A general election was held in the U.S. state of Arkansas on November 8, 2022. All of Arkansas' executive officers were up for election as well as all four of the state's seats in the United States House of Representatives and a U.S. senator. Primaries were held on May 24, 2022, with runoff primaries on June 21. Polls were open from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM CST.
Governor
Incumbent Republican governor Asa Hutchinson was term-limited and not eligible for re-election. Two Republicans and five Democrats were qualified to be major party candidates. Following the primary elections, Republican Sarah Sanders faced Democrat Chris Jones in the general election.
Lieutenant governor
The incumbent lieutenant governor was term-limited and instead ran for attorney general. Two Democrats, six Republicans, and a Libertarian ran for lieutenant governor. In November 2021, retiring attorney general Leslie Rutledge withdrew from the governor's race and ran for lieutenant governor instead. Rutledge won the Republican primary and easily defeated Democrat Kelly Krout in the general election.
Secretary of state
Incumbent secretary John Thurston ran for re-election. Originally facing two other Republicans and two Democrats, Thurston won the Republican primary and defeated Democratic candidate Anna Beth Gorman in the general election.
Attorney general
Incumbent attorney general Leslie Rutledge was term-limited and not eligible for re-election, and instead ran for lieutenant governor. Incumbent lieutenant governor Tim Griffin won the Republican primary on May 24 and defeated Democrat Jesse Gibson in the general election.
State treasurer
Incumbent treasurer Dennis Milligan was term-limited and not eligible for re-election, and instead ran for state auditor. In February 2021, Republican Mathew Pitsch declared his candidacy for treasurer of Arkansas in the 2022 election, though lost his party primary to Arkansas House representative Mark Lowery. Lowery defeated Democratic candidate Pam Whitaker in the general election.
State auditor
Incumbent auditor Andrea Lea was term-limited and unable to run for re-election. Term-limited state treasurer Dennis Milligan entered the race as the Republican candidate and won against Democratic candidate Diamond Arnold-Johnson and Libertarian Simeon Snow.
Commissioner of state lands
Incumbent land commissioner Tommy Land ran for re-election and defeated Democratic candidate Darlene Gaines in the general election.
Federal offices United States Senate
Incumbent senator John Boozman ran for a third term, easily defeating Democratic challenger Natalie James.
United States House of Representatives
Arkansas has four seats in the United States House of Representatives. All four incumbent Republicans comfortably won reelection.
Supreme Court Three seats on the Arkansas Supreme Court were up for election in 2022, two of which were contested. Justice Rhonda Wood won reelection unopposed. Associate Justice (Position 2) Incumbent Justice Robin Wynne won reelection to a second term. Candidates Robin Wynne, incumbent Chris Carnahan, district court judge David Sterling, attorney General election
Runoff
Associate Justice (Position 6) Incumbent Justice Karen Baker won reelection to a third term. Candidates Karen Baker, incumbent Gunner DeLay, circuit court judge General election
General Assembly State Senate
All 35 seats in the Arkansas Senate were up for election.
State House of Representatives
All 100 seats in the Arkansas House of Representatives were up for election.
Ballot measures Four statewide measures appeared on the ballot in 2022, all of which failed. +2022 Arkansas ballot measuresNameDescriptionVotesTypeYes%No%Issue 1Provides the legislature the authority to call itself into an extraordinary session, instead of the governor.335,56939.10 522,693 60.90 Legislatively referred constitutional amendmentIssue 2Establish a 60% vote threshold to approve ballot initiatives instead of a simple majority.353,81540.88 511,580 59.12Issue 3Provides that the state government "shall not burden a person's freedom of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability".433,47549.59 440,687 50.41Issue 4Legalizes recreational marijuana for people over 21 years old and enacts a tax on marijuana sales.392,94043.75 505,130 56.25 Citizen initiated constitutional amendmentSource: Arkansas Secretary of State
References
External links Candidates at Vote Smart Candidates at Ballotpedia