2018 Connecticut Attorney General election

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2018 Connecticut Attorney General election
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  2014 November 6, 2018 2022  
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Nominee William Tong Susan Hatfield
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families Independent Party
Popular vote715,340633,360
Percentage52.5%46.5%

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2018 Connecticut attorney general election results map by municipality.svg
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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]

Contents

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
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William Tong 119,574 57.43
Democratic Chris Mattei53,82225.85
Democratic Paul Doyle 34,82216.72
Total votes208,218 100.0

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
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Susan Hatfield 106,076 79.33
Republican John Shaban 27,63920.67
Total votes133,715 100.0

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
Susan Hatfield (R)
Organizations
  • Connecticut Citizens Defense League [11]

Results

2018 Connecticut Attorney General election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William Tong691,49650.73%
Working Families William Tong23,8441.75%
Total William Tong 715,340 52.48%
Republican Susan Hatfield605,50444.42%
Independent Party Susan Hatfield27,8562.04%
TotalSusan Hatfield633,36046.47%
Green Peter Goselin14,3581.05%
Total votes1,363,058 100.0
Democratic hold

By congressional district

Tong won 3 of the 5 congressional districts, while Hatfield won the other 2, both of which elected Democrats. [13]

DistrictTongHatfieldRepresentative
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)

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