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1974 Connecticut Attorney General election
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1974 Connecticut Attorney General election Connecticut presidential no 1970 Connecticut Attorney General election 1970 1978 Connecticut Attorney General election 1978 November 5, 1974 120px Carl R. Ajello Connecticut Democratic Party 627,376 60.1% 3x4.svg James F. Bingham Connecticut Republican Party 416,535 39.9% 220px County results 220px Municipality results 1 220px Ajello: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Bingham: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Attorney General Robert K. Killian Connecticut Democratic Party Carl R. Ajello Connecticut Democratic Party
The 1974 Connecticut attorney general election took place on November 5, 1974, to elect the attorney general of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Robert K. Killian did not seek re-election to a second term, instead opting to run for lieutenant governor. Democratic nominee and state representative Carl R. Ajello defeated Republican nominee and State Representative James F. Bingham.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Carl R. Ajello, state representative from the 118th district (1963–1975)Candidate: Carl R. Ajello - Election Results Archive https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/candidates/view/17907 21 February 2024
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
James F. Bingham, state representative from the 157th district (1969–1973) and 147th district (1973–1975) Candidate: James F. Bingham - Election Results Archive https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/candidates/view/18433 electionhistory.ct.gov 21 February 2024
General election
Results
1974 Connecticut attorney general election1974 Attorney General General Election Results - Connecticut https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=9&year=1974&f=0&off=9&elect=0 uselectionatlas.org Dave Leip's Atlas
Carl R. Ajello Democratic Party of Connecticut 627,376 60.10%
James F. Bingham Connecticut Republican Party 416,535 39.90%
Write-ins Write-in 31 0.00% N/A
1,043,942 100.0%
Connecticut Democratic Party
References
Attorney General
Connecticut
Category:Connecticut Attorney General elections
Category:November 1974 in the United States