2022 District of Columbia Attorney General election
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November 8, 2022
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The 2022 District of Columbia Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next attorney general for the District of Columbia. This was the third attorney general election in D.C. history.
Incumbent attorney general Karl Racine had declined to run for reelection.[1]
Candidates
A Democratic primary was held on June 21, 2022. Incumbent attorney general Karl Racine was considered likely to run for mayor or reelection as attorney general, and even filed paperwork in 2020, but announced he would not run for any office in October 2021.[1]
According to District election law, an candidate for attorney general must have been actively engaged as an attorney in the District for at least five of the previous ten years. In late March 2022, candidate Bruce Spiva filed a challenge with the Board of Elections in which he claimed frontrunner Kenyan McDuffie was ineligible to run for the position. The challenge said that McDuffie did not spend at least five of the previous ten years actively engaged as an attorney. McDuffie responded, saying he is an attorney and that his work as a Councilmember since 2012 should count toward the requirement.[2] On April 18, the Board of Elections upheld Spiva's challenge, and ruled that McDuffie was ineligible to run for the office.[3] McDuffie requested a rehearing, but the D.C. Court of Appeals denied his request.[4]
Declared
- Ryan Jones, attorney from Brightwood[5]
- Brian Schwalb, attorney from Chevy Chase[6]
- Bruce Spiva, attorney from Crestwood[7]
Disqualified
- Kenyan McDuffie, Councilmember for Ward 5 (2012–present)[8][3]
Declined
- Karl Racine, incumbent Attorney General for the District of Columbia (since 2015)[1]
Endorsements
- Vincent Orange, former at-large Councilperson (2011–2016) and Councilperson for Ward 5 (1999–2007)[9]
- AFSCME District 20[10]
- LiUNA Baltimore-Washington Laborers' District Council[11]
SEIU 32BJ(switched endorsement to Spiva after McDuffie was disqualified)[11]- UNITE HERE Local 25[11]
Individuals
- Charles Allen, councilperson from Ward 6 (2015–present)[9]
- Irvin B. Nathan, last unelected Attorney General for the District of Columbia (2011–2014)[6]
- Karl Racine, incumbent Attorney General for the District of Columbia (since 2015)[12]
Organizations
- Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters[13]
- Ironworkers Local 5[14]
- United Association[14]
Newspapers
Individuals
- John Capozzi, former Shadow Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1995–1997) and member of the District of Columbia Democratic State Committee[16]
- Ed Lazere, candidate for Council of the District of Columbia in 2018[17]
- Lorie Masters, attorney and candidate for Attorney General in 2014[16]
- Donald B. Verrilli Jr., former Solicitor General of the United States (2011–2016) [18]
Organizations
Debates and forums
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Participants | ||||||||
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| P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | |||||||||||||
| Jones | McDuffie | Schwalb | Spiva | ||||||||||
| 1 | Mar 5, 2022 | Ward 7 Democrats | Dionna Lewis | P | P | P | P | ||||||
| 2 | Apr 26, 2022 | League of Women Voters/GWU | Dayna Bowen Matthew | P | N | P | P | ||||||
| 3 | May 11, 2022 | District of Columbia Bar | Keith Alexander Sam Ford |
YouTube | P | N | P | P | |||||
Results
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Schwalb 30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70% |
Spiva 30–40% |
Jones 30–40%
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Schwalb 30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80% |
Spiva 30–40%
40–50%
50–60% |
Jones 30–40%
40–50% |
Other No votes
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Brian Schwalb | 54,399 | 45.35 | |
| Democratic | Bruce V. Spiva | 44,198 | 36.85 | |
| Democratic | Ryan L. Jones | 20,518 | 17.11 | |
| Democratic | Write-in | 827 | 0.69 | |
| Total votes | 119,942 | 100 | ||
| n/a | Overvotes | 123 | ||
| n/a | Undervotes | 8,266 | ||