2002 Connecticut Attorney General election

2002 Connecticut Attorney General election
	November 5, 2002
	Blumenthal: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Dean: 50–60% 60–70%
Attorney General before election; Richard Blumenthal; Democratic	Elected Attorney General ; Richard Blumenthal; Democratic

The 2002 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 5, 2002, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal won re-election to a fourth term, easily defeating Republican nominee Martha Dean.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Richard Blumenthal, incumbent attorney general (1991–2011)^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Martha Dean, attorney ^[2]

General election

Results

2002 Connecticut Attorney General election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard Blumenthal (incumbent)	632,351	65.65%	−2.90%
	Republican	Martha Dean	330,874	34.35%	+3.71%
Total votes			963,225	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By congressional district

Blumenthal won all five congressional districts, including three that elected Republicans.^[4]

District	Blumenthal	Dean	Representative
1st	69%	31%	John Larson
2nd	67%	33%	Rob Simmons
3rd	71%	29%	Rosa DeLauro
4th	60%	40%	Chris Shays
5th	61%	39%	Nancy Johnson

References

^ "Candidate: Richard Blumenthal - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "Candidate: Martha Dean - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "2002 General Election - Attorney General". Connecticut Secretary of State.
^ "Statement of Vote" (PDF). Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 17, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.

[1] "Candidate: Richard Blumenthal - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[2] "Candidate: Martha Dean - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[3] "2002 General Election - Attorney General". Connecticut Secretary of State.

[sov-4] "Statement of Vote" (PDF). Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 17, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.

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Candidates

Nominee

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Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

By congressional district

See also

References