1898 Connecticut Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1898 Connecticut Attorney General election Connecticut Presidential no 1902 Connecticut Attorney General election 1902 November 8, 1898 125px Charles Phelps Republican Party (United States) 81,797 56.3% 125px Levi N. Blydenburgh Democratic Party (United States) 63,464 43.7% 220px County results 220px Municipality results 1 220px Phelps: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Blydenburgh: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Attorney General Office established Charles Phelps Republican Party (United States) The 1898 Connecticut Attorney General election was held on November 8, 1898, in order to elect the first Attorney General of Connecticut upon the creation of the office by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1897. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of the State of Connecticut Charles Phelps defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the Connecticut State Senate Levi N. Blydenburgh.https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/candidates/view/36134 Levi N. Blydenburgh (D) electionhistory.ct.gov 2024-10-16 General election On election day, November 8, 1898, Republican nominee Charles Phelps won the election by a margin of 18,333 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Levi N. Blydenburgh, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of Attorney General. Phelps was sworn in as the 1st Attorney General of Connecticut in 1899.https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/contests/view/24199/ 1898 Nov 8 :: General Election :: Attorney General :: State of Connecticut electionhistory.ct.gov 2024-10-16 Results Connecticut Attorney General election, 1898 Republican Party (United States) Charles Phelps 81,797 56.31% Democratic Party (United States) Levi N. Blydenburgh 63,464 43.69% 145,261 100.00% Republican Party (United States) References Category:1898 Connecticut elections Category:1898 in Connecticut Category:Connecticut Attorney General elections Category:November 1898 in the United States