1942 Connecticut Attorney General election

1942 Connecticut Attorney General election

3 November 1942

Nominee Francis A. Pallotti Reinhart L. Gideon Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 281,794 258,914 Percentage 49.6% 45.5%

Pallotti:      40–50%      50–60% Gideon:      50–60%      50–60%

Attorney General before election Francis A. Pallotti Republican Elected Attorney General Francis A. Pallotti Republican

The 1942 Connecticut Attorney General election was held on 3 November 1942 in order to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Republican nominee and incumbent Attorney General Francis A. Pallotti defeated Democratic nominee Reinhart L. Gideon and Socialist nominee Harry Schwartz.

General election

On election day, 3 November 1942, Republican nominee Francis A. Pallotti won re-election by a margin of 12,880 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Reinhart L. Gideon, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Attorney General. Pallotti was sworn in for his second term on 4 January 1943.

Results

Connecticut Attorney General election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Francis A. Pallotti (incumbent)	281,794	49.56%
	Democratic	Reinhart L. Gideon	258,914	45.53%
	Socialist	Harry Schwartz	27,943	4.91%
Total votes			568,651	100.00%
	Republican hold