Connecticut Attorney General election, 2022 (August 9 Democratic primary)

Elections in Connecticut, 2022

* Primary date: Aug. 9, 2022
* Mail-in registration deadline: Aug. 4, 2022
* Online registration deadline: Aug. 4, 2022
* In-person registration deadline: Aug. 8, 2022

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* Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
* Absentee/mail-in voting deadline: Aug. 9, 2022

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Connecticut Attorney General

Democratic primary
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General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 7, 2022
Primary: August 9, 2022
General: November 8, 2022

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Pre-election incumbent(s):
William Tong (Democratic)
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A Democratic Party primary will take place on August 9, 2022, in Connecticut to determine which candidate will earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's attorney general election on November 8, 2022.

This page focuses on Connecticut's Democratic Party Attorney General primary. For more in-depth information on Connecticut's Republican Attorney General primary and the general election, see the following pages:

* Connecticut Attorney General election, 2022 (August 9 Republican primary)
* Connecticut Attorney General election, 2022

## Contents

* 1 Candidates and election results
* 2 State profile
* 2.1 Presidential voting pattern
* 2.1.1 Pivot Counties (2016)
* 2.1.2 Pivot Counties (2020)
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Candidates and election results[edit]

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States are in the process of redistricting Congressional and state legislative boundaries following the 2020 census. As a result, candidates may declare candidacy in districts that change before the state's filing deadline. This list will be updated after the candidate filing deadline has passed and the official list of candidates becomes available. Please contact us if you notice an official candidate missing from the list, the inclusion of a candidate who withdrew, or the inclusion of a candidate who has since changed the location of their candidacy.

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

## State profile[edit]

Demographic data for Connecticut

| Connecticut| U.S.
Total population:| 3,584,730| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 4,842| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:| 77.3%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 10.3%| 12.6%
Asian:| 4.2%| 5.1%
Native American:| 0.2%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 2.8%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 14.7%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 89.9%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 37.6%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $70,331| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 12.2%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Connecticut.

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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

### Presidential voting pattern[edit]

See also: Presidential voting trends in Connecticut

Connecticut voted for the Democratic candidate in all six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

#### Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Connecticut, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.[1]

#### Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Connecticut had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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## See also[edit]

Connecticut | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis

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Connecticut State Executive Offices Connecticut State Legislature Connecticut Courts |  2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 Connecticut elections: 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 |  Party control of state government State government trifectas State of the state addresses Partisan composition of governors

## External links[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.

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