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The 2022 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Connecticut Attorney General William Tong won re-election to a second term.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball [4] | Safe D | September 14, 2022 |
| Elections Daily [5] | Safe D | November 1, 2022 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Tong (incumbent) | 713,894 | 57.07% | +4.59% | |
| Republican | Jessica Kordas | 518,128 | 41.42% | -5.05% | |
| Independent Party | A.P. Pascarella | 11,788 | 0.94% | N/A | |
| Green | Ken Krayeske | 7,103 | 0.57% | -0.48% | |
| Total votes | 1,250,913 | 100.0% | |||
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