justin Anderson (R) who received 38.2%. 4 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Joe Courtney's 18.2-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2020 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2020 House race for CT-2, Joe Courtney (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Justin Anderson (R) who received 38.2%. 4 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Joe Courtney's 18.2-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2020 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2018 House race for CT-02, Joe Courtney (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Danny Postemski Jr (R) who received 35.5%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Joe Courtney's 22.5-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Joe Courtney benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Joe Courtney benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Republican in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats.

In the 2012 House race for CT-02, Joe Courtney (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Paul M. Formica (R) who received 29.5%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Joe Courtney's 33.9-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2012 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.