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2022 Arkansas Attorney General election

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2022 Arkansas Attorney General election

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Turnout50.81%[1]
 
Candidate Tim Griffin Jesse Gibson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 605,785 290,183
Percentage 67.61% 32.39%

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 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.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Endorsements

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Tim Griffin
U.S. Executive Branch Officials
Statewide officials

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Tim
Griffin
Leon
Jones Jr.
Undecided
Hendrix College May 2, 2022 802 (LV) ± 4.3% 57% 10% 33%

Results

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Results by county
  Griffin
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%
Republican primary results[7]
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

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Withdrawn

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Independents

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Candidates

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Declared

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General election

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Debate

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2022 Arkansas Attorney General debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Tim Griffin Jesse Gibson
1 Oct. 19, 2022 University of
Central Arkansas
Arkansas PBS
Steve Barnes YouTube P P

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[12] Safe R September 14, 2022
Elections Daily[13] Safe R November 1, 2022

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Tim
Griffin (R)
Jesse
Gibson (D)
Undecided
Hendrix College September 12, 2022 835 (LV) ± 3.8% 49% 32% 19%
Remington Research Group (R)[A] July 18–20, 2022 1,008 (LV) ± 3.1% 65% 29% 6%

Results

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2022 Arkansas Attorney General election[1]
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

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ^ This poll was sponsored by Griffin's campaign

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022 Arkansas Attorney General election results".
  2. ^ "Leslie Rutledge drops bid for governor, enters race for lieutenant governor". November 9, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Andrew DeMillo (February 8, 2021). "Lt. Gov. Griffin drops Arkansas governor bid, to run for AG". APNews.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ Roby Brock (April 6, 2021). "Leon Jones, Jr. to seek GOP nomination for Arkansas Attorney General". Talk Business.
  6. ^ "Trump endorses Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin in Arkansas Attorney General bid". March 5, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "May 24, 2022 Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan Judicial General Election". Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  8. ^ Brandon Evans (June 22, 2021). "Jesse Gibson is running for Attorney General of Arkansas in 2022". 4029News.
  9. ^ "Jason Davis enters Arkansas Attorney General's race". katv.com. KATV. May 3, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "Won't seek attorney general position, Little Rock attorney Davis says". www.arkansasonline.com. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. June 28, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "Candidate filings in primary, judicial and school board elections". February 26, 2022.
  12. ^ "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  13. ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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Official campaign websites