Joe Cortney

U.S. Representative
Home state
Connecticut
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2010
1-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Cortney147,748
Opponents99,034
1
Elections run

Joe Cortney, a Democratic politician from Connecticut, ran once for U.S. office, winning the 2010 U.S. House election in Connecticut's District 2 with 147,748 votes (57.08%), defeating Janet Peckinpaugh and G. Scott Deshefy and 1 other candidate.

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How many votes has Joe Cortney received?

Joe Cortney has received 147,748 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 1–0.

Election history

Joe Cortney’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2010U.S. HouseConnecticutWon147,74857.08%Janet Peckinpaugh
G. Scott Deshefy

Muriel P. Mianchi
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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.