2022 United States attorney general elections

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 Biden in 2020 (Georgia, Arizona, and Vermont), while Democrats defended one state won by Donald Trump (Iowa). 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 ==

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 " after the incumbent's name. See Template:USRaceRating for how to apply rating. --> == Race summary ==

States Territories and federal district == Closest races ==

States where the margin of victory was under 1%: • Arizona, 0.02% • Guam, 0.12% • Minnesota, 0.84% States where the margin of victory was under 5%: • Wisconsin, 1.34% • Kansas, 1.68% • Iowa, 1.71% States where the margin of victory was under 10%: • Georgia, 5.26% • Delaware, 7.67% • Nevada, 7.89% • New York, 8.58% • Michigan, 8.60% • Texas, 9.76% Blue denotes races won by Democrats. Red denotes races won by Republicans. ==Alabama==

Incumbent Republican Steve Marshall ran for re-election. He was challenged by attorney Harry Still III in the primary. Tarrant police chief Wendell Major, a Democrat, ran. Marshall and Major won their respective primaries on May 24. In the general election, Steve Marshall won re-election. ==Arizona==

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. Republican candidates included former assistant U.S. attorney Lacy Cooper, former Tucson city councilman Rodney Glassman, former Arizona Supreme Court justice Andrew Gould, chair of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry Dawn Grove, former Maricopa County prosecutor Abraham Hamadeh, and farmer and 2020 congressional candidate Tiffany Shedd. The only Democratic candidate is attorney and former chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission Kristin Mayes. In the general election, Kris Mayes won by a razor-thin margin of 280 votes. ==Arkansas==

The 2022 Arkansas Attorney General election will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the 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 decided to announce a campaign for Governor of Arkansas in 2022 but later switched to run for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas. Republican candidates included Lt. Governor Tim Griffin, and Attorney Leon Jones Jr. The only Democratic candidate is Little Rock lawyer Jesse Gibson. Griffin and Gibson won their respective primaries on May 24. In the general election, Griffin easily won. ==California==

The 2022 California Attorney General election will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the attorney general of California. 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. He ran for a full term. Republican candidates included attorney and business owner Eric Early and former assistant attorney general for the Tax Division Nathan Hochman. Criminal defense attorney Dan Kapelovitz is running as the Green Party candidate. Sacramento district attorney Anne Marie Schubert is running as an independent. Bonta and Hochman advanced from the nonpartisan blanket primary on June 7. Rob Bonta won in the general election. ==Colorado==

Incumbent Democrat Phil Weiser ran for re-election. Weiser and Kellner won their respective primaries on June 28. Phil Weiser won re-election. ==Connecticut==

Incumbent Democrat William Tong ran for re-election. Republican attorney Jessica Kordas ran against him. William Tong won re-election. ==Delaware==

Incumbent Democrat Attorney General Kathy Jennings ran for re-election. The only Republican candidate is 2020 Republican gubernatorial nominee Julianne Murray. Kathy Jennings won re-election by under 10%. ==Florida==

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ashley Moody ran for re-election. Democratic candidates included former state attorney Aramis Ayala, Fort Lauderdale criminal defense lawyer Jim Lewis, and Santa Rosa Beach lawyer Daniel Uhlfelder. Ayala won the Democratic primary on August 23. In the general election, Ashley Moody won re-election with over 60% of the vote. ==Georgia==

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

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. Labrador and Scanlin won their respective primaries on May 17. Labrador won the general election. ==Illinois==

Incumbent Democrat Kwame Raoul ran for re-election. Republican candidates included business attorney and Republican nominee for attorney general in 2010 Steve Kim, lawyer Tom DeVore and attorney David Shestokas. Raoul and DeVore won their respective primaries on June 28. Raoul won re-election by 11 points. ==Iowa==

Incumbent Democrat Tom Miller ran for re-election and lost to Republican Brenna Bird. Brenna Bird was the County Attorney of Guthrie County and Republican nominee for attorney general in 2010. Miller and Bird won their respective primaries on June 7. Bird narrowly defeated Miller by a margin of 1.8%. ==Kansas==

Incumbent Republican Derek Schmidt retired to run for Governor. 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. The only Democratic candidate was attorney Chris Mann. 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==

Incumbent Democrat Brian Frosh retired. Brown won the general election. ==Massachusetts==

Incumbent Democrat Maura Healey retired to run for Governor. The Democratic candidates included former member of the Boston City Council Andrea Campbell, labor attorney and candidate for US Senate in 2020 Shannon Liss-Riordan, and former United States Department of Commerce deputy general counsel Quentin Palfrey. The only Republican candidate was attorney James McMahon, who was the Republican nominee for attorney general in 2018. Campbell won the general election. ==Michigan==

Incumbent Democrat Dana Nessel ran for re-election. The Republican candidates included State Representative Ryan Berman, attorney Matthew DePerno (who has been endorsed by Donald Trump), and former speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives Tom Leonard DePerno won the primary on August 2. Nessel won re-election in the general election. ==Minnesota==