1962 Connecticut Attorney General election

1962 Connecticut Attorney General election

←  1958 November 6, 1962 1966  →

Nominee Albert L. Coles Leonard Levy Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 555,796 475,609 Percentage 53.9% 46.1%

County results Municipality results Coles:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Levy:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Attorney General before election Albert L. Coles Democratic Elected Attorney General Albert L. Coles Democratic

The 1962 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 6, 1962, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Albert L. Coles won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Leonard Levy.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Albert L. Coles, incumbent attorney general (1959–1963) ^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Leonard Levy, attorney ^[2]

General election

Results

1962 Connecticut Attorney General election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Albert L. Coles (incumbent)	555,796	53.89%
	Republican	Leonard Levy	475,609	46.11%
	Write-in	Write-ins	5	0.00%	N/A
Total votes			1,031,410	100.0%
	Democratic hold

See also

• Connecticut Attorney General

References

1. "Candidate: Albert L. Coles - Election Results Archive" . Retrieved February 23, 2024.
2. "Leonard Louis Levy, 86". newhavenindependent.org. May 7, 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
3. "1962 Attorney General General Election Results - Connecticut". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas.