2022 Arkansas Attorney General election
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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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November 8, 2022
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| Turnout | 50.81%[1] | |||||||||||||||
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  Griffin: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Gibson: 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- 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
- 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
Tim 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
| 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
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
Candidates
Nominee
- Jesse Gibson, attorney and President of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association (2018–2019)[9]
Withdrawn
Independents
Candidates
Declared
- Gerhard Langguth, former chair of the Libertarian Party of Arkansas (write-in)[12]
General election
Debate
| 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
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[14] | Safe R | September 14, 2022 |
| Elections Daily[15] | Safe R | November 1, 2022 |
Polling
| 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
| 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 | N/A | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
| County[18] | Tim Griffin Republican |
Jesse Gibson Democratic |
Margin | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Arkansas | 3,398 | 76.36% | 1,052 | 23.64% | 2,346 | 52.72% | 4,450 |
| Ashley | 4,145 | 76.26% | 1,290 | 23.74% | 2,855 | 52.53% | 5,435 |
| Baxter | 12,410 | 79.74% | 3,154 | 20.26% | 9,256 | 59.47% | 15,564 |
| Benton | 60,154 | 66.81% | 29,881 | 33.19% | 30,273 | 33.62% | 90,035 |
| Boone | 10,261 | 81.38% | 2,347 | 18.62% | 7,914 | 62.77% | 12,608 |
| Bradley | 1,794 | 69.81% | 776 | 30.19% | 1,018 | 39.61% | 2,570 |
| Calhoun | 1,284 | 81.06% | 300 | 18.94% | 984 | 62.12% | 1,584 |
| Carroll | 6,020 | 66.87% | 2,982 | 33.13% | 3,038 | 33.75% | 9,002 |
| Chicot | 1,611 | 47.85% | 1,756 | 52.15% | -145 | -4.31% | 3,367 |
| Clark | 3,783 | 62.16% | 2,303 | 37.84% | 1,480 | 24.32% | 6,086 |
| Clay | 3,169 | 81.07% | 740 | 18.93% | 2,429 | 62.14% | 3,909 |
| Cleburne | 8,564 | 85.75% | 1,423 | 14.25% | 7,141 | 71.50% | 9,987 |
| Cleveland | 2,405 | 85.98% | 392 | 14.02% | 2,013 | 71.97% | 2,797 |
| Columbia | 4,235 | 70.01% | 1,814 | 29.99% | 2,421 | 40.02% | 6,049 |
| Conway | 4,729 | 70.58% | 1,971 | 29.42% | 2,758 | 41.16% | 6,700 |
| Craighead | 19,444 | 70.81% | 8,014 | 29.19% | 11,430 | 41.63% | 27,458 |
| Crawford | 13,676 | 80.88% | 3,232 | 19.12% | 10,444 | 61.77% | 16,908 |
| Crittenden | 5,418 | 51.11% | 5,182 | 48.89% | 236 | 2.23% | 10,600 |
| Cross | 3,807 | 77.71% | 1,092 | 22.29% | 2,715 | 55.42% | 4,899 |
| Dallas | 1,395 | 67.92% | 659 | 32.08% | 736 | 35.83% | 2,054 |
| Desha | 1,668 | 55.43% | 1,341 | 44.57% | 327 | 10.87% | 3,009 |
| Drew | 3,465 | 66.24% | 1,766 | 33.76% | 1,699 | 32.48% | 5,231 |
| Faulkner | 27,259 | 68.55% | 12,505 | 31.45% | 14,754 | 37.10% | 39,764 |
| Franklin | 4,333 | 80.79% | 1,030 | 19.21% | 3,303 | 61.59% | 5,363 |
| Fulton | 3,168 | 80.32% | 776 | 19.68% | 2,392 | 60.65% | 3,944 |
| Garland | 23,212 | 70.74% | 9,601 | 29.26% | 13,611 | 41.48% | 32,813 |
| Grant | 5,369 | 85.55% | 907 | 14.45% | 4,462 | 71.10% | 6,276 |
| Greene | 9,341 | 81.43% | 2,130 | 18.57% | 7,211 | 62.86% | 11,471 |
| Hempstead | 3,396 | 73.38% | 1,232 | 26.62% | 2,164 | 46.76% | 4,628 |
| Hot Spring | 7,505 | 76.98% | 2,244 | 23.02% | 5,261 | 53.96% | 9,749 |
| Howard | 2,708 | 74.95% | 905 | 25.05% | 1,803 | 49.90% | 3,613 |
| Independence | 8,535 | 81.47% | 1,941 | 18.53% | 6,594 | 62.94% | 10,476 |
| Izard | 3,784 | 83.20% | 764 | 16.80% | 3,020 | 66.40% | 4,548 |
| Jackson | 3,001 | 74.89% | 1,006 | 25.11% | 1,995 | 49.79% | 4,007 |
| Jefferson | 7,654 | 44.65% | 9,489 | 55.35% | -1,835 | -10.70% | 17,143 |
| Johnson | 5,342 | 76.76% | 1,617 | 23.24% | 3,725 | 53.53% | 6,959 |
| Lafayette | 1,304 | 67.04% | 641 | 32.96% | 663 | 34.09% | 1,945 |
| Lawrence | 3,769 | 82.49% | 800 | 17.51% | 2,969 | 64.98% | 4,569 |
| Lee | 994 | 50.03% | 993 | 49.97% | 1 | 0.05% | 1,987 |
| Lincoln | 2,061 | 75.49% | 669 | 24.51% | 1,392 | 50.99% | 2,730 |
| Little River | 2,953 | 78.20% | 823 | 21.80% | 2,130 | 56.41% | 3,776 |
| Logan | 5,027 | 81.02% | 1,178 | 18.98% | 3,849 | 62.03% | 6,205 |
| Lonoke | 17,572 | 78.87% | 4,708 | 21.13% | 12,864 | 57.74% | 22,280 |
| Madison | 4,420 | 78.65% | 1,200 | 21.35% | 3,220 | 57.30% | 5,620 |
| Marion | 4,819 | 81.01% | 1,130 | 18.99% | 3,689 | 62.01% | 5,949 |
| Miller | 8,637 | 77.36% | 2,528 | 22.64% | 6,109 | 54.72% | 11,165 |
| Mississippi | 5,497 | 64.62% | 3,009 | 35.38% | 2,488 | 29.25% | 8,506 |
| Monroe | 1,297 | 58.58% | 917 | 41.42% | 380 | 17.16% | 2,214 |
| Montgomery | 2,476 | 81.61% | 558 | 18.39% | 1,918 | 63.22% | 3,034 |
| Nevada | 1,689 | 69.08% | 756 | 30.92% | 933 | 38.16% | 2,445 |
| Newton | 2,462 | 80.91% | 581 | 19.09% | 1,881 | 61.81% | 3,043 |
| Ouachita | 4,252 | 61.08% | 2,709 | 38.92% | 1,543 | 22.17% | 6,961 |
| Perry | 3,005 | 79.56% | 772 | 20.44% | 2,233 | 59.12% | 3,777 |
| Phillips | 1,948 | 46.17% | 2,271 | 53.83% | -323 | -7.66% | 4,219 |
| Pike | 3,184 | 86.43% | 500 | 13.57% | 2,684 | 72.86% | 3,684 |
| Poinsett | 4,431 | 80.36% | 1,083 | 19.64% | 3,348 | 60.72% | 5,514 |
| Polk | 5,850 | 85.48% | 994 | 14.52% | 4,856 | 70.95% | 6,844 |
| Pope | 13,438 | 78.42% | 3,697 | 21.58% | 9,741 | 56.85% | 17,135 |
| Prairie | 2,245 | 84.27% | 419 | 15.73% | 1,826 | 68.54% | 2,664 |
| Pulaski | 54,948 | 44.71% | 67,942 | 55.29% | -12,994 | -10.57% | 122,890 |
| Randolph | 4,335 | 82.18% | 940 | 17.82% | 3,395 | 64.36% | 5,275 |
| Saline | 31,979 | 74.46% | 10,968 | 25.54% | 21,011 | 48.92% | 42,947 |
| Scott | 2,519 | 86.33% | 399 | 13.67% | 2,120 | 72.65% | 2,918 |
| Searcy | 2,669 | 85.46% | 454 | 14.54% | 2,215 | 70.93% | 3,123 |
| Sebastian | 24,226 | 71.35% | 9,729 | 28.65% | 14,497 | 42.69% | 33,955 |
| Sevier | 2,949 | 81.28% | 679 | 18.72% | 2,270 | 62.57% | 3,628 |
| Sharp | 5,001 | 83.39% | 996 | 16.61% | 4,005 | 66.78% | 5,997 |
| St. Francis | 2,555 | 50.89% | 2,466 | 49.11% | 89 | 1.77% | 5,021 |
| Stone | 4,039 | 80.04% | 1,007 | 19.96% | 3,032 | 60.09% | 5,046 |
| Union | 8,008 | 69.17% | 3,570 | 30.83% | 4,438 | 38.33% | 11,578 |
| Van Buren | 5,025 | 81.38% | 1,150 | 18.62% | 3,875 | 62.75% | 6,175 |
| Washington | 38,016 | 54.42% | 31,842 | 45.58% | 6,174 | 8.84% | 69,858 |
| White | 18,958 | 82.72% | 3,959 | 17.28% | 14,999 | 65.45% | 22,917 |
| Woodruff | 1,411 | 68.23% | 657 | 31.77% | 754 | 36.46% | 2,068 |
| Yell | 4,375 | 83.33% | 875 | 16.67% | 3,500 | 66.67% | 5,250 |
| Totals | 605,785 | 67.61% | 290,183 | 32.39% | 315,602 | 35.22% | 895,968 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Crittenden (largest city: West Memphis)
- Lee (largest city: Marianna)
- St. Francis (largest city: Forrest City)
By congressional district
Griffin won all four congressional districts.[19]
| District | Griffin | Gibson | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 74% | 26% | Rick Crawford |
| 2nd | 62% | 38% | French Hill |
| 3rd | 65% | 35% | Steve Womack |
| 4th | 72% | 28% | Bruce Westerman |