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.

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 Mike Hilgers, Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature

Eliminated in primary Jennifer Hicks, conservative activist

Declined Doug Peterson, incumbent attorney general

Endorsements

Results

Legal Marijuana Now primary Candidates Declared Larry Bolinger, author and Republican candidate for in 2018 and 2020

Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball September 14, 2022Elections DailyNovember 1, 2022

Results

By county CountyMike HilgersRepublicanLarry BolingerLegal Marijuana NowTotalvotes % # % #Adams79.8%7,62120.1%1,9339,554Antelope90.2%2,0839.8%2262,309Arthur90.1%2099.9%23232Banner91.5%3238.5%30353Blaine90.5%1729.5%18290Boone88.7%2,07211.3%2632,335Box Butte84.2%2,70715.8%5093,216Boyd93.6%7706.4%53823Brown90.8%1,0799.2%1091,188Buffalo82.1%12,30117.9%2,68814,989Burt78.1%2,00821.9%5632,571Butler84.3%2,75515.7%5133,268Cass70.6%7,56729.4%3,15310,720Cedar88.9%3,22711.1%4013,628Chase92.4%1,3177.6%1091,426Cherry89.2%2,15810.8%2612,419Cheyenne84.1%2,69615.9%5083,204Clay86.0%2,22014.0%3602,580Colfax83.7%1,85116.3%3602,211Cuming86.9%2,61013.1%3943,004Custer90.2%3,7189.8%4064,124Dakota79.5%2,68720.5%6933,380Dawes79.7%2,39620.3%6103,006Dawson85.1%4,55514.9%7955,350Deuel87.8%62912.2%87716Dixon85.8%1,82514.2%3022,127Dodge73.6%7,99526.4%2,86310,858Douglas55.9%98,02344.1%77,361175,384Dundy90.6%6539.4%68721Fillmore84.4%1,88815.6%3502,238Franklin88.7%99712.2%1391,136Frontier88.7%90611.3%1151,021Furnas88.2%1,56911.8%2101,779Gage77.9%5,81722.1%1,6487,465Garden85.9%73114.1%120851Garfield92.7%6697.3%53722Gosper90.8%7289.2%74802Grant94.8%2555.2%14269Greeley87.3%76212.7%111873Hall79.9%11,36320.1%2,85314,216Hamilton85.9%3,32014.1%5453,865Harlan88.8%1,17611.2%1491,325Hayes95.2%3554.8%18373Hitchcock87.2%88512.8%1301,015Holt91.1%3,4608.9%3381,798Hooker91.7%3198.3%29348Howard84.9%1,93015.1%3422,272Jefferson81.6%2,08018.4%4682,548Johnson79.3%1,18720.7%3091,496Kearney86.4%2,12413.6%3352,459Keith87.2%2,44312.8%3582,798Keya Paha96.1%3742.9%15389Kimball84.7%1,09115.3%1971,288Knox87.3%3,00812.7%4373,445Lancaster60.5%63,37539.5%41,372104,747Lincoln82.2%9,46617.8%2,05311,519Logan93.8%3006.3%20320Loup87.0%27513.0%41316Madison83.0%9,25317.0%1,89311,146McPherson97.2%2092.8%6215Merrick85.2%2,64614.8%4593,105Morrill84.7%1,57815.3%2841,862Nance81.7%94718.3%2121,159Nemaha79.2%1,75720.8%4612,218Nuckolls87.8%1,31512.2%1821,497Otoe78.1%4,27121.9%1,1985,469Pawnee83.1%84416.9%1721,016Perkins88.6%94911.4%1221,071Phelps89.5%3,16510.5%3733,538Pierce89.8%2,45810.2%2802,738Platte84.5%8,84615.5%1,62610,472Polk87.6%1,70312.4%2421,945Red Willow86.6%3,32113.4%5163,837Richardson78.8%2,19421.2%5892,783Rock93.6%5416.4%37578Saline77.1%2,67322.9%7953,468Sarpy65.4%39,39534.6%20,81457,209Saunders75.9%6,90324.1%2,1889,091Scotts Bluff79.3%7,53320.7%1,9629,495Seward83.0%5,27217.0%1,0796,351Sheridan88.9%1,63111.1%2031,834Sherman85.2%96114.8%1671,128Sioux91.8%4698.2%42511Stanton85.5%2,01014.5%3422,352Thayer86.0%1,78714.0%2922,079Thomas94.4%2875.6%17304Thurston70.3%83229.7%3511,183Valley88.8%1,50911.2%1901,699Washington79.1%6,48820.9%1,7168,204Wayne83.6%2,39016.4%4692,829Webster87.2%1,07912.8%1591,238Wheeler93.0%3067.0%23329York85.6%4,06914.4%6864,755

See also 2022 Nebraska elections

References

External links Official campaign sites Larry Bolinger (LMN) for Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) for Attorney General