Connecticut 22026 HOUSE POLLS

2026 Connecticut 2nd District House Forecast:

The Pollsmax 2026 Connecticut 2nd District House forecast currently gives Democrat Joe Courtney a 96.1% chance of defeating Republican George Austin. Pollsmax projects Courtney to receive 58.2% of the vote compared with 41.9% for Austin, a projected Democratic margin of 16.3 percentage points. The model currently rates the race as Solid Democratic. The forecast is updated using 100,000 simulations incorporating polling and race fundamentals. See the Pollsmax forecast methodology.

The 2026 Connecticut 2nd District House election features Democrat Joe Courtney and Republican George Austin. Incumbent Representative Joe Courtney is seeking reelection to a eleventh term. In 2024, Kamala Harris won Connecticut's 2nd congressional district by 1.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Democratic in 2026.