| Attorney General Election in 2022 | No Attorney General Election in 2022 | Attorney General is Appointed |
2022 Attorney General Election Information
The general election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.
Updated on March 14, 2022. May not be all inclusive.
State | Primary | Democratic Candidates | Republican Candidates | Independent Candidates | Notes | Elections Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | May 24, 2022 | Steve Marshall | Incumbent Attorney General Steve Marshall is running for re-election. | Website | ||
| Alaska | August 16, 2022 | The governor appoints the attorney general. There is a gubernatorial election in 2022. | Website | |||
| Arizona | August 2, 2022 | Kris Mayes Diego Rodriguez Bob McWhirter | Lacy Cooper Rodney Glassman Andrew Gould Dawn Grove Abraham Hamadeh Tiffany Shedd | Incumbent Attorney General Mark Brnovich is term-limited and cannot run for re-election. | Website | |
| Arkansas | June 21, 2022 | Jesse Gibson | Tim Griffin Leon Jones, Jr. | Incumbent Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is term-limited and cannot run for re-election. | Website | |
| California | June 7, 2022 | Rob Bonta | Steven Bailey Eric Early Nathan Hochman | Anne Marie Schubert | Incumbent Attorney General Rob Bonta is running for re-election. | Website |
| Colorado | June 28, 2022 | Phil Weiser | John Kellner | Incumbent Attorney General Phil Weiser is running for re-election. | Website | |
| Connecticut | August 9, 2022 | William Tong | Incumbent Attorney General William Tong is running for re-election. | Website | ||
| Delaware | September 13, 2022 | Kathy Jennings | Julianne Murray Chuck Welch | Incumbent Attorney General Kathy Jennings is running for re-election. | Website | |
| District of Columbia | June 21, 2022 | Kenyan McDuffie Ryan Jones Brian Schwalb Bruce Spiva | Incumbent Attorney General Karl A. Racine is not running for re-election. | Website | ||
| Florida | August 23, 2022 | Jim Lewis | Ashley Moody | Incumbent Attorney General Ashley Moody is running for re-election. | Website | |
| Georgia | May 24, 2022 | Jen Jordan Christian Wise Smith | Chris Carr | Incumbent Attorney General Chris Carr is running for re-election. | Website | |
| Guam | August 27, 2022 | Leevin T. Camacho | Incumbent Attorney General Leevin T. Camacho is running for re-election. | Website | ||
| Hawaii | August 13, 2022 | The governor appoints the attorney general. There is a gubernatorial election in 2022. | Website | |||
| Idaho | May 17, 2022 | Dennis Boyles Raúl Labrador Art Macomber Lawrence Wasden | Incumbent Attorney General Lawrence Wasden is running for re-election. | Website | ||
| Illinois | June 28, 2022 | Kwame Raoul | Incumbent Attorney General Kwame Raoul is running for re-election. | Website | ||
| Iowa | June 7, 2022 | Tom Miller | Brenna Bird | Incumbent Attorney General Tom Miller is running for re-election. | Website | |
| Kansas | August 2, 2022 | Chris Mann | Kris Kobach Tony Mattivi Kellie Warren | Incumbent Attorney General Derek Schmidt is running for governor. | Website | |
| Maine | June 14, 2022 | The attorney general is appointed by the State Legislature every two years. The current term ends in 2022. | Website | |||
| Maryland | June 28, 2022 | Anthony Brown Katie Curran O’Malley | Michael Anthony Peroutka Jim Shalleck | Incumbent Attorney General Brian Frosh is not running for re-election. | Website | |
| Massachusetts | September 20, 2022 | Andrea Campbell Shannon Liss-Riordan Quentin Palfrey | Incumbent Attorney General Maura Healey is running for governor. | Website | ||
| Michigan | August 2, 2022 | Dana Nessel | Ryan Berman Tom Leonard | Matthew DePerno | Incumbent Attorney General Dana Nessel is running for re-election. | Website |
| Minnesota | August 9, 2022 | Keith Ellison | Jim Schultz Dennis Smith Lynne Torgerson Doug Wardlow | Incumbent Attorney General Keith Ellison is running for attorney general. | Website | |
| Nebraska | May 10, 2022 | Mike Hilgers | Incumbent Attorney General Doug Peterson is not running for re-election. | Website | ||
| Nevada | June 14, 2022 | Aaron D. Ford | Tisha Black Sigal Chattah | Incumbent Attorney General Aaron D. Ford is running for re-election. | Website | |
| New Hampshire | September 13, 2022 | The attorney general is appointed by the governor. There is a gubernatorial election in 2022. | Website | |||
| New Mexico | June 7, 2022 | Brian Colón Raúl Torrez | Incumbent Attorney General Hector Balderas is term-limited and cannot run for re-election. | Website | ||
| New York | June 28, 2022 | Letitia James | Michael Henry Joseph Holland John Sarcone | Incumbent Attorney General Letitia A. James is running for re-election. | Website | |
| North Dakota | June 14, 2022 | Drew Wrigley | Website | |||
| Northern Mariana Islands | Edward Manibusan | Website | ||||
| Ohio | May 3, 2022 | Jeff Crossman | Dave Yost | Incumbent Attorney General Dave Yost is running for re-election. | Website | |
| Oklahoma | June 28, 2022 | Gentner Drummond John O'Connor | Incumbent Attorney General John O'Connor is running for re-election. | Website | ||
| Puerto Rico | The attorney general is appointed by the governor. There is a gubernatorial election in 2022. | |||||
| Rhode Island | September 13, 2022 | Peter F. Neronha | Charles Calenda | Incumbent Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is running for re-election. | Website | |
| South Carolina | June 14, 2022 | Alan Wilson | Incumbent Attorney General Alan Wilson is running for re-election. | Website | ||
| South Dakota | June 7, 2022 | Marty Jackley Jason Ravnsborg | Incumbent Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is running for re-election. | Website | ||
| Tennessee | August 4, 2022 | The attorney general is appointed by the State Supreme Court for 8-year terms. Incumbent Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III's current term is up in 2022. | Website | |||
| Texas | March 1, 2022 | May 24, 2022 Runoff Rochelle Garza Joe Jaworski | May 24, 2022 Runoff George P. Bush Ken Paxton | Incumbent Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for re-election. Incumbent Attorney General Ken Paxton is running for re-election. General Paxton and George P. Bush have advanced to the May 24 runoff. Rochelle Garza will face Joe Jaworski in the Democratic runoff. | Website | |
| Vermont | August 9, 2022 | Incumbent Attorney General T.J. Donovan is not running for re-election. | Website | |||
| Virgin Islands | August 6, 2022 | The attorney general is appointed by the governor. There is a gubernatorial election in 2022. | Website | |||
| Wisconsin | August 9, 2022 | Josh Kaul | Adam Jarchow Eric Toney | Incumbent Attorney General Josh Kaul is running for re-election. | Website | |
| Wyoming | August 16, 2022 | The attorney general is appointed by the governor. There is a gubernatorial election in 2022. | Website |
