2002 Connecticut Attorney General election

2002 Connecticut Attorney General election

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Nominee Richard Blumenthal Martha Dean Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 632,351 330,874 Percentage 65.7% 34.4%

County results Municipality results Congressional district results Blumenthal:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Dean:     50–60%     60–70%

Attorney General before election Richard Blumenthal Democratic Elected Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Democratic

The 2002 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 5, 2002, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal won re-election to a fourth term, easily defeating Republican nominee Martha Dean.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Blumenthal, incumbent attorney general (1991–2011) ^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Martha Dean, attorney ^[2]

General election

Results

2002 Connecticut Attorney General election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard Blumenthal (incumbent)	632,351	65.65%	−2.90%
	Republican	Martha Dean	330,874	34.35%	+3.71%
Total votes			963,225	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By congressional district

Blumenthal won all five congressional districts, including three that elected Republicans. ^[4]

District	Blumenthal	Dean	Representative
1st	69%	31%	John Larson
2nd	67%	33%	Rob Simmons
3rd	71%	29%	Rosa DeLauro
4th	60%	40%	Chris Shays
5th	61%	39%	Nancy Johnson

See also

• Connecticut Attorney General

References

1. "Candidate: Richard Blumenthal - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
2. "Candidate: Martha Dean - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
3. "2002 General Election - Attorney General". Connecticut Secretary of State.
4. "Statement of Vote" (PDF). Secretary of the State of Connecticut . Archived (PDF) from the original on March 17, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.