Election Name: | 1998 Connecticut Attorney General election |
Country: | Connecticut |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1994 Connecticut Attorney General election |
Previous Year: | 1994 |
Next Election: | 2002 Connecticut Attorney General election |
Next Year: | 2002 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1998 |
Nominee1: | Richard Blumenthal |
Party1: | Connecticut Democratic Party |
Popular Vote1: | 631,588 |
Percentage1: | 68.6% |
Nominee2: | Santa Mendoza |
Party2: | Connecticut Republican Party |
Popular Vote2: | 282,289 |
Percentage2: | 30.6% |
Map Size: | 220px |
Attorney General | |
Before Election: | Richard Blumenthal |
Before Party: | Connecticut Democratic Party |
After Election: | Richard Blumenthal |
After Party: | Connecticut Democratic Party |
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.