1982 Connecticut Attorney General election

1982 Connecticut Attorney General election

←  1978 November 2, 1982 1986  →

Nominee Joe Lieberman William H. Champlin III Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 601,711 424,961 Percentage 58.1% 41.1%

County results Municipality results Lieberman:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Champlin:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Triola:     90–100%

Attorney General before election Carl R. Ajello Democratic Elected Attorney General Joe Lieberman Democratic

The 1982 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 2, 1982, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Two-term incumbent Democratic Attorney General Carl R. Ajello did not seek re-election. Democratic nominee Joe Lieberman defeated Republican nominee William H. Champlin III.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joe Lieberman, former state senator from the 11th district (1971–1973) and 10th district (1973–1981), and nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives from CT-03 in 1980 ^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William H. Champlin III ^[2]

Third-party candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

• Vincent Stuart Triola ^[3]

General election

Results

1982 Connecticut Attorney General election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Lieberman	601,711	58.14%
	Republican	William H. Champlin III	424,961	41.06%
	Libertarian	Vincent Stuart Triola	8,351	0.81%
Total votes			1,035,023	100.0%
	Democratic hold

See also

• Connecticut Attorney General

References

1. "Candidate: Joe Lieberman - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
2. "Candidate: William H. Champlin III - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
3. "Candidate: Vincent Stuart Triola - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
4. "1982 General Election - Attorney General". Connecticut Secretary of the State .