1970 Connecticut Attorney General election

none February 2026 September 2023 1970 Connecticut Attorney General election Connecticut presidential no 1966 Connecticut Attorney General election 1966 1974 Connecticut Attorney General election 1974 November 3, 1970 3x4.svg Robert K. Killian Connecticut Democratic Party 529,898 50.1% 3x4.svg Donald T. Dorsey Connecticut Republican Party 528,135 49.9% 220px County results 220px Municipality results 220px Congressional district results Killian: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Dorsey: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Attorney General Robert K. Killian Connecticut Democratic Party Robert K. Killian Connecticut Democratic Party The 1970 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 3, 1970, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Robert K. Killian was appointed to the office by Governor John N. Dempsey in 1967 to fill the vacancy left by Harold M. Mulvey, who resigned a year into his term to accept an appointment to the Connecticut Superior Court.MacFarquhar Neil https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/01/nyregion/harold-m-mulvey-86-judge-at-tense-black-panther-trials.html Harold M. Mulvey, 86, Judge At Tense Black Panther Trials New York Times March 1, 2000 February 22, 2024 Killian was elected to a full term in his own right, defeating Republican nominee Donald T. Dorsey by 1,763 votes, a margin of just 0.17%. As of , this was the last time the Attorney General of Connecticut was elected by less than a 5-point margin. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Robert K. Killian, incumbent attorney general (1967–1975)Candidate: Robert K. Killian - Election Results Archive https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/candidates/view/18435 22 February 2024 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Donald T. Dorsey, candidate for state representative from the 78th district in 1966Candidate: Donald T. Dorsey - Election Results Archive https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/candidates/view/18978 electionhistory.ct.gov 22 February 2024 General election Results 1970 Connecticut Attorney General election1970 Attorney General General Election Results - Connecticut https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=9&year=1970&f=0&off=9&elect=0 uselectionatlas.org Dave Leip's Atlas Robert K. Killian (incumbent) Democratic Party of Connecticut 529,898 50.08% Donald T. Dorsey Connecticut Republican Party 528,135 49.91% Write-ins Write-in 36 0.00% N/A 1,058,069 100.0% Connecticut Democratic Party See also Connecticut Attorney General References Attorney General Connecticut Category:Connecticut Attorney General elections Category:November 1970 in the United States