1982 Connecticut Attorney General election
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November 2, 1982
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  Lieberman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Champlin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1982 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 2, 1982, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Two-term incumbent Democratic Attorney General Carl R. Ajello did not seek re-election. Democratic nominee Joe Lieberman defeated Republican nominee William H. Champlin III.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Joe Lieberman, former state senator from the 11th district (1971–1973) and 10th district (1973–1981), and nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives from CT-03 in 1980[1]
Withdrew after convention
[edit]- Joseph Ruggiero, former state Senator from the 30th district (1979-1981)
Eliminated at convention
[edit]- Thayer Baldwin, former state health official and New Haven Corporation Counsel (1976-1978)
- Peter Gillies, Deputy Attorney General
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- William H. Champlin III, chairman of the Hartford Republican town committee.[2]
Third-party candidates
[edit]Libertarian Party
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Vincent Stuart Triola[3]
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Joe Lieberman | 601,711 | 58.14% | ||
| Republican | William H. Champlin III | 424,961 | 41.06% | ||
| Libertarian | Vincent Stuart Triola | 8,351 | 0.81% | ||
| Total votes | 1,035,023 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Candidate: Joe Lieberman - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Candidate: William H. Champlin III - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Candidate: Vincent Stuart Triola - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ↑ "1982 General Election - Attorney General". Connecticut Secretary of the State.
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