2014 Connecticut Attorney General election

The 2014 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General George Jepsen won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Kie Westby.

2014 Connecticut Attorney General election

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Nominee George Jepsen Kie Westby
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Working Families Independent
Popular vote 590,225 427,869
Percentage 56.7% 41.1%

Jepsen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90-100%
Westby:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election

George Jepsen
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

George Jepsen
Democratic

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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  • Kie Westby, attorney, candidate for Attorney General of Connecticut in 2010 and U.S. Senate in 2012[2]

Third-party candidates and independent candidates

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Green Party

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Nominee
  • Stephen Fournier, attorney, former Green Party co-chair, nominee for U.S. House of Representatives in 2008 and Attorney General of Connecticut in 2010[3][4]

Independent Party of Connecticut

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The Independent Party of Connecticut endorsed Westby, giving him access to an additional ballot line.

Official designee
  • Kie Westby, attorney, candidate for Attorney General of Connecticut in 2010 and U.S. Senate in 2012

Working Families Party

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The Working Families Party endorsed Jepsen, giving him access to an additional ballot line.

Official designee

General election

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Results

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2014 Connecticut Attorney General election[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George Jepsen 556,994 53.53% +1.90%
Working Families George Jepsen 33,231 3.19% +1.11%
Total George Jepsen (incumbent) 590,225 56.73% +3.02%
Republican Kie Westby 406,936 39.11% −4.48%
Independent Party Kie Westby 20,933 2.01% +0.65%
Total Kie Westby 427,869 41.12% −2.47%
Green Stephen Fournier 22,361 2.15% +0.81%
Total votes 1,040,455 100.0%
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hardman, Ray (April 7, 2014). "Connecticut Attorney General Jepsen Announces Re-election Bid". ctpublic.org. Connecticut Public. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Cummings, Bill (October 22, 2014). "Three vie for attorney general's seat". www.ctpost.com. Mike DeLuca. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Register Staff (October 27, 2014). "As Connecticut attorney general, Green candidate Fournier says he'd work for the poor". www.nhregister.com. Mike DeLuca. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  4. ^ "Fournier's campaign website".
  5. ^ "2014 General Election - Attorney General". Connecticut Secretary of State.