2022 Connecticut Attorney General election

2022 Connecticut Attorney General election

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Nominee William Tong Jessica Kordas Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 713,894 518,128 Percentage 57.1% 41.4%

County results Municipality results Congressional district results 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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William Tong, incumbent attorney general ^[1]

Endorsements

William Tong

Labor unions

• Connecticut AFL–CIO ^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jessica Kordas, attorney ^[3]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe D	September 14, 2022
Elections Daily [5]	Safe D	November 1, 2022

Results

2022 Connecticut Attorney General election ^[6]

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%
	Democratic hold

By county

County	William Tong Democratic		Jessica Kordas Republican		Other parties Independent		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Fairfield	178,918	57.31%	128,775	41.25%	4,509	1.45%	312,202
Hartford	188,330	61.6%	113,076	36.98%	4,346	1.43%	305,752
Litchfield	38,004	47.14%	41,524	51.5%	1,096	1.36%	80,624
Middlesex	42,110	56.9%	30,778	41.59%	1,119	1.51%	74,007
New Haven	160,221	56.94%	116,756	41.5%	4,391	1.56%	281,368
New London	55,323	56.04%	41,535	42.07%	1,863	1.89%	98,721
Tolland	32,247	54.33%	26,180	44.11%	923	1.55%	59,350
Windham	18,741	48.19%	19,504	50.15%	644	1.66%	38,889
Totals	713,894	57.07%	518,128	41.42%	18,891	1.51%	1,250,913

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Middlesex (largest town: Middletown)
• Tolland (largest town: Vernon)
• New London (largest town: Norwich)

By congressional district

Tong won all five congressional districts. ^[7]

District	Tong	Kordas	Representative
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

• Connecticut Attorney General

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.