2022 North Dakota Attorney General election
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The 2022 North Dakota Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of North Dakota. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem had announced before his death on January 28, 2022, that he was retiring, and was replaced by former United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota and former Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley, who successfully ran for a full term in his own right.
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November 8, 2022
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 County results Wrigley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Lamb: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Drew Wrigley, incumbent attorney general, former United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota (2001–2009, 2019–2021) and former Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota (2010–2016)[1]
Declined
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Timothy Lamb, lawyer[4]
Endorsements
Timothy Lamb
Organizations
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Safe R | September 14, 2022 |
| Elections Daily[6] | Safe R | November 1, 2022 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Drew Wrigley (incumbent) | 166,517 | 70.95% | +3.40 | |
| Democratic–NPL | Tim Lamb | 67,609 | 28.81% | –3.42 | |
| Write-in | 576 | 0.24% | +0.02 | ||
| Total votes | 234,702 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
| County | Drew Wrigley Republican |
Tim Lamb Democratic–NPL |
All Others | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Adams | 754 | 82.9% | 156 | 17.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Barnes | 2,669 | 69.9% | 1,139 | 29.8% | 8 | 0.2% |
| Benson | 890 | 61.2% | 562 | 38.6% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Billings | 464 | 89.4% | 55 | 10.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Bottineau | 2,181 | 78.5% | 592 | 21.3% | 5 | 0.2% |
| Bowman | 1,137 | 85.9% | 186 | 14.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Burke | 657 | 85.9% | 105 | 13.7% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Burleigh | 25,413 | 73.7% | 8,944 | 25.9% | 136 | 0.4% |
| Cass | 30,639 | 57.8% | 22,243 | 42.0% | 118 | 0.2% |
| Cavalier | 1,190 | 78.7% | 320 | 21.2% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Dickey | 1,342 | 77.0% | 399 | 22.9% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Divide | 795 | 79.1% | 210 | 20.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Dunn | 1,351 | 84.0% | 257 | 16.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Eddy | 686 | 73.9% | 241 | 26.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Emmons | 1,313 | 89.1% | 150 | 10.2% | 10 | 0.7% |
| Foster | 997 | 81.3% | 228 | 18.6% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Golden Valley | 638 | 85.5% | 107 | 14.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Grand Forks | 11,727 | 63.6% | 6,645 | 36.1% | 57 | 0.3% |
| Grant | 933 | 86.0% | 151 | 13.9% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Griggs | 747 | 77.2% | 218 | 22.5% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Hettinger | 868 | 85.4% | 147 | 14.5% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Kidder | 869 | 83.8% | 164 | 15.8% | 4 | 0.4% |
| LaMoure | 1,267 | 78.2% | 344 | 21.2% | 9 | 0.6% |
| Logan | 695 | 87.1% | 102 | 12.8% | 1 | 0.1% |
| McHenry | 1,709 | 80.7% | 405 | 19.1% | 3 | 0.1% |
| McIntosh | 904 | 83.1% | 182 | 16.7% | 2 | 0.2% |
| McKenzie | 2,639 | 84.1% | 492 | 15.7% | 8 | 0.3% |
| McLean | 3,215 | 77.2% | 947 | 22.7% | 4 | 0.1% |
| Mercer | 2,959 | 83.9% | 556 | 15.8% | 12 | 0.3% |
| Morton | 8,432 | 76.4% | 2,567 | 23.3% | 32 | 0.3% |
| Mountrail | 1,832 | 70.7% | 756 | 29.2% | 3 | 0.1% |
| Nelson | 1,021 | 68.7% | 463 | 31.2% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Oliver | 693 | 85.3% | 119 | 14.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Pembina | 1,909 | 79.2% | 498 | 20.7% | 3 | 0.1% |
| Pierce | 1,141 | 77.8% | 323 | 22.0% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Ramsey | 2,931 | 74.1% | 1,022 | 25.8% | 4 | 0.1% |
| Ransom | 1,140 | 64.2% | 633 | 35.7% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Renville | 732 | 83.8% | 140 | 16.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Richland | 4,134 | 71.7% | 1,627 | 28.2% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Rolette | 1,151 | 43.3% | 1,506 | 56.6% | 4 | 0.2% |
| Sargent | 1,040 | 67.0% | 511 | 32.9% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Sheridan | 517 | 84.8% | 91 | 14.9% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Sioux | 190 | 32.8% | 386 | 66.7% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Slope | 273 | 91.9% | 24 | 8.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Stark | 7,410 | 84.0% | 1,402 | 15.9% | 10 | 0.1% |
| Steele | 517 | 66.9% | 255 | 33.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Stutsman | 4,821 | 74.4% | 1,646 | 25.4% | 16 | 0.2% |
| Towner | 631 | 75.4% | 206 | 24.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Traill | 1,982 | 67.7% | 930 | 31.8% | 15 | 0.5% |
| Walsh | 2,624 | 76.7% | 794 | 23.2% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Ward | 12,394 | 75.5% | 3,973 | 24.2% | 51 | 0.3% |
| Wells | 1,342 | 80.9% | 306 | 18.5% | 10 | 0.6% |
| Williams | 6,012 | 83.4% | 1,184 | 16.4% | 14 | 0.2% |
| Totals | 166,517 | 70.9% | 67,609 | 28.8% | 576 | 0.2% |