1974 Connecticut Attorney General election

1974 Connecticut Attorney General election

November 5, 1974

Nominee Carl R. Ajello James F. Bingham Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 627,376 416,535 Percentage 60.1% 39.9%

County results Ajello:      50–60%      60–70%

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

See also

• Connecticut Attorney General

References

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.