Joe Courtney*
DEMOCRATIC
US House of Representatives (D-CT)
2007 – Present
Connecticut2nd District2026 HOUSE FORECAST
George Austin
REPUBLICAN
Business Owner
2026 Connecticut 2nd District House Forecast:
Proprietary forecast for Connecticut's 2nd congressional district House election between Democrat Joe Courtney and Republican George Austin. This page will update with a daily set of 100,000 new simulations as race fundamentals change in order to produce race odds, projected margin, and forecasted vote share. This page also includes polling averages when available.
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.
- Year
- 2026
- Race
- House
- District
- CT-2
- Democratic candidate
- Joe Courtney
- Republican candidate
- George Austin
- Incumbent / open seat
- Joe Courtney
- Forecast rating
- Solid D
- Projected vote
- 58.1% D / 41.9% R
- Projected margin
- D +16.2
- Forecast odds
- 96.2% D / 3.8% R
- Forecast last updated
- 12:00 AM on July 2, 2026
- Polling average
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- Polling average margin
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- Polling last updated
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- Polls included
- 0
- Latest poll
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