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
Endorsements
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jessica Kordas, attorney
General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball September 14, 2022Elections DailyNovember 1, 2022
Results
By county County William TongDemocratic Jessica KordasRepublican Other partiesIndependent 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% 38,889Totals713,89457.07%518,12841.42%18,8911.51%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. District Tong Kordas Representative 63% 36%John B. Larson 55% 44%Joe Courtney 58% 40%Rosa DeLauro 59% 40%Jim Himes 52% 47%Jahana Hayes
See also Connecticut Attorney General
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