2022 Nebraska Attorney General election explained
| Election Name: | 2022 Nebraska Attorney General election |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 Nebraska elections#Attorney general |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Nebraska Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Image1: | File:Mike Hilgers.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mike Hilgers |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 434,671 |
| Percentage1: | 69.73% |
| Nominee2: | Larry Bolinger |
| Party2: | Legal Marijuana Now Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 188,649 |
| Percentage2: | 30.27% |
| Map Size: | 301px |
| Attorney General |
| Before Election: | Doug Peterson |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
| After Election: | Mike Hilgers |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
The 2022 Nebraska Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next attorney general of Nebraska. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Doug Peterson was eligible to run for a third term, but he announced on December 14, 2021, that he would not run for re-election.[1]
No Democratic candidates filed to run for the position, and Hilgers faced Legal Marijuana Now candidate, former Republican congressional candidate Larry Bolinger, in the general election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Jennifer Hicks, conservative activist[3]
Declined
Results
Legal Marijuana Now primary
Candidates
Declared
- Larry Bolinger, author and Republican candidate for in 2018 and 2020[4] [5]
Results
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] | | September 14, 2022 |
| Elections Daily[7] | | November 1, 2022 | |
Results
See also
External links
- Official campaign sites
Notes and References
- News: Walton. Don. December 15, 2021. Attorney general formally announces he won't seek reelection. Lincoln Journal Star. live. December 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211215024253/https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/attorney-general-formally-announces-he-wont-seek-reelection/article_4ea79f58-497a-5d87-9267-c128c5f183fc.html. December 15, 2021.
- News: Walton. Don. December 15, 2021. Hilgers announces Republican candidacy for attorney general. Lexington Clipper-Herald. Lincoln Journal Star. live. December 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211216002235/https://lexch.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/hilgers-announces-republican-candidacy-for-attorney-general/article_bf2cb6b1-e992-52a7-bc06-86ff4689120f.html. December 16, 2021.
- Web site: Swanson . Dan . Hicks: Nebraskans must act to claim, use and defend rights . rivercountry.newschannelnebraska.com . . 24 February 2022 . 14 January 2022.
- News: December 15, 2021. Speaker of Legislature Mike Hilgers to run for Nebraska AG. Albany Democrat-Herald. Associated Press. live. December 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211227131214/https://democratherald.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/speaker-of-legislature-mike-hilgers-to-run-for-nebraska-ag/article_82036a2c-0a46-56c7-a3c7-dc73fa9615fe.html. December 27, 2021.
- Web site: Borro . Christopher . Bolinger runs for AG with law reform platform . www.starherald.com . . 24 February 2022 . 18 January 2022.
- Web site: The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape . Sabato's Crystal Ball . September 14, 2022 . September 15, 2022.
- Web site: Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings . Solomon . Zack . Elections Daily . November 7, 2022 . November 29, 2022.
