1998 Connecticut Attorney General election

The 1998 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 3, 1998, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican nominee Santa Mendoza.

1998 Connecticut Attorney General election

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Nominee Richard Blumenthal Santa Mendoza Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 631,588 282,289 Percentage 68.6% 30.6%

County results Municipality results Blumenthal:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Mendoza:      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election Richard Blumenthal Democratic Elected Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Santa Mendoza, attorney ^[2]

Third-party candidates and independent candidates

Libertarian Party

• Richard J. Pober, attorney

General election

Results

1998 Connecticut Attorney General election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard Blumenthal (incumbent)	631,588	68.55%	+2.21%
	Republican	Santa Mendoza	282,289	30.64%	−3.02%
	Libertarian	Richard J. Pober	7,537	0.82%	N/A
Total votes			921,414	100.0%
	Democratic hold

See also

• Connecticut Attorney General