Connecticut 2nd District 2026

The money race

Campaign fundraising this cycle, with independent expenditures by outside groups for and against each candidate.

D★Joe CourtneyIncumbent
$760K
RGeorge Austin
$284K

Bars: money raised by the campaign this cycle. Thin bars: outside spending by super PACs and other groups, for and against.

Money raised and outside spending by candidate
Candidate	Party	Raised	Outside support	Outside opposition	Small-dollar
Joe Courtney	D	$760,424	$0	$0	13%
George Austin	R	$283,997	$0	$0	3%

$1.04M

Raised by candidates

$592K

Spent by candidates

Outside spending

0 spenders

Candidates

Candidate	Raised	Individuals	PACs	Small-dollar	In-state	Spent	Donors
Joe Courtney (D)	$760K	$323K	$433K	13%	73%	$508K	492
George Austin (R)	$284K	$35K	$1K	3%	87%	$84K	31

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC (Schedule E). “Dark money in” is the total of grants the spender received from 501(c) nonprofits, as traced by Poliscope.

No independent expenditures reported in this race yet.

Candidates

Joe Courtney

D★ Democrat · Incumbent

Raised: $760K
Small-dollar: 13%
In-state: 73%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Union PAC money Realtors PAC money Traded stocks in office Trades overlapping lobbying

George Austin

R Republican

Raised: $284K
Small-dollar: 3%
In-state: 87%
Outside for / against: $0 / $0

Source: Poliscope (poliscope.org), from FEC filings. Roster curated from FEC candidate registrations. Withdrawn and defeated primary candidates are not shown.