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Alling: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% McCarthy: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1926 Connecticut Attorney General election was held on November 2, 1926, in order to elect theAttorney General of Connecticut.Republican nominee andincumbent member of theConnecticut House of RepresentativesBenjamin W. Alling defeatedDemocratic nominee and former member of theConnecticut State Senate Frederick M. McCarthy.[1]
On election day, November 2, 1926,Republican nomineeBenjamin W. Alling won the election by a margin of 86,349 votes against his opponentDemocratic nominee Frederick M. McCarthy, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Attorney General. Alling was sworn in as the 7thAttorney General of Connecticut in 1927.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Benjamin W. Alling | 192,516 | 64.45% | |
| Democratic | Frederick M. McCarthy | 106,167 | 35.55% | |
| Total votes | 298,683 | 100.00% | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||