2022 Connecticut Attorney General election

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2022 Connecticut Attorney General election
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  2018 November 8, 2022 2026  
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Nominee William Tong Jessica Kordas
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote713,894518,128
Percentage57.1%41.4%

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Tong:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
     80-90%
Kordas:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Attorney General before election

William Tong
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

William Tong
Democratic

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. Tong outperformed all other statewide Democrats and was the only statewide candidate in Connecticut to win by a margin greater than 15 percent in 2022.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

William Tong

Labor unions

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Jessica Kordas, attorney [3]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4] Safe DSeptember 14, 2022
Elections Daily [5] Safe DNovember 1, 2022

Results

2022 Connecticut Attorney General election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William Tong (incumbent) 713,894 57.07% +4.59%
Republican Jessica Kordas518,12841.42%−5.05%
Independent Party A.P. Pascarella11,7880.94%N/A
Green Ken Krayeske7,1030.57%−0.48%
Total votes1,250,913 100.0%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

Tong won all five congressional districts. [7]

DistrictTongKordasRepresentative
1st 63%36% John B. Larson
2nd 55%44% Joe Courtney
3rd 58%40% Rosa DeLauro
4th 59%40% Jim Himes
5th 52%47% Jahana Hayes

See also

References

  1. Bergman, Julia (March 24, 2022). "CT Attorney General William Tong seeks reelection". www.thetelegraph.com. The Telegraph . Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. "Labor Endorses Slate of Pro-Worker Candidates". June 24, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. Abigail Brone (March 25, 2022). "Lawyer for former Norwalk cop accused of drinking on job runs for CT attorney general". www.thehour.com. The Hour . Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  4. "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  5. Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  6. "2022 General Election - Attorney General". Connecticut Secretary of State.
  7. "State of Connecticut Elections Database » 2022 Nov 8 :: General Election :: Attorney General :: State of Connecticut". State of Connecticut Elections Database. Archived from the original on December 28, 2024. Retrieved August 18, 2024.