Charles Stormont didn't have the worst showing by a Democratic Attorney General candidate since his party last held the office, but he was close.
The official canvass shows Stormont garnered just 26.97% of the vote in 2014. That's the second-worst total percentage wise by a Democrat since 1996.
The worst? That was Jean Welch Hill in 2008, who pulled in just 26.6% of the vote.
History will look more favorably on Stormont when it comes to margin of victory for the Republican. He lost to Reyes by 36.09%, which is the third-biggest gap in the last 5 elections. Again, Jean Welch Hill is the record holder in that column, losing to Mark Shurtleff by nearly 43% in 2008.
2014
- Sean Reyes (R) – 63.06%
- Charles Stormont (D) – 26.97%
- Margin of victory – 36.09%
2012
- John Swallow (R) – 64.6%
- Dee Smith (D) – 30.1%
- Margin of victory – 34.5%
2008
- Mark Shurtleff (R) – 69.32%
- Jean Welch Hill (D) – 26.6%
- Margin of victory – 42.72%
2004
- Mark Shurtleff (R) – 68.52%
- Greg Skordas (D) – 28.3%
- Margin of victory – 40.22%
2000
- Mark Shurtleff (R) – 57.52%
- Reed Richards – 39.54%
- Margin of victory – 17.98%
