2022 Connecticut Attorney General election

The 2022 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Connecticut Attorney General William Tong won re-election to a second term. Tong outperformed all other statewide Democrats and was the only statewide candidate in Connecticut to win by a margin greater than 15 percent in 2022.

2022 Connecticut Attorney General election

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Nominee William Tong Jessica Kordas Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 713,894 518,128 Percentage 57.1% 41.4%

County results Municipality results Congressional district results Tong:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90% Kordas:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election William Tong Democratic Elected Attorney General William Tong Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William Tong, incumbent attorney general^[1]

Endorsements

William Tong

Labor unions

• Connecticut AFL–CIO^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jessica Kordas, attorney^[3]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4]	Safe D	September 14, 2022
Elections Daily[5]	Safe D	November 1, 2022

Results

2022 Connecticut Attorney General election^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William Tong (incumbent)	713,894	57.07%	+4.59%
	Republican	Jessica Kordas	518,128	41.42%	−5.05%
	Independent Party	A.P. Pascarella	11,788	0.94%	N/A
	Green	Ken Krayeske	7,103	0.57%	−0.48%
Total votes			1,250,913	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By congressional district

Tong won all five congressional districts.^[7]

District	Tong	Kordas	Representative
1st	63%	36%	John B. Larson
2nd	55%	44%	Joe Courtney
3rd	58%	40%	Rosa DeLauro
4th	59%	40%	Jim Himes
5th	52%	47%	Jahana Hayes

See also

• Connecticut Attorney General