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2018 Connecticut Attorney General election

The 2018 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Connecticut.[1]

2018 Connecticut Attorney General election
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Nominee William Tong Susan Hatfield
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families Independent Party
Popular vote 715,340 633,360
Percentage 52.5% 46.5%
Tong:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Hatfield:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Attorney General before election

George Jepsen
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

William Tong
Democratic

Incumbent Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen did not seek re-election.[2] Democratic nominee and state representative William Tong defeated Republican nominee Susan Hatfield.[3]

Democratic primary edit

On August 14, 2018, State representative William Tong won the Democratic primary, defeating US attorney Chris Mattei and state senator Paul Doyle.[4]

Results edit

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Tong 119,574 57.43
Democratic Chris Mattei 53,822 25.85
Democratic Paul Doyle 34,822 16.72
Total votes 208,218 100.0

Republican primary edit

On August 14, 2018, assistant state's attorney Susan Hatfield won the Republican primary, defeating former state representative John Shaban.[5]

Results edit

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Hatfield 106,076 79.33
Republican John Shaban 27,639 20.67
Total votes 133,715 100.0

General election edit

William Tong won the general election on November 6, 2018 with a 6.01% margin of victory.[6][7]

Endorsements edit

William Tong (D)
Organizations
  • Hearst Connecticut Group[8]
Newspapers
Susan Hatfield (R)
Organizations
  • Connecticut Citizens Defense League[11]

Results edit

2018 Connecticut Attorney General election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Tong 691,496 50.73%
Working Families William Tong 23,844 1.75%
Total William Tong 715,340 52.48%
Republican Susan Hatfield 605,504 44.42%
Independent Party Susan Hatfield 27,856 2.04%
Total Susan Hatfield 633,360 46.47%
Green Peter Goselin 14,358 1.05%
Total votes 1,363,058 100.0
Democratic hold

References edit

  1. ^ "Connecticut Attorney General election, 2018". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Daniela, Altimari (November 17, 2017). "Attorney General George Jepsen Will Not Seek Re-Election". Hartford Courant. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "Connecticut Election Results". The New York Times. May 15, 2019. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "CT Attorney General - D Primary". Our Campaigns. December 22, 2018. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "CT Attorney General - R Primary". Our Campaigns. September 7, 2018. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "CT Attorney General". Our Campaigns. December 19, 2018. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  7. ^ "2018 Attorney General General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. March 19, 2019. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "Endorsement: Tong for attorney general". The Hour. November 1, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  9. ^ "Endorsement: William Tong for Attorney General". Hartford Courant. October 24, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  10. ^ "Endorsement: Tong for attorney general". Stamford Advocate. November 1, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  11. ^ Krasselt, Kaitlyn (August 7, 2018). "Hatfield loses CCDL endorsement". Connecticut Post. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  12. ^ "2018 General Election - Attorney General". Connecticut Secretary of State.
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