2002 Connecticut Attorney General election

2002 Connecticut Attorney General election

November 5, 2002

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

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Blumenthal, incumbent attorney general (1991–2011)

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Martha Dean, attorney

General election

Results

2002 Connecticut Attorney General election

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

• Connecticut Attorney General