2022 Wisconsin Attorney General election explained

Election Name:	2022 Wisconsin Attorney General election
Country:	Wisconsin
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2018 Wisconsin Attorney General election
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2026 Wisconsin Attorney General election
Next Year:	2026
Election Date:	November 8, 2022
Image1:	Attorney Josh Kaul.jpg
Nominee1:	Josh Kaul
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	1,333,369
Percentage1:	50.64%
Nominee2:	Eric Toney
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	1,298,369
Percentage2:	49.31%
Map Size:	250px
Attorney General
Before Election:	Josh Kaul
Before Party:	Democratic Party of Wisconsin
After Election:	Josh Kaul
After Party:	Democratic Party of Wisconsin

The 2022 Wisconsin Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Wisconsin. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul won re-election to a second term. Party nominees were selected in a partisan primary on August 9, 2022.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Josh Kaul, incumbent attorney general^[1]

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eric Toney, Fond du Lac County prosecutor^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Adam Jarchow, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly (2015–2019)^[3]
• Karen Mueller, attorney and candidate for Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district in 2014^[4]

Withdrew

• Ryan Owens, University of Wisconsin–Madison law professor^{[5] [6]} (endorsed Jarchow)^[7]

Declined

• Jake Curtis, attorney and Wisconsin Air National Guard first lieutenant (endorsed Jarchow)^[8]

Debate and virtual town hall

2022 Wisconsin Attorney General Republican primary debate and virtual town hall

	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Republican	Republican
Key: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn
					Eric Toney	Adam Jarchow	Karen Mueller
1	Jul. 20, 2022	WISN (AM)	Dan O'Donnell	https://newstalk1130.iheart.com/featured/common-sense-central/content/2022-07-20-the-wisconsin-republican-attorney-general-debate
2	Aug. 3, 2022	Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce	Scott Manley	YouTube

Results

General election

Debates

2022 Wisconsin Attorney General debates

	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican
Key: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn
					Josh Kaul	Eric Toney
1^[9]	Oct. 27, 2022	State Bar of Wisconsin Wispolitics.com WISC-TV	Eric Franke	YouTube
2	Oct. 27, 2022	WISN-TV	Matt Smith	YouTube YouTube YouTube YouTube YouTube

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[10]		November 3, 2022
Elections Daily^[11]		November 7, 2022

Results

By congressional district

Despite losing the state, Toney won 6 of 8 congressional districts.^[12]

District	Kaul	Toney	Representative
		49%	51%		Bryan Steil
		72%	28%		Mark Pocan
	49.5%	50.4%		Ron Kind (117th Congress)
			Derrick Van Orden (118th Congress)
		77%	23%		Gwen Moore
		38%	62%		Scott L. Fitzgerald
		42%	58%		Glenn Grothman
		41%	59%		Tom Tiffany
		43%	57%		Mike Gallagher

See also

• Wisconsin Attorney General

External links

Official campaign websites

• Josh Kaul (D) for Attorney General
• Eric Toney (R) for Attorney General

Notes and References

1. Web site: Houdek . Grace . Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announces re-election bid . www.channel3000.com . 28 December 2021 . 11 July 2021.
2. Web site: Fond Du Lac County Prosecutor Eric Toney Announces Run For Attorney General . www.wpr.org . . 28 December 2021 . 3 April 2021.
3. Web site: Beck . Molly . Republican primary for Wisconsin attorney general heats up - again . www.jsonline.cm . . 28 December 2021 . 10 November 2021.
4. Web site: Fall 2022 General Election . . 28 April 2022.
5. Web site: White . Laurel . Republican Law Professor Ryan Owens Enters Wisconsin Attorney General Race . . 28 December 2021 . 19 April 2021.
6. Web site: Vetterkind . Riley . UW-Madison professor Ryan Owens ends GOP bid for attorney general . . 28 December 2021 . 5 October 2021.
7. Web site: Ryan Owens: Why I support Adam Jarchow for attorney general . . 9 August 2022 . 3 August 2022.
8. Web site: Curtis passes on AG bid . www.wispolitics.com . . 28 February 2022 . 30 November 2021.
9. Web site: Kaul, Toney clash in final AG debate ahead of election . . 20 April 2023 . 28 October 2022.
10. Web site: Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests . Sabato's Crystal Ball . November 3, 2022 . November 3, 2022.
11. Web site: Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings . Solomon . Zack . Elections Daily . November 7, 2022 . November 29, 2022.
12. https://elections.wi.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Ward%20by%20Ward%20Report%20by%20Congressional%20District%20-%20Attorney%20General.xlsx