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The 2018 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of Connecticut. [1]
Incumbent Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen did not seek re-election. [2] Democratic nominee and state representative William Tong defeated Republican nominee Susan Hatfield. [3]
On August 14, 2018, State representative William Tong won the Democratic primary, defeating US attorney Chris Mattei and state senator Paul Doyle. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William Tong | 119,574 | 57.43 | |
Democratic | Chris Mattei | 53,822 | 25.85 | |
Democratic | Paul Doyle | 34,822 | 16.72 | |
Total votes | 208,218 | 100.0 |
On August 14, 2018, assistant state's attorney Susan Hatfield won the Republican primary, defeating former state representative John Shaban. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Susan Hatfield | 106,076 | 79.33 | |
Republican | John Shaban | 27,639 | 20.67 | |
Total votes | 133,715 | 100.0 |
William Tong won the general election on November 6, 2018 with a 6.01% margin of victory. [6] [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William Tong | 691,496 | 50.73% | |
Working Families | William Tong | 23,844 | 1.75% | |
Total | William Tong | 715,340 | 52.48% | |
Republican | Susan Hatfield | 605,504 | 44.42% | |
Independent Party | Susan Hatfield | 27,856 | 2.04% | |
Total | Susan Hatfield | 633,360 | 46.47% | |
Green | Peter Goselin | 14,358 | 1.05% | |
Total votes | 1,363,058 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
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