2018 Connecticut Attorney General election

2018 Connecticut Attorney General election

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Nominee William Tong Susan Hatfield Party Democratic Republican Alliance Working Families Independent Party Popular vote 715,340 633,360 Percentage 52.5% 46.5%

County results Municipality results Congressional district results Precinct results Tong:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Hatfield:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Attorney General before election George Jepsen Democratic Elected Attorney General William Tong Democratic

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]

Democratic primary

On August 14, 2018, State representative William Tong won the Democratic primary, defeating US attorney Chris Mattei and state senator Paul Doyle. ^[4]

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Republican primary

On August 14, 2018, assistant state's attorney Susan Hatfield won the Republican primary, defeating former state representative John Shaban. ^[5]

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan Hatfield	106,076	79.33
	Republican	John Shaban	27,639	20.67
Total votes			133,715	100.0

General election

William Tong won the general election on November 6, 2018, with a 6.01% margin of victory. ^{[6] [7]}

Endorsements

William Tong (D)

Organizations

• Hearst Connecticut Group ^[8]

Newspapers

• Hartford Courant ^[9]
• Stamford Advocate ^[10]

Susan Hatfield (R)

Organizations

• Connecticut Citizens Defense League ^[11]

Results

2018 Connecticut Attorney General election ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

By congressional district

Tong won three of the five congressional districts, while Hatfield won the other two, both of which elected Democrats. ^[13]

District	Tong	Hatfield	Representative
1st	56%	43%	John B. Larson
2nd	47%	52%	Joe Courtney
3rd	55%	44%	Rosa DeLauro
4th	57%	42%	Jim Himes
5th	48%	51%	Elizabeth Esty (115th Congress)
			Jahana Hayes (116th Congress)

References

1. "Connecticut Attorney General election, 2018". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
2. Daniela, Altimari (November 17, 2017). "Attorney General George Jepsen Will Not Seek Re-Election". Hartford Courant. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
3. "Connecticut Election Results". The New York Times. May 15, 2019. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
4. "CT Attorney General - D Primary". Our Campaigns. December 22, 2018. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
5. "CT Attorney General - R Primary". Our Campaigns. September 7, 2018. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
6. "CT Attorney General". Our Campaigns. December 19, 2018. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
7. "2018 Attorney General General Election Results". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections. March 19, 2019. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
8. "Endorsement: Tong for attorney general". The Hour. November 1, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
9. "Endorsement: William Tong for Attorney General". Hartford Courant. October 24, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
10. "Endorsement: Tong for attorney general". Stamford Advocate. November 1, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
11. Krasselt, Kaitlyn (August 7, 2018). "Hatfield loses CCDL endorsement". Connecticut Post. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
12. "2018 General Election - Attorney General". Connecticut Secretary of State.
13. "Statement of Vote" (PDF). Secretary of the State of Connecticut . Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.