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Low turnout at the polls didn't hurt Martha Dean as Republicans reaffirmed her as their candidate after a bitter race to take on Democratic nominee George Jepsen for attorney general in the general election.
With 59 percent of precincts reporting Dean had 45,553 votes, trouncing Ross Garber's 29,987. "This isn't like winning the Olympics, we can't go home and rest now," said Dean.
During the race, Dean had lashed out at Garber accusing him of a "slanderous assault" by claiming she supported the decriminalization of cocaine and heroin. Garber was referring to an interview Dean made where she said she would like to have a discussion about decriminalization. Dean threatened to file a lawsuit if Garber did not publicly retract the statements. She said Garber never issued any sort of apology and instead stepped up his rhetoric.
He also hadn't called to concede by 10:15 p.m., despite media organizations calling the race in Dean's favor. "We haven't heard a thing from him," said Paul Pacelli, her campaign manager.
Dean also gained notoriety for advocating firearms training in the schools, scouts and camps. Liberal opponents attempted to label her as a gun nut while Garber argued that while the Second Amendment is one of the most valuable, his opponent's stance went beyond the bounds of the attorney general's office.
The winner of the race for Attorney General in November will replace Democrat Richard Blumenthal who is running for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Chris Dodd
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