2002 Connecticut Attorney General election

The 2002 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 5, 2002, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal won re-election to a fourth term, easily defeating Republican nominee Martha Dean.

2002 Connecticut Attorney General election

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Nominee Richard Blumenthal Martha Dean
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 632,351 330,874
Percentage 65.7% 34.4%

Blumenthal:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Dean:      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election

Richard Blumenthal
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Richard Blumenthal
Democratic

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • Martha Dean, attorney [2]

General election

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Results

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2002 Connecticut Attorney General election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard Blumenthal (incumbent) 632,351 65.65% −2.90%
Republican Martha Dean 330,874 34.35% +3.71%
Total votes 963,225 100.0%
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Candidate: Richard Blumenthal - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "Candidate: Martha Dean - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "2002 General Election - Attorney General". Connecticut Secretary of State.