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2022 United States attorney general elections

2022 United States attorney general elections

← 2020 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) 2023 →
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33 attorney general offices 30 states; 2 territories; 1 federal district[a]
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Seats before 24 19 Seats after 23 20 Seat change 1 1 Seats up 15 15 Seats won 14 16
Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain      Nonpartisan      No election

The 2022 United States attorney general elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the attorneys general in thirty states, two territories, and one federal district. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2018. The attorney general of Vermont serves two-year terms and was last elected in 2020.^[1]

Seven states do not popularly elect an attorney general.^[b] These elections took place concurrently with several other federal, state, and local elections.

Partisan composition before the election[edit]

Going into the election, there were 23 Republican attorneys general and 20 Democratic attorneys general. This class of attorneys general was made of 15 Democrats and 15 Republicans.

Republicans defended three states won by Joe Bidenin2020, while Democrats defended one state won by Donald Trump. Additionally, Democrats held attorney general offices in three states with Republican governors. By contrast, Republicans held attorney general offices in one state with a Democratic governor.

Election predictions[edit]

Several sites and individuals published predictions of competitive seats. These predictions looked at factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state (reflected in part by the state's Cook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assigned ratings to each seat, with the rating indicating the predicted advantage that a party has in winning that seat.

Most election predictors used:

• "tossup": no advantage
• "tilt" (used by some predictors): advantage that is not quite as strong as "lean"
• "lean": slight advantage
• "likely": significant, but surmountable, advantage
• "safe": near-certain chance of victory

Race summary[edit]

States[edit]

State	Attorney General	Party	First elected	Status	Candidates
Alabama	Steve Marshall	Republican	2017[i]	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Steve Marshall (Republican) 68.0%[7] ▌Wendell Major (Democratic) 32.0%[7]
Arizona	Mark Brnovich	Republican	2014	Incumbent term-limited. New attorney general elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Kristin Mayes (Democratic) 50.01%[8] ▌Abraham Hamadeh (Republican) 49.99%[8]
Arkansas	Leslie Rutledge	Republican	2014	Incumbent term-limited. New attorney general elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Tim Griffin (Republican) 67.6%[9] ▌Jesse Gibson (Democratic) 32.4%[9]
California	Rob Bonta	Democratic	2021[j]	Interim appointee elected.	▌Y Rob Bonta (Democratic) 59.1%[10] ▌Nathan Hochman (Republican) 40.9%[10]
Colorado	Phil Weiser	Democratic	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Phil Weiser (Democratic) 54.7%[11] ▌John Kellner (Republican) 43.0%[11] ▌William Robinson III (Libertarian) 2.2%[11]
Connecticut	William Tong	Democratic	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William Tong (Democratic) 57.0%[12] ▌Jessica Kordas (Republican) 41.4%[12]
Delaware	Kathy Jennings	Democratic	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Kathy Jennings (Democratic) 53.8%[13] ▌Julianne Murray (Republican) 46.2%[13]
Florida	Ashley Moody	Republican	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Ashley Moody (Republican) 60.6%[14] ▌Aramis Ayala (Democratic) 39.4%[14]
Georgia	Chris Carr	Republican	2016[k]	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Chris Carr (Republican) 51.9%[15] ▌Jen Jordan (Democratic) 46.6%[15] ▌Martin Cowen (Libertarian) 1.5%[15]
Idaho	Lawrence Wasden	Republican	2002	Incumbent lost renomination. New attorney general elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Raúl Labrador (Republican) 62.6%[16] ▌Tom Arkoosh (Democratic) 37.4%[16]
Illinois	Kwame Raoul	Democratic	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Kwame Raoul (Democratic) 53.9%[17] ▌Tom DeVore (Republican) 43.9%[17] ▌Daniel Robin (Libertarian) 2.2%[17]
Iowa	Tom Miller	Democratic	1978 1990 (retired) 1994	Incumbent lost re-election. New attorney general elected. Republican gain.	▌Y Brenna Bird (Republican) 50.9%[18] ▌Tom Miller (Democratic) 49.1%[18]
Kansas	Derek Schmidt	Republican	2010	Incumbent retired to run for governor of Kansas.[19] New attorney general elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Kris Kobach (Republican) 50.8%[20] ▌Chris Mann (Democratic) 49.2%[20]
Maryland	Brian Frosh	Democratic	2014	Incumbent retired.[21] New attorney general elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Anthony Brown (Democratic) 65.0%[22] ▌Michael Peroutka (Republican) 35.0%[22]
Massachusetts	Maura Healey	Democratic	2014	Incumbent retired to run for governor of Massachusetts.[23] New attorney general elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Andrea Campbell (Democratic) 62.6%[24] ▌Jay McMahon (Republican) 37.4%[24]
Michigan	Dana Nessel	Democratic	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Dana Nessel (Democratic) 53.2%[25] ▌Matthew DePerno (Republican) 44.6%[25] ▌Joseph McHugh (Libertarian) 1.5%[25]
Minnesota	Keith Ellison	DFL	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Keith Ellison (DFL) 50.4%[26] ▌Jim Schultz (Republican) 49.6%[26]
Nebraska	Doug Peterson	Republican	2014	Incumbent retired.[27] New attorney general elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Mike Hilgers (Republican) 69.7%[28] ▌Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now) 30.3%[28]
Nevada	Aaron Ford	Democratic	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Aaron Ford (Democratic) 52.3%[29] ▌Sigal Chattah (Republican) 44.4%[29] ▌None of These Candidates 3.4%[29]
New Mexico	Hector Balderas	Democratic	2014	Incumbent term-limited. New attorney general elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Raúl Torrez (Democratic) 55.3%[30] ▌Jeremy Gay (Republican) 44.7%[30]
New York	Letitia James	Democratic	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Letitia James (Democratic) 54.3%[31] ▌Michael Henry (Republican) 45.7%[31]
North Dakota	Drew Wrigley	Republican	2022[l]	Interim appointee elected.	▌Y Drew Wrigley (Republican) 71.1%[32] ▌Timothy Lamb (Democratic–NPL) 28.9%[32]
Ohio	Dave Yost	Republican	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Dave Yost (Republican) 60.4%[33] ▌Jeffrey Crossman (Democratic) 39.6%[33]
Oklahoma	John M. O'Connor	Republican	2021[m]	Interim appointee lost nomination to full term. New attorney general elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Gentner Drummond (Republican) 73.8%[34] ▌Lynda Steele (Libertarian) 26.2%[34]
Rhode Island	Peter Neronha	Democratic	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Peter Neronha (Democratic) 61.6%[35] ▌Chas Calenda (Republican) 38.4%[35]
South Carolina	Alan Wilson	Republican	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Alan Wilson (Republican)[36]
South Dakota	Mark Vargo	Republican	2022[n]	Incumbent retired.[37] New attorney general elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Marty Jackley (Republican)[38]
Texas	Ken Paxton	Republican	2014	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Ken Paxton (Republican) 53.4%[39] ▌ Rochelle Mercedes Garza (Democratic) 43.7%[39] ▌Mark Ash (Libertarian) 2.9%[39]
Vermont	Susanne Young	Republican	2022[o]	Interim appointee retired.[40] New attorney general elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Charity Clark (Democratic) 65.1%[41] ▌Mike Tagliavia (Republican) 34.9%[41]
Wisconsin	Josh Kaul	Democratic	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Josh Kaul (Democratic) 50.7%[42] ▌Eric Toney (Republican) 49.3%[42]

Territories and federal district[edit]

Closest races[edit]

States where the margin of victory was under 1%:

1. Arizona, 0.02%
2. Guam, 0.12%
3. Minnesota, 0.84%

States where the margin of victory was under 5%:

1. Wisconsin, 1.34%
2. Kansas, 1.68%
3. Iowa, 1.71%

States where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. Georgia, 5.26%
2. Delaware, 7.67%
3. Nevada, 7.89%
4. New York, 8.58%
5. Michigan, 8.60%
6. Texas, 9.76%
7. Illinois, 9.95%

Blue denotes races won by Democrats. Red denotes races won by Republicans.

Alabama[edit]

Alabama Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Steve Marshall Wendell Major Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 953,284 449,193 Percentage 68.00% 32.00%

County results Marshall:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Major:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election Steve Marshall Republican Elected Attorney General Steve Marshall Republican

Incumbent Republican Steve Marshall ran for re-election.^[7] He was challenged by attorney Harry Still III in the primary.^[7] Tarrant police chief Wendell Major, a Democrat, ran.^[7]

Marshall and Major won their respective primaries on May 24.

In the general election, Steve Marshall won re-election.

Arizona[edit]

Arizona Attorney General election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Kris Mayes Abraham Hamadeh Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,254,809 1,254,529 Percentage 49.94% 49.93%

County results Mayes:      50–60%      60–70% Hamadeh:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election Mark Brnovich Republican Elected Attorney General Kris Mayes Democratic

The 2022 Arizona Attorney General election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the attorney general of Arizona. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich was term-limited, could not seek re-election to a third term in office and instead ran for the U.S. Senate.^[48]

Republican candidates included former assistant U.S. attorney Lacy Cooper,^[8] former Tucson city councilman Rodney Glassman,^[8] former Arizona Supreme Court justice Andrew Gould,^[8] chair of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry Dawn Grove,^[8] former Maricopa County prosecutor Abraham Hamadeh,^[8] and farmer and 2020 congressional candidate Tiffany Shedd.^[8]

The only Democratic candidate is attorney and former chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission Kristin Mayes.^[8]

In the general election, Kris Mayes won by a razor-thin margin of 280 votes.

Arkansas[edit]

Arkansas Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Candidate Tim Griffin Jesse Gibson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 603,586 287,789 Percentage 67.7% 32.3%

County results Griffin:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Gibson:      50-60%

Attorney General before election Leslie Rutledge Republican Elected Attorney General Tim Griffin Republican

The 2022 Arkansas Attorney General election will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the attorney generalofArkansas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Leslie Rutledge won re-election on November 6, 2018, to a second term. She was term-limited and decided to announce a campaign for Governor of Arkansasin2022 but later switched to run for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas.^[49]

Republican candidates included Lt. Governor Tim Griffin,^[9] and Attorney Leon Jones Jr.^[9] The only Democratic candidate is Little Rock lawyer Jesse Gibson.^[9]

Griffin and Gibson won their respective primaries on May 24.

In the general election, Griffin easily won.

California[edit]

California Attorney General election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Candidate Rob Bonta Nathan Hochman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 6,339,436 4,390,424 Percentage 59.1% 40.9%

County results Bonta:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Hochman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election Rob Bonta Democratic Elected Attorney General Rob Bonta Democratic

The 2022 California Attorney General election will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the attorney generalofCalifornia. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta was appointed to the office on April 23, 2021, following the resignation of Xavier Becerra to become the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.^[50][51] He ran for a full term.^[10]

Republican candidates included attorney and business owner Eric Early^[10] and former assistant attorney general for the Tax Division Nathan Hochman.^[10]

Criminal defense attorney Dan Kapelovitz is running as the Green Party candidate.^[10] Sacramento district attorney Anne Marie Schubert is running as an independent.^[10]

Bonta and Hochman advanced from the nonpartisan blanket primary on June 7.

Rob Bonta won in the general election.

Colorado[edit]

Colorado Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Phil Weiser John Kellner Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,349,133 1,060,866 Percentage 54.7% 43.0%

County results Weiser:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Kellner:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Attorney General before election Phil Weiser Democratic Elected Attorney General Phil Weiser Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Phil Weiser ran for re-election.^[11] Republican John Kellner, district attorney for the 18th district court of Colorado, ran against Weiser.^[11]

Attorney Stanley Thorne originally ran as a Republican, but was disqualified.^[52]

Weiser and Kellner won their respective primaries on June 28.

Phil Weiser won re-election.

Connecticut[edit]

2022 Connecticut Attorney General election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee William Tong Jessica Kordas Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 713,894 518,128 Percentage 57.1% 41.4%

County results Municipality results Tong:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90% Kordas:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election William Tong Democratic Elected Attorney General William Tong Democratic

Incumbent Democrat William Tong ran for re-election.^[12] Republican attorney Jessica Kordas ran against him.^[12]

William Tong won re-election.

Delaware[edit]

Delaware Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Kathy Jennings Julianne Murray Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 171,837 147,869 Percentage 53.8% 46.2%

County results Jennings:      60–70% Murray:      50–60%

Attorney General before election Kathy Jennings Democratic Elected Attorney General Kathy Jennings Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Attorney General Kathy Jennings ran for re-election.^[13]

The only Republican candidate is 2020 Republican gubernatorial nominee Julianne Murray.^[13]

Kathy Jennings won re-election by under 10%.

Florida[edit]

Florida Attorney General election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Ashley Moody Aramis Ayala Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 4,651,376 3,025,959 Percentage 60.6% 39.4%

County results Moody:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Ayala:      50–60%

Attorney General before election Ashley Moody Republican Elected Attorney General Ashley Moody Republican

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody ran for re-election.^[14]

Democratic candidates included former state attorney Aramis Ayala,^[14] Fort Lauderdale criminal defense lawyer Jim Lewis,^[14] and Santa Rosa Beach lawyer Daniel Uhlfelder.^[14]

Ayala won the Democratic primary on August 23.

In the general election, Ashley Moody won re-election with over 60% of the vote.

Georgia[edit]

Georgia Attorney General election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 (2022-11-08) 2026 →

Candidate Chris Carr Jen Jordan Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,032,500 1,826,437 Percentage 51.9% 46.6%

County results Carr:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Jordan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Attorney General before election Chris Carr Republican Elected Attorney General Chris Carr Republican

The 2022 Georgia Attorney General election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the attorney general of Georgia. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Chris Carr was appointed to the office on November 1, 2016. He won re-election to a second full term.

He faced a primary challenge from business owner John Gordon.^[15]

State Senator Jen Jordan^[15] and lawyer Christian Wise Smith^[15] ran for the Democratic nomination. Lawyer Martin Cowen ran as a Libertarian.^[15]

Carr and Jordan won their respective primaries on May 24.

In the general election, Carr won re-election by over 5% of the vote.

Idaho[edit]

Idaho Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Raúl Labrador Tom Arkoosh Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 367,570 219,401 Percentage 62.6% 37.4%

County results Labrador:     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Arkoosh:      50–60%      70–80%

Attorney General before election Lawrence Wasden Republican Elected Attorney General Raúl Labrador Republican

Incumbent Republican Lawrence Wasden ran for re-election, but lost renomination to former U.S. representative and former chair of the Idaho Republican Party Raúl Labrador in the Republican primary.^[16]

Lawyer Steven Scanlin was the only Democratic candidate, but withdrew after securing the nomination. Boise attorney Tom Arkoosh assumed the Democratic nomination and appeared on the November ballot instead.^[16][53]

Labrador and Scanlin won their respective primaries on May 17.

Labrador won the general election.

Illinois[edit]

Illinois Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Kwame Raoul Tom DeVore Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,219,420 1,774,468 Percentage 54.4% 43.4%

County results Raoul:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80% DeVore:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Attorney General before election Kwame Raoul Democratic Elected Attorney General Kwame Raoul Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Kwame Raoul ran for re-election.^[17]

Republican candidates included business attorney and Republican nominee for attorney generalin2010 Steve Kim,^[17] lawyer Tom DeVore^[17] and attorney David Shestokas.^[17]

Raoul and DeVore won their respective primaries on June 28.

Raoul won re-election by 11 points.

Iowa[edit]

Iowa Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Brenna Bird Tom Miller Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 611,432 590,890 Percentage 50.9% 49.1%

County results Bird:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Miller:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election Tom Miller Democratic Elected Attorney General Brenna Bird Republican

Incumbent Democrat Tom Miller ran for re-election and lost to Republican Brenna Bird.^[18] Brenna Bird was the County Attorney of Guthrie County and Republican nominee for attorney general in 2010.^[18]

Miller and Bird won their respective primaries on June 7. Bird narrowly defeated Miller by a margin of 1.8%.

Kansas[edit]

Kansas Attorney General election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Kris Kobach Chris Mann Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 506,817 490,925 Percentage 50.8% 49.2%

County results Kobach:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Mann:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election Derek Schmidt Republican Elected Attorney General Kris Kobach Republican

Incumbent Republican Derek Schmidt retired to run for Governor.^[19]

The Republican candidates included former Kansas Secretary of State and 2018 gubernatorial nominee Kris Kobach, former federal prosecutor Tony Mattivi, and state senator Kellie Warren.^[20]

The only Democratic candidate was attorney Chris Mann.^[20]

Kobach and Mann won their respective primaries on August 2. In the general election, Kobach narrowly defeated his Democratic challenger Chris Mann by a margin of 1.6%.

Maryland[edit]

Maryland Attorney General election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Anthony Brown Michael Peroutka Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,287,418 691,910 Percentage 65.0% 34.9%

County results Brown:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Peroutka:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General of Maryland before election Brian Frosh Democratic Elected Attorney General of Maryland Anthony Brown Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Brian Frosh retired.^[21]

Democratic candidates included U.S. Representative and former Lt. Governor Anthony Brown^[22] and retired judge and former First Lady of Maryland Katie O'Malley.^[22]

Republican candidates included former Montgomery County Board of Elections chairman Jim Shalleck^[22] and former Anne Arundel County councilmember and 2004 Constitution Party candidate for president Michael Peroutka.^[22]

Brown and Peroutka won their respective primaries on July 19.^[54]

Brown won the general election.

Massachusetts[edit]

Massachusetts Attorney General election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Andrea Campbell Jay McMahon Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,539,624 908,608 Percentage 62.8% 37.1%

County results Municipality results Campbell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% McMahon:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election Maura Healey Democratic Elected Attorney General Andrea Campbell Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Maura Healey retired to run for Governor.^[55]

The Democratic candidates included former member of the Boston City Council Andrea Campbell,^[24] labor attorney and candidate for US Senate in 2020 Shannon Liss-Riordan,^[24] and former United States Department of Commerce deputy general counsel Quentin Palfrey.^[24]

The only Republican candidate was attorney James McMahon, who was the Republican nominee for attorney general in 2018.^[24]

Campbell won the general election.

Michigan[edit]

Michigan Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Dana Nessel Matthew DePerno Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,329,195 1,952,408 Percentage 53.2% 44.6%

County results Nessel:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% DePerno:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election Dana Nessel Democratic Elected Attorney General Dana Nessel Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Dana Nessel ran for re-election.^[56]

The Republican candidates included State Representative Ryan Berman,^[57] attorney Matthew DePerno^[58] (who has been endorsed by Donald Trump),^[59] and former speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives Tom Leonard^[60] DePerno won the primary on August 2.

Nessel won re-election in the general election.

Minnesota[edit]

Minnesota Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Keith Ellison Jim Schultz Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 1,254,371 1,233,556 Percentage 50.4% 49.6%

County results Ellison:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Schultz:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election Keith Ellison Democratic (DFL) Elected Attorney General Keith Ellison Democratic (DFL)

The 2022 Minnesota Attorney General election will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the attorney general of the U.S. stateofMinnesota. Incumbent Democrat Keith Ellison ran for re-election.^[26] He faced a primary challenge from Bill Dahn.^[26]

The Republican candidates included perennial candidate Sharon Anderson,^[26] attorney Jim Schultz,^[26] and former state representative Doug Wardlow.^[26] Schultz won the August August 9 primary.

Ellison was narrowly re-elected in the general election by a margin of 0.8%.

Nebraska[edit]

Nebraska Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Mike Hilgers Larry Bolinger Party Republican Legal Marijuana Now Popular vote 434,671 188,649 Percentage 69.7% 30.3%

County results Hilgers:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Attorney General before election Doug Peterson Republican Elected Attorney General Mike Hilgers Republican

Incumbent Republican Doug Peterson retired.^[27] Republican candidates included Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature Mike Hilgers^[28] and Jennifer Hicks.^[28]

Lary Bolinger ran as a Legal Marijuana Now candidate.^[28]

Hilgers won his primary on May 10. He also won the general election.

Nevada[edit]

Nevada Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Aaron Ford Sigal Chattah Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 511,263 434,084 Percentage 52.2% 44.4%

County results Ford:      40–50%      50–60% Chattah:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Attorney General before election Aaron D. Ford Democratic Elected Attorney General Aaron D. Ford Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Aaron Ford ran for re-election.^[29] He faced a primary challenge from Stuart MacKie.^[29] Republican candidates included attorneys Tisha Black^[29] and Sigal Chattah.^[29] John T. Kennedy was the Libertarian nominee.^[29]

Ford and Chattah won their respective primaries on June 14.

Ford won re-election in the general election.

New Mexico[edit]

New Mexico Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Raúl Torrez Jeremy Gay Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 388,592 314,023 Percentage 55.3% 44.7%

County results Torrez:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      70–80% Gay:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Attorney General before election Hector Balderas Democratic Elected Attorney General Raúl Torrez Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Hector Balderas was term-limited and cannot seek re-election.

Democrat candidates included Bernalillo County District Attorney Raúl Torrez,^[30] and New Mexico State Auditor Brian Colón.^[30]

Marine veteran Jeremy Gay was the only Republican candidate.^[30]

Torrez and Gay won their respective primaries on June 7.

Torrez won the general election.

New York[edit]

New York Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Letitia James Michael Henry Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 3,168,256 2,631,301 Percentage 54.6% 45.4%

County results James:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Henry:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election Letitia James Democratic Elected Attorney General Letitia James Democratic

The 2022 New York Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the attorney general of New York. The incumbent Democratic attorney general Letitia James, who had previously declared to run for governor, switched races and declared her intention to seek re-election.^[61] Running against her was Republican attorney Michael Henry.^[31] In the general election, James won re-election by under 10%.

James and Henry won their respective primaries on June 28.

North Dakota[edit]

North Dakota Attorney General election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Drew Wrigley Timothy Lamb Party Republican Democratic–NPL Popular vote 166,059 67,398 Percentage 71.1% 28.9%

Results by County Wrigley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Lamb:      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election Drew Wrigley Republican Elected Attorney General Drew Wrigley Republican

Incumbent Republican Drew Wrigley ran for a full term.^[32] His only opponent was Democratic attorney Timothy Lamb.^[32] In the general election, Wrigley easily won.

Wrigley and Lamb won their respective primaries on June 14.

Ohio[edit]

Ohio Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Dave Yost Jeffrey Crossman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,484,753 1,647,644 Percentage 60.1% 39.9%

County results Yost:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Crossman:      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election Dave Yost Republican Elected Attorney General Dave Yost Republican

Incumbent Republican Dave Yost ran for re-election.^[33] Democratic state representative Jeffrey Crossman ran against him.^[33] In the general election, Dave Yost easily won re-election

Yost and Crossman won their respective primaries on May 3.

Oklahoma[edit]

Oklahoma Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Gentner Drummond Lynda Steele Party Republican Libertarian Popular vote 792,466 281,923 Percentage 73.8% 26.2%

County results Drummond:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Attorney General before election John O'Connor Republican Elected Attorney General Gentner Drummond Republican

Incumbent Republican John O'Connor ran for a full term. He faced a primary challenge from Tulsa attorney Gentner Drummond.^[34] Drummond won his primary on June 28.

No Democrat filed to run for the office. Former Oklahoma Army National Guard officer Lynda Steele ran as a Libertarian.^[34]

Drummond won the general election.

Rhode Island[edit]

Rhode Island Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Peter Neronha Charles Calenda Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 217,066 135,471 Percentage 61.6% 38.4%

County results Neronha:      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election Peter Neronha Democratic Elected Attorney General Peter Neronha Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Peter Neronha ran for re-election.^[35] Former state prosecutor Charles "Chas" Calenda ran against him as a Republican.^[35] Alan Gordon and Rebecca Lynne McLaughlin are running as independents.^[35]

Neronha won re-election in the general election.

South Carolina[edit]

South Carolina Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Alan Wilson Party Republican

Attorney General before election Alan Wilson Republican Elected Attorney General Alan Wilson Republican

Incumbent Republican Alan Wilson ran for re-election.^[36] Attorney Lauren Martel challenged him in the Republican primary.^[36]

Wilson won his primary on June 14. He won re-election in the general election unopposed.

South Dakota[edit]

South Dakota Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Marty Jackley Party Republican

Attorney General before election Mark Vargo Republican Elected Attorney General Marty Jackley Republican

Incumbent Republican Mark Vargo retired after being appointed to complete the term of Jason Ravnsborg, who was impeached and removed from office.^[37]

On September 12, 2020, while driving home from a political fundraiser, Ravnsborg struck and killed a pedestrian, Joseph Boever. He was charged with three misdemeanors related to Boever's death—careless driving, driving out of his lane, and operating a car while using a cell phone. Ravnsborg pleaded no contest to driving out of his lane and operating a car while using a cell phone; the careless driving charge was dismissed. Several high-profile figures called for Ravnsborg's resignation, including Governor Kristi Noem.^[62]

Former South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley launched a primary challenge to Ravnsborg.^[38] South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation director David Natvig also ran in the Republican primary.^[38]

Jackley won the nomination at the Republican state convention on June 25. He won the general election unopposed.

Texas[edit]

Texas Attorney General election

← 2018 November 8, 2022 2026 →

Nominee Ken Paxton Rochelle Mercedes Garza Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 4,268,826 3,482,909 Percentage 53.4% 43.7%

County results Paxton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Garza:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election Ken Paxton Republican Elected Attorney General Ken Paxton Republican

Incumbent Republican Ken Paxton won re-election to a third term. Texas does not have term limits.

Citing allegations of corruption against Paxton, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush has announced a primary challenge against him.^[63] Former Texas Supreme Court Justice Eva Guzman also announced a challenge to Paxton.^[64]

Paxton and Garza won their respective runoffs on May 24.

Vermont[edit]

Vermont Attorney General election

← 2020 2024 →

Nominee Charity Clark Mike Tagliavia Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 179,098 95,661 Percentage 61.3% 32.8%

County results Clark:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tagliavia:      50–60%

Attorney General before election Susanne Young Republican Elected Attorney General Charity Clark Democratic

Incumbent Republican Susanne Young retired after being appointed to complete the unexpired term of T. J. Donovan.^[40] Democratic primary candidates included Donovan's former chief of staff Charity Clark^[41] and Washington County prosecutor Rory Thibault.^[41] Clark won the primary on August 9.

The only Republican candidate is perennial candidate H. Brooke Paige.^[41] Paige dropped out of the race on August 19 and was replaced by Mike Tagliavia.^[65]

Elijah Bergman ran as the candidate of the Vermont Progressive Party.^[41]

Clark won the general election.

Wisconsin[edit]

Wisconsin Attorney General election

← 2018 2026 →

Nominee Josh Kaul Eric Toney Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,333,369 1,298,369 Percentage 50.6% 49.3%

County results Kaul:      50–60%      70–80% Toney:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election Josh Kaul Democratic Elected Attorney General Josh Kaul Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Josh Kaul ran for re-election.^[42]

The Republican primary candidates included former state assemblyman Adam Jarchow,^[42] Chippewa Falls attorney Karen Mueller,^[42] and Fond du Lac County prosecutor Eric Toney.^[42] Toney won the Republican primary on August 9.

Libertarian Matthew Bughman also ran.^[42]

Kaul narrowly won re-election by a margin of 1.3%.

See also[edit]

• 2021 Virginia Attorney General election
• 2022 United States elections

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