1998 Connecticut Attorney General election

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1998 Connecticut Attorney General election
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  1994 November 3, 1998 2002  
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Nominee Richard Blumenthal Santa Mendoza
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote631,588282,289
Percentage68.6%30.6%

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Blumenthal:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Mendoza:     50–60%     60–70%

Attorney General before election

Richard Blumenthal
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Richard Blumenthal
Democratic

The 1998 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 3, 1998, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican nominee Santa Mendoza.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Santa Mendoza, attorney [2]

Third-party candidates and independent candidates

Libertarian Party

General election

Results

1998 Connecticut Attorney General election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Richard Blumenthal (incumbent) 631,588 68.55% +2.21%
Republican Santa Mendoza282,28930.64%−3.02%
Libertarian Richard J. Pober7,5370.82%N/A
Total votes921,414 100.0%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

Blumenthal won all six congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans. [4]

DistrictBlumenthalMendozaRepresentative
1st 75%25% Barbara Kennelly (105th Congress)
John Larson (106th Congress)
2nd 72%27% Sam Gejdenson
3rd 71%28% Rosa DeLauro
4th 63%36% Chris Shays
5th 62%37% James Maloney
6th 67%32% Nancy Johnson

See also

References

  1. "Candidate: Richard Blumenthal - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  2. Hagan, Debbie (January 23, 2006). "SANTA'S CAUSES". www.superlawyers.com. 2006 Connecticut Super Lawyers magazine. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  3. "1998 Attorney General General Election Results - Connecticut". uselectionatlas.org.
  4. "Statement of Vote" (PDF). Secretary of the State of Connecticut . Archived (PDF) from the original on March 20, 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2025.