1974 Connecticut Attorney General election

1974 Connecticut Attorney General election
	November 5, 1974
	Ajello: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Bingham: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Attorney General before election; Robert K. Killian; Democratic	Elected Attorney General ; Carl R. Ajello; Democratic

The 1974 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 5, 1974, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Robert K. Killian did not seek re-election to a second term, instead opting to run for lieutenant governor. Democratic nominee and state representative Carl R. Ajello defeated Republican nominee and state representative James F. Bingham.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Carl R. Ajello, state representative from the 118th district (1963–1975)^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

James F. Bingham, state representative from the 157th district (1969–1973) and 147th district (1973–1975) ^[2]

General election

Results

1974 Connecticut Attorney General election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Carl R. Ajello	627,376	60.10%
	Republican	James F. Bingham	416,535	39.90%
	Write-in	Write-ins	31	0.00%	N/A
Total votes			1,043,942	100.0%
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Candidate: Carl R. Ajello - Election Results Archive". Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^ "Candidate: James F. Bingham - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^ "1974 Attorney General General Election Results - Connecticut". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas.

[1] "Candidate: Carl R. Ajello - Election Results Archive". Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[2] "Candidate: James F. Bingham - Election Results Archive". electionhistory.ct.gov. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[3] "1974 Attorney General General Election Results - Connecticut". uselectionatlas.org. Dave Leip's Atlas.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

See also

References