1998 Connecticut Attorney General election

1998 Connecticut Attorney General election
	County results; Blumenthal: 60–70% 70–80%
Attorney General before election; Richard Blumenthal; Democratic	Elected Attorney General ; Richard Blumenthal; Democratic

The 1998 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 3, 1998, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican nominee Santa Mendoza.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Richard Blumenthal, incumbent attorney general (1991–2011)^[1]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Santa Mendoza, attorney ^[2]

Third-party candidates and independent candidates[edit]

Libertarian Party[edit]

Richard J. Pober, attorney

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

1998 Connecticut Attorney General election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard Blumenthal (incumbent)	631,588	68.55%	+2.21%
	Republican	Santa Mendoza	282,289	30.64%	-3.02%
	Libertarian	Richard J. Pober	7,537	0.82%	N/A
Total votes			921,414	100.0%
	Democratic hold

References[edit]

^ "Candidate: Richard Blumenthal - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ Hagan, Debbie (January 23, 2006). "SANTA'S CAUSES". www.superlawyers.com. 2006 Connecticut Super Lawyers magazine. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "1998 Attorney General General Election Results - Connecticut". uselectionatlas.org.

[1] "Candidate: Richard Blumenthal - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[2] Hagan, Debbie (January 23, 2006). "SANTA'S CAUSES". www.superlawyers.com. 2006 Connecticut Super Lawyers magazine. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[3] "1998 Attorney General General Election Results - Connecticut". uselectionatlas.org.

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