2022 general election
Connecticut 2nd District
The candidate who raised the most money won.
$3.1M was spent on the 2022 Connecticut 2nd District race: $2.9M raised by the campaigns, $1.2M of it from PACs, plus $252K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Joe Courtney (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
Total money
$3.1M
Raised by campaigns
$2.9M
PAC checks
$1.2M
Outside money
$252K
Candidates
Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other
Joe CourtneyDemocrat, incumbent
✓ Won- Raised
- $2.0M
- Spent
- $2.5M
- From individuals
- $922K
- From PACs
- $1.0M
- From party
- $753
- Own money & loans
- $0
- Outside money for
- $17K
- Outside money against
- $11K
Who paid: 51% of Courtney's money came from PACs
Corporate $275K (28%)Trade group $115K (12%)Leadership PAC $160K (16%)Membership $100K (10%)Union $240K (25%)Super PAC $28K (3%)Party $2K (0%)Other $50K (5%)
- American Maritime Officers Union$15K
- General Dynamics Corporation Corporate$10K
- National Beer Wholesalers Association Trade group$10K
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee On Political Education Union$10K
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Union$10K
- American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$10K
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$10K
- Kaman Corp. Corporate$10K
Biggest outside spenders
- National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee · $14K supporting
- Cpac Action PAC · $11K attacking
- Auto Care Association Political Action Committee · $3K supporting
Mike FranceRepublican
✗ Lost- Raised
- $881K
- Spent
- $871K
- From individuals
- $668K
- From PACs
- $147K
- From party
- $7K
- Own money & loans
- $20K
- Outside money for
- $224K
- Outside money against
- $0
Who paid: 17% of France's money came from PACs
Leadership PAC $60K (49%)Membership $5K (4%)Super PAC $18K (15%)Party $10K (8%)Other $31K (25%)
- Majority Rising Leadership PAC$10K
- Take Back the House 2022 Super PAC$10K
- Murphy Leadership PAC$6K
- Grassroots East - Federal Other$5K
- Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC Other$5K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action Committee Leadership PAC$5K
- Cole Combined Committee Party$5K
- Darrell Issa Leadership PAC$5K
Biggest outside spenders
- Seal PAC USA · $107K supporting
- Northeast Action · $101K supporting
- Special Operations for America · $11K supporting
- Jobs Opportunity and Freedom Political Action Committee - Jofpac · $6K supporting
Plus 2 other candidates on the ballot with no reported money.
Questions people ask
- How much money was spent on the 2022 Connecticut 2nd District race?
- $3.1M was spent on the 2022 Connecticut 2nd District race: $2.9M raised by the campaigns, $1.2M of it from PACs, plus $252K from outside groups (FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022). Joe Courtney (Democrat) won and was the top fundraiser.
- Who raised the most money in the 2022 Connecticut 2nd District race?
- Joe Courtney (Democrat) raised $2.0M and had $17K in outside spending on their side.
- Which outside groups spent the most on the 2022 Connecticut 2nd District race?
- Seal PAC USA ($107K), Northeast Action ($101K), National Association of Realtors Political Action Committee ($14K).
- Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2022 Connecticut 2nd District race?
- American Maritime Officers Voluntary Political Action Fund gave $15K to Joe Courtney; General Dynamics Corporation Political Action Committee (General Dynamics Employee PAC) gave $10K to Joe Courtney; National Beer Wholesalers Association Political Action Committee gave $10K to Joe Courtney.