The 2022 Arkansas Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next attorney general of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Leslie Rutledge won re-election on November 6, 2018, to a second term. She was term-limited and had announced a campaign for lieutenant governor of Arkansas in 2022.[2] Primary elections were held on May 24, 2022.
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| Turnout | 50.81%[1] | |||||||||||||||
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 County results Griffin: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Gibson: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Tim Griffin, Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas (2015–present), former U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 2nd congressional district (2011–2015), and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas (2006–2007)[3]
Eliminated in primary
edit- Leon Jones Jr., attorney, Director of the Arkansas Department of Labor, (2015–2019) and Director of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission (2019–2021)[4][5]
Endorsements
editTim Griffin
U.S. Executive Branch Officials
- Sarah Sanders, 31st White House Press Secretary (2017–2019) and candidate for Governor of Arkansas in 2022[3]
- Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)[6]
Statewide officials
- Leslie Rutledge, incumbent Arkansas Attorney General (2015–present) and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas in 2022[3]
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Tim Griffin |
Leon Jones Jr. |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix College[7] | May 2, 2022 | 802 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 57% | 10% | 33% |
Results
edit
Griffin
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
- 90–100%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tim Griffin | 286,211 | 85.38 | |
| Republican | Leon Jones Jr. | 49,021 | 14.62 | |
| Total votes | 355,232 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Jesse Gibson, attorney and President of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association (2018–2019)[9]
Withdrawn
editIndependents
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Gerhard Langguth, former chair of the Libertarian Party of Arkansas (write-in)[12]
General election
editDebate
edit| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Tim Griffin | Jesse Gibson | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 19, 2022 | University of Central Arkansas Arkansas PBS |
Steve Barnes | [13] | P | P |
Predictions
edit| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[14] | Safe R | September 14, 2022 |
| Elections Daily[15] | Safe R | November 1, 2022 |
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Tim Griffin (R) |
Jesse Gibson (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix College[16] | September 12, 2022 | 835 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 49% | 32% | 19% |
| Remington Research Group (R)[17][A] | July 18–20, 2022 | 1,008 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 65% | 29% | 6% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tim Griffin | 605,785 | 67.61 | +5.81 | |
| Democratic | Jesse Gibson | 290,183 | 32.39 | −3.04 | |
| Total votes | 895,968 | 100.00 | +0.01 | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
See also
editNotes
editPartisan clients
- ^ This poll was sponsored by Griffin's campaign
References
edit- ^ a b "2022 Arkansas Attorney General election results".
- ^ "Leslie Rutledge drops bid for governor, enters race for lieutenant governor". November 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c Andrew DeMillo (February 8, 2021). "Lt. Gov. Griffin drops Arkansas governor bid, to run for AG". APNews.
- ^ 4029News (June 23, 2021). "Leon Jones Jr is running for Attorney General of Arkansas in 2022". 4029News.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Roby Brock (April 6, 2021). "Leon Jones, Jr. to seek GOP nomination for Arkansas Attorney General". Talk Business.
- ^ "Trump endorses Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin in Arkansas Attorney General bid". March 5, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ Hendrix College
- ^ "May 24, 2022 Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan Judicial General Election". Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ Brandon Evans (June 22, 2021). "Jesse Gibson is running for Attorney General of Arkansas in 2022". 4029News.
- ^ "Jason Davis enters Arkansas Attorney General's race". katv.com. KATV. May 3, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "Won't seek attorney general position, Little Rock attorney Davis says". www.arkansasonline.com. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. June 28, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "Candidate filings in primary, judicial and school board elections". February 26, 2022.
- ^ YouTube
- ^ "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ Hendrix College
- ^ Remington Research Group (R)
External links
editOfficial campaign websites