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2006 Connecticut Attorney General election Connecticut presidential no 2002 Connecticut Attorney General election 2002 2010 Connecticut Attorney General election 2010 November 7, 2006 File:Richard Blumenthal 2006 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Richard Blumenthal Connecticut Democratic Party 782,235 74.1% 3x4.svg Robert Farr Connecticut Republican Party 256,018 24.3% 220px County results 220px Municipality results 220px Congressional district results Blumenthal: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Farr: #E27F7F 50–60% Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Connecticut Democratic Party Richard Blumenthal Connecticut Democratic Party
The 2006 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2006, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal won re-election to an unprecedented fifth term, defeating Republican nominee and state representative Robert Farr, who lost every single county in the state and only carried the staunchly conservative town of New Canaan.
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
Robert Farr, lawyer and state representative from the 19th district (1981–2007)https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/candidates/view/Robert-Farr Candidate: Robert Farr - Election Results Archive electionhistory.ct.gov 12 February 2024
Third-party candidates and independent candidates
Green Party
Nancy Burton, candidate for state representative in 2004 and 2006 Green Party of Connecticut https://www.ctgreenparty.org/press-releases/136-burton-announces-goat-caravan-to-make-stops-across-the-state-to-demand-the-shutdown-of-millstone-and-indian-point.html Burton Demands Shutdown of Millsstone and Indian Point ctgreenparty.org 12 February 2024
General election
Results
2006 Connecticut Attorney General election2006 General Election - Attorney General https://electionhistory.ct.gov/eng/contests/view/7175 Connecticut Secretary of State
Richard Blumenthal (incumbent) Connecticut Democratic Party 782,235 74.08% +8.43%
Robert Farr Connecticut Republican Party 256,018 24.25% -10.10%
Nancy Burton Connecticut Green Party 17,684 1.67% N/A
1,055,957 100.0%
Connecticut Democratic Party
By congressional district
Blumenthal won all five congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/2006sovpdf.pdf?rev=037eee26834b440e846bd8be15d4bb17&hash=9E856F301E67F732823BEF553DEDD12E Statement of Vote Secretary of the State of Connecticut May 15, 2025 live https://web.archive.org/web/20250323105529/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/statementofvote_pdfs/2006sovpdf.pdf?rev=037eee26834b440e846bd8be15d4bb17&hash=9E856F301E67F732823BEF553DEDD12E 2025-03-23
District Blumenthal Farr RepresentativeConnecticut 1 1st 77% 21%John B. LarsonConnecticut 2 2nd76%23%Rob Simmons (109th Congress)Joe Courtney (110th Congress)Connecticut 3 3rd 79% 20%Rosa DeLauroConnecticut 4 4th 68% 30%Christopher ShaysConnecticut 5 5th71%28%Nancy L. Johnson (109th Congress)Chris Murphy (110th Congress)
See also
Connecticut Attorney General
References
Attorney General
Connecticut
Category:Connecticut Attorney General elections
Category:November 2006 elections in the United States