1970 Connecticut Attorney General election

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1970 Connecticut Attorney General election
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  1966 November 3, 1970 1974  
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Nominee Robert K. Killian Donald T. Dorsey
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote529,898528,135
Percentage50.1%49.9%

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County results
Killian:     50–60%
Dorsey:     50–60%

Attorney General before election

Robert K. Killian
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Robert K. Killian
Democratic

The 1970 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 3, 1970, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Robert K. Killian was appointed to the office by Governor John N. Dempsey in 1967 to fill the vacancy left by Harold M. Mulvey, who resigned a year into his term to accept an appointment to the Connecticut Superior Court. [1]

Contents

Killian was elected to a full term in his own right, defeating Republican nominee Donald T. Dorsey by 1,763 votes, a margin of just 0.17%. As of 2024, this was the last time the Attorney General of Connecticut was elected by less than a 5-point margin.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Donald T. Dorsey, candidate for state representative from the 78th district in 1966 [3]

General election

Results

1970 Connecticut Attorney General election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robert K. Killian (incumbent) 529,898 50.08%
Republican Donald T. Dorsey528,13549.91%
Write-in Write-ins360.00%N/A
Total votes1,058,069 100.0%
Democratic hold

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References

  1. MacFarquhar, Neil (March 1, 2000). "Harold M. Mulvey, 86, Judge At Tense Black Panther Trials". New York Times . Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  2. "Candidate: Robert K. Killian - Election Results Archive" . Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. "Candidate: Donald T. Dorsey - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  4. "1970 Attorney General General Election Results - Connecticut". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas.