Election Name: | 1982 Connecticut Attorney General election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1978 Connecticut Attorney General election |
Previous Year: | 1978 |
Next Election: | 1986 Connecticut Attorney General election |
Next Year: | 1986 |
Election Date: | November 2, 1982 |
Nominee1: | Joe Lieberman |
Party1: | Connecticut Democratic Party |
Popular Vote1: | 601,711 |
Percentage1: | 58.1% |
Nominee2: | William H. Champlin III |
Party2: | Connecticut Republican Party |
Popular Vote2: | 424,961 |
Percentage2: | 41.1% |
Map Size: | 220px |
Attorney General | |
Before Election: | Carl R. Ajello |
Before Party: | Connecticut Democratic Party |
After Election: | Joe Lieberman |
After Party: | Connecticut Democratic Party |
The 1982 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 2, 1982, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Two-term incumbent Democratic Attorney General Carl R. Ajello did not seek re-election. Democratic nominee Joe Lieberman defeated Republican nominee William H. Champlin III.