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. 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)

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)

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error TimGriffin Leon UndecidedHendrix CollegeHendrix CollegeMay 2, 2022802 (LV)± 4.3%57%10%33%

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jesse Gibson, attorney and President of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association (2018–2019)

Withdrawn Jason Davis, lawyer

Independents Candidates Declared Gerhard Langguth, former chair of the Libertarian Party of Arkansas (write-in)

General election Debate + 2022 Arkansas Attorney General debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Tim Griffin Jesse Gibson1 Oct. 19, 2022 University ofCentral ArkansasArkansas PBS Steve BarnesYouTube

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

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error TimGriffin (R) JesseGibson (D) UndecidedHendrix CollegeHendrix CollegeSeptember 12, 2022835 (LV)± 3.8%49%32%19%Remington Research Group (R)Remington Research Group (R)July 18–20, 20221,008 (LV)± 3.1%65%29%6%

Results

By county CountyTim GriffinRepublicanJesse GibsonDemocraticMarginTotal#%#%#%Arkansas3,39876.36%1,05223.64%2,34652.72%4,450Ashley4,14576.26%1,29023.74%2,85552.53%5,435Baxter12,41079.74%3,15420.26%9,25659.47%15,564Benton60,15466.81%29,88133.19%30,27333.62%90,035Boone10,26181.38%2,34718.62%7,91462.77%12,608Bradley1,79469.81%77630.19%1,01839.61%2,570Calhoun1,28481.06%30018.94%98462.12%1,584Carroll6,02066.87%2,98233.13%3,03833.75%9,002Chicot1,61147.85%1,75652.15%-145-4.31%3,367Clark3,78362.16%2,30337.84%1,48024.32%6,086Clay3,16981.07%74018.93%2,42962.14%3,909Cleburne8,56485.75%1,42314.25%7,14171.50%9,987Cleveland2,40585.98%39214.02%2,01371.97%2,797Columbia4,23570.01%1,81429.99%2,42140.02%6,049Conway4,72970.58%1,97129.42%2,75841.16%6,700Craighead19,44470.81%8,01429.19%11,43041.63%27,458Crawford13,67680.88%3,23219.12%10,44461.77%16,908Crittenden5,41851.11%5,18248.89%2362.23%10,600Cross3,80777.71%1,09222.29%2,71555.42%4,899Dallas1,39567.92%65932.08%73635.83%2,054Desha1,66855.43%1,34144.57%32710.87%3,009Drew3,46566.24%1,76633.76%1,69932.48%5,231Faulkner27,25968.55%12,50531.45%14,75437.10%39,764Franklin4,33380.79%1,03019.21%3,30361.59%5,363Fulton3,16880.32%77619.68%2,39260.65%3,944Garland23,21270.74%9,60129.26%13,61141.48%32,813Grant5,36985.55%90714.45%4,46271.10%6,276Greene9,34181.43%2,13018.57%7,21162.86%11,471Hempstead3,39673.38%1,23226.62%2,16446.76%4,628Hot Spring7,50576.98%2,24423.02%5,26153.96%9,749Howard2,70874.95%90525.05%1,80349.90%3,613Independence8,53581.47%1,94118.53%6,59462.94%10,476Izard3,78483.20%76416.80%3,02066.40%4,548Jackson3,00174.89%1,00625.11%1,99549.79%4,007Jefferson7,65444.65%9,48955.35%-1,835-10.70%17,143Johnson5,34276.76%1,61723.24%3,72553.53%6,959Lafayette1,30467.04%64132.96%66334.09%1,945Lawrence3,76982.49%80017.51%2,96964.98%4,569Lee99450.03%99349.97%10.05%1,987Lincoln2,06175.49%66924.51%1,39250.99%2,730Little River2,95378.20%82321.80%2,13056.41%3,776Logan5,02781.02%1,17818.98%3,84962.03%6,205Lonoke17,57278.87%4,70821.13%12,86457.74%22,280Madison4,42078.65%1,20021.35%3,22057.30%5,620Marion4,81981.01%1,13018.99%3,68962.01%5,949Miller8,63777.36%2,52822.64%6,10954.72%11,165Mississippi5,49764.62%3,00935.38%2,48829.25%8,506Monroe1,29758.58%91741.42%38017.16%2,214Montgomery2,47681.61%55818.39%1,91863.22%3,034Nevada1,68969.08%75630.92%93338.16%2,445Newton2,46280.91%58119.09%1,88161.81%3,043Ouachita4,25261.08%2,70938.92%1,54322.17%6,961Perry3,00579.56%77220.44%2,23359.12%3,777Phillips1,94846.17%2,27153.83%-323-7.66%4,219Pike3,18486.43%50013.57%2,68472.86%3,684Poinsett4,43180.36%1,08319.64%3,34860.72%5,514Polk5,85085.48%99414.52%4,85670.95%6,844Pope13,43878.42%3,69721.58%9,74156.85%17,135Prairie2,24584.27%41915.73%1,82668.54%2,664Pulaski54,94844.71%67,94255.29%-12,994-10.57%122,890Randolph4,33582.18%94017.82%3,39564.36%5,275Saline31,97974.46%10,96825.54%21,01148.92%42,947Scott2,51986.33%39913.67%2,12072.65%2,918Searcy2,66985.46%45414.54%2,21570.93%3,123Sebastian24,22671.35%9,72928.65%14,49742.69%33,955Sevier2,94981.28%67918.72%2,27062.57%3,628Sharp5,00183.39%99616.61%4,00566.78%5,997St. Francis2,55550.89%2,46649.11%891.77%5,021Stone4,03980.04%1,00719.96%3,03260.09%5,046Union8,00869.17%3,57030.83%4,43838.33%11,578Van Buren5,02581.38%1,15018.62%3,87562.75%6,175Washington38,01654.42%31,84245.58%6,1748.84%69,858White18,95882.72%3,95917.28%14,99965.45%22,917Woodruff1,41168.23%65731.77%75436.46%2,068Yell4,37583.33%87516.67%3,50066.67%5,250Totals605,78567.61%290,18332.39%315,60235.22%895,968 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Crittenden (largest city: West Memphis) Lee (largest city: Marianna) St. Francis (largest city: Forrest City)

By congressional district Griffin won all four congressional districts. District Griffin Gibson Representative 74% 26%Rick Crawford 62% 38%French Hill 65% 35%Steve Womack 72% 28%Bruce Westerman

See also 2022 United States attorney general elections 2022 Arkansas elections

Notes

Partisan clients

References

External links Official campaign websites Jesse Gibson (D) for Attorney General Tim Griffin (R) for Attorney General