2006 Connecticut Attorney General election

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.

2006 Connecticut Attorney General election

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Nominee Richard Blumenthal Robert Farr Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 782,235 256,018 Percentage 74.1% 24.3%

County results Municipality results Congressional district results Blumenthal:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Farr:      50–60%

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

• Robert Farr, lawyer and state representative from the 19th district (1981–2007)^[2]

Third-party candidates and independent candidates

Green Party

• Nancy Burton, candidate for state representative in 2004 and 2006 ^[3]

General election

Results

2006 Connecticut Attorney General election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard Blumenthal (incumbent)	782,235	74.08%	+8.43%
	Republican	Robert Farr	256,018	24.25%	−10.10%
	Green	Nancy Burton	17,684	1.67%	N/A
Total votes			1,055,957	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By congressional district

Blumenthal won all five congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.^[5]

District	Blumenthal	Farr	Representative
1st	77%	21%	John B. Larson
2nd	76%	23%	Rob Simmons (109th Congress)
			Joe Courtney (110th Congress)
3rd	79%	20%	Rosa DeLauro
4th	68%	30%	Christopher Shays
5th	71%	28%	Nancy L. Johnson (109th Congress)
			Chris Murphy (110th Congress)

See also

• Connecticut Attorney General