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1994 Connecticut Attorney General election
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1994 Connecticut Attorney General election Connecticut presidential no 1990 Connecticut Attorney General election 1990 1998 Connecticut Attorney General election 1998 November 8, 1994 File:Richard Blumenthal 2006 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Richard Blumenthal Connecticut Democratic Party A Connecticut Party 679,313 66.3% 3x4.svg Richard E. Arnold Connecticut Republican Party 344,627 33.7% 220px County results 220px Municipality results 220px Congressional district results Blumenthal: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Arnold: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Connecticut Democratic Party Richard Blumenthal Connecticut Democratic Party
The 1994 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 8, 1994, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Richard E. Arnold.
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
Richard E. Arnold, nominee for attorney general in 1986Candidate: Richard E. Arnold - Election Results Archive https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/candidates/view/14573 electionhistory.ct.gov 12 February 2024
Third-party candidates and independent candidates
A Connecticut Party
A Connecticut Party endorsed Blumenthal, giving him access to an additional ballot line. Blumenthal received just over a third of his total vote share under A Connecticut Party.
Official designee
Richard Blumenthal, incumbent attorney general (1991–2011)
General election
Results
1994 Connecticut Attorney General election1994 General Election - Attorney General https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/contests/view/33898 Connecticut Secretary of State
Richard Blumenthal Connecticut Democratic Party 446,434 43.60% -15.59%
Richard Blumenthal A Connecticut Party 232,879 22.74% N/A
Richard Blumenthal (incumbent) Total 679,313 66.34% +7.16%
Richard E. Arnold Connecticut Republican Party 344,627 33.66% -7.16%
1,023,940 100.0%
Connecticut Democratic Party
By congressional district
Blumenthal won all six congressional district, including three that elected Republicans.https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/1994sovpdf.pdf?rev=4ffcaa4e822e4b56ac5732aa6a3a2c52&hash=0D93CF63B6AA3F678DCD2C5A5A73FAE7 Statement of Vote Secretary of the State of Connecticut August 26, 2025 live https://web.archive.org/web/20250317003336/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/1994sovpdf.pdf?rev=4ffcaa4e822e4b56ac5732aa6a3a2c52&hash=0D93CF63B6AA3F678DCD2C5A5A73FAE7 March 17, 2025
District Blumenthal Arnold RepresentativeConnecticut 1 1st 76% 24%Barbara KennellyConnecticut 2 2nd 71% 29%Sam GejdensonConnecticut 3 3rd 67% 33%Rosa DeLauroConnecticut 4 4th 58% 42%Chris ShaysConnecticut 5 5th 58% 42%Gary FranksConnecticut 6 6th 67% 33%Nancy Johnson
See also
Connecticut Attorney General
References
Attorney General
Connecticut
Category:Connecticut Attorney General elections
Category:November 1994 in the United States