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1998 Connecticut Attorney General election Connecticut presidential no 1994 Connecticut Attorney General election 1994 2002 Connecticut Attorney General election 2002 November 3, 1998 File:Richard Blumenthal 2006 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Richard Blumenthal Connecticut Democratic Party 631,588 68.6% 3x4.svg Santa Mendoza Connecticut Republican Party 282,289 30.6% 220px County results 220px Municipality results 220px Congressional district results Blumenthal: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Mendoza: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Connecticut Democratic Party Richard Blumenthal Connecticut Democratic Party
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
Candidates
Nominee
Richard Blumenthal, incumbent attorney general (1991–2011)Candidate: Richard Blumenthal - Election Results Archive https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/candidates/view/10140 electionhistory.ct.gov 12 February 2024
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Santa Mendoza, attorney Hagan Debbie https://www.superlawyers.com/articles/connecticut/santas-causes/ SANTA'S CAUSES www.superlawyers.com 2006 Connecticut Super Lawyers magazine 23 January 2006 12 February 2024
Third-party candidates and independent candidates
Libertarian Party
Richard J. Pober, attorney
General election
Results
1998 Connecticut Attorney General election1998 Attorney General General Election Results - Connecticut https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=9&year=1998&f=0&off=9&elect=0 uselectionatlas.org
Richard Blumenthal (incumbent) Connecticut Democratic Party 631,588 68.55% +2.21%
Santa Mendoza Connecticut Republican Party 282,289 30.64% -3.02%
Richard J. Pober Libertarian Party of Connecticut 7,537 0.82% N/A
921,414 100.0%
Connecticut Democratic Party
By congressional district
Blumenthal won all six congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans.https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/1998sovpdf.pdf?rev=5a8602d982ac4a2989a96484ed16f92f&hash=ECDC12D606B6C2611B6B2AF6ABF2C5B0 Statement of Vote Secretary of the State of Connecticut August 26, 2025 live https://web.archive.org/web/20250320011107/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/1998sovpdf.pdf?rev=5a8602d982ac4a2989a96484ed16f92f&hash=ECDC12D606B6C2611B6B2AF6ABF2C5B0 March 20, 2025
District Blumenthal Mendoza RepresentativeConnecticut 1 1st75%25%Barbara Kennelly (105th Congress)John Larson (106th Congress)Connecticut 2 2nd 72% 27%Sam GejdensonConnecticut 3 3rd 71% 28%Rosa DeLauroConnecticut 4 4th 63% 36%Chris ShaysConnecticut 5 5th 62% 37%James MaloneyConnecticut 6 6th 67% 32%Nancy Johnson
See also
Connecticut Attorney General
References
Attorney General
Connecticut
Category:Connecticut Attorney General elections
Category:November 1998 in the United States