1958 Connecticut Attorney General election

1958 Connecticut Attorney General election
November 4, 1958
 
Nominee Albert L. Coles Simon S. Cohen
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 560,576 407,845
Percentage 57.9% 42.1%
Coles:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Cohen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Attorney General before election

John J. Bracken
Republican

 Elected Attorney General

Albert L. Coles
Democratic

The 1958 Connecticut Attorney General election took place on November 4, 1958, to elect the Attorney General of Connecticut. Incumbent Republican Attorney General John J. Bracken did not seek re-election. Democratic nominee Albert L. Coles defeated Republican nominee Simon S. Cohen. As of 2025, this was the last time the Attorney General's office of Connecticut changed partisan control.

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