2014 Connecticut Attorney General election

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2014 Connecticut Attorney General election
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  2010 November 4, 2014 2018  
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Nominee George Jepsen Kie Westby
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families Independent
Popular vote590,225427,869
Percentage56.7%41.1%

Connecticut Attorney General Election Results by County, 2014.svg
2014 Connecticut attorney general election results map by municipality.svg
Jepsen:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90-100%
Westby:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Attorney General before election

George Jepsen
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

George Jepsen
Democratic

The 2014 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General George Jepsen won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Kie Westby.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Kie Westby, attorney, candidate for Attorney General of Connecticut in 2010 and U.S. Senate in 2012 [2]

Third-party candidates and independent candidates

Green Party

Independent Party of Connecticut

The Independent Party of Connecticut endorsed Westby, giving him access to an additional ballot line. Official designee

Working Families Party

The Working Families Party endorsed Jepsen, giving him access to an additional ballot line. Official designee

General election

Results

2014 Connecticut Attorney General election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic George Jepsen556,99453.53%+1.90%
Working Families George Jepsen33,2313.19%+1.11%
Total George Jepsen (incumbent) 590,225 56.73% +3.02%
Republican Kie Westby406,93639.11%−4.48%
Independent Party Kie Westby20,9332.01%+0.65%
TotalKie Westby427,86941.12%−2.47%
Green Stephen Fournier22,3612.15%+0.81%
Total votes1,040,455 100.0%
Democratic hold

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References

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  5. "2014 General Election - Attorney General". Connecticut Secretary of State.