Election Name: | 1986 Connecticut Attorney General election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1982 Connecticut Attorney General election |
Previous Year: | 1982 |
Next Election: | 1990 Connecticut Attorney General election |
Next Year: | 1990 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1986 |
Nominee1: | Joe Lieberman |
Party1: | Connecticut Democratic Party |
Popular Vote1: | 613,742 |
Percentage1: | 64.7% |
Nominee2: | Richard E. Arnold |
Party2: | Connecticut Republican Party |
Popular Vote2: | 335,209 |
Percentage2: | 35.3% |
Map Size: | 220px |
Attorney General | |
Before Election: | Joe Lieberman |
Before Party: | Connecticut Democratic Party |
After Election: | Joe Lieberman |
After Party: | Connecticut Democratic Party |
The 1986 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 4, 1986, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Joe Lieberman won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Richard E. Arnold.