2000Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2000 election for Connecticut's 2nd District
U.S. House · Connecticut
Robert Simmons (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Sam Gejdenson (D) by 1.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert SimmonsRepublican · winner
50.6%114,380
Sam GejdensonDemocrat
49.4%111,520
225,900 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Sam GejdensonRobert Simmons
$1.8M
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$1.8M
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$0
Cash on hand
$14.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000