2022 Arkansas Attorney General election explained

Election Name:	2022 Arkansas Attorney General election
Country:	Arkansas
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 Arkansas Attorney General election
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2026 Arkansas Attorney General election
Next Year:	2026
Turnout:	50.81%^[1]
Image1:	Rep Tim Griffin Official Photo (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Tim Griffin
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	605,785
Percentage1:	67.61%
Candidate2:	Jesse Gibson
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	290,183
Percentage2:	32.39%
Map Size:	210px
Attorney General
Before Election:	Leslie Rutledge
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Tim Griffin
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

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

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Griffin, Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas (2015–present), former U.S. Representative from (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]}

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jesse Gibson, attorney and President of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association (2018–2019)^[6]

Withdrawn

• Jason Davis, lawyer^{[7] [8]}

Independents

Candidates

Declared

• Gerhard Langguth, former chair of the Libertarian Party of Arkansas (write-in)^[9]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[10]		September 14, 2022
Elections Daily^[11]		November 1, 2022

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	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)	July 18–20, 2022	1,008 (LV)	± 3.1%		65%	29%	6%

Results

See also

• 2022 United States attorney general elections
• 2022 Arkansas elections

Notes

Partisan clients

External links

Official campaign websites

• Jesse Gibson (D) for Attorney General
• Tim Griffin (R) for Attorney General

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022 Arkansas Attorney General election results .
2. Web site: Leslie Rutledge drops bid for governor, enters race for lieutenant governor. 9 November 2021.
3. Web site: Lt. Gov. Griffin drops Arkansas governor bid, to run for AG. February 8, 2021. Andrew DeMillo. APNews.
4. Web site: Leon Jones Jr is running for Attorney General of Arkansas in 2022. June 23, 2021. 4029News. 4029News.
5. Web site: Talk Business. Leon Jones, Jr. to seek GOP nomination for Arkansas Attorney General. April 6, 2021. Roby Brock.
6. Web site: 4029News. Jesse Gibson is running for Attorney General of Arkansas in 2022. June 22, 2021. Brandon Evans.
7. Web site: Jason Davis enters Arkansas Attorney General's race . katv.com . . 27 December 2021 . 3 May 2021.
8. Web site: Won't seek attorney general position, Little Rock attorney Davis says . www.arkansasonline.com . . 27 December 2021 . 28 June 2021.
9. Web site: Candidate filings in primary, judicial and school board elections. 26 February 2022.
10. Web site: The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape . Sabato's Crystal Ball . September 14, 2022 . September 15, 2022.
11. Web site: Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings . Solomon . Zack . Elections Daily . November 7, 2022 . November 29, 2022.