2022 Wisconsin Attorney General election

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 by a 1.33% margin. Party nominees were selected in a partisan primary on August 9, 2022.

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Josh Kaul, incumbent attorney general

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Eric Toney, Fond du Lac County prosecutor

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

Withdrew Ryan Owens, University of Wisconsin–Madison law professor (endorsed Jarchow)

Declined Jake Curtis, attorney and Wisconsin Air National Guard first lieutenant (endorsed Jarchow)

Endorsements

Debate and virtual town hall + 2022 Wisconsin Attorney General Republican primary debate and virtual town hall Date Host Moderator Link Republican Republican RepublicanKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Eric Toney Adam Jarchow Karen Mueller1 Jul. 20, 2022 WISN (AM) Dan O'Donnell 2 Aug. 3, 2022 Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Scott Manley YouTube

Results

General election Debates + 2022 Wisconsin Attorney General debates Date Host Moderator Link Democratic RepublicanKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Josh Kaul Eric Toney1 Oct. 27, 2022 State Bar of WisconsinWispolitics.comWISC-TV Eric Franke YouTube 2 Oct. 27, 2022 WISN-TV Matt Smith YouTube (Part 1)YouTube (Part 2)YouTube (Part 3)YouTube (Part 4)YouTube

Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 3, 2022Elections DailyNovember 7, 2022

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error JoshKaul (D) EricToney (R) UndecidedThe Trafalgar Group (R)The Trafalgar Group (R)November 2–4, 20221,095 (LV)± 2.9%47%50%3%

Results

By county County Josh KaulDemocratic Eric ToneyRepublican Write-inVarious Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Adams 3,820 38.85% 6,004 61.07% 8 0.08% −2,184 −22.21% 9,832 Ashland 3,934 57.01% 2,961 42.91% 5 0.07% 973 14.10% 6,900 Barron 7,490 37.31% 12,578 62.65% 9 0.04% −5,088 −25.34% 20,077 Bayfield 5,238 56.84% 3,974 43.12% 4 0.04% 1,264 13.72% 9,216 Brown 53,165 46.96% 59,968 52.97% 80 0.07% −6,803 −6.01% 113,213 Buffalo 2,432 39.96% 3,653 60.02% 1 0.02% −1,221 −20.06% 6,086 Burnett 2,877 35.22% 5,291 64.78% 0 0.00% −2,414 −29.55% 8,168 Calumet 9,953 40.14% 14,834 59.82% 9 0.04% −4,881 −19.68% 24,796 Chippewa 12,252 42.29% 16,709 57.67% 12 0.04% −4,457 −15.38% 28,973 Clark 3,927 33.91% 7,649 66.05% 5 0.04% −3,722 −32.14% 11,581 Columbia 13,381 49.46% 13,655 50.47% 19 0.07% −274 −1.01% 27,055 Crawford 3,461 49.71% 3,500 50.27% 1 0.01% −39 −0.56% 6,962 Dane 229,828 76.94% 68,665 22.99% 228 0.08% 161,163 53.95% 298,721 Dodge 13,214 34.16% 25,464 65.84% 0 0.00% −12,250 −31.67% 38,678 Door 8,920 51.82% 8,286 48.14% 7 0.04% 634 3.68% 17,213 Douglas 10,324 55.88% 8,138 44.05% 12 0.06% 2,186 11.83% 18,474 Dunn 8,245 44.93% 10,107 55.07% 0 0.00% −1,862 −10.15% 18,352 Eau Claire 27,853 57.93% 20,196 42.00% 32 0.07% 7,657 15.93% 48,081 Florence 643 25.64% 1,865 74.36% 0 0.00% −1,222 −48.72% 2,508 Fond du Lac 16,159 35.01% 29,998 64.99% 4 0.01% −13,839 −29.98% 46,161 Forest 1,539 37.11% 2,608 62.89% 0 0.00% −1,069 −25.78% 4,147 Grant 8,675 43.61% 11,202 56.31% 15 0.08% −2,527 −12.70% 19,892 Green 9,000 51.85% 8,354 48.12% 5 0.03% 646 3.72% 17,359 Green Lake 2,796 32.32% 5,850 67.62% 5 0.06% −3,054 −35.30% 8,651 Iowa 6,621 57.28% 4,935 42.69% 4 0.03% 1,686 14.58% 11,560 Iron 1,252 38.63% 1,989 61.37% 0 0.00% −737 −22.74% 3,241 Jackson 3,589 45.05% 4,377 54.95% 0 0.00% −788 −9.89% 7,966 Jefferson 16,306 42.53% 22,015 57.42% 19 0.05% −5,709 −14.89% 38,340 Juneau 3,867 36.13% 6,829 63.80% 7 0.07% −2,962 −27.67% 10,703 Kenosha 31,808 48.63% 33,553 51.30% 45 0.07% −1,745 −2.67% 65,406 Kewaunee 3,602 36.52% 6,259 63.47% 1 0.01% −2,657 −26.94% 9,862 La Crosse 31,849 58.26% 22,789 41.68% 32 0.06% 9,060 16.57% 54,670 Lafayette 2,818 43.17% 3,710 56.83% 0 0.00% −892 −13.66% 6,528 Langlade 3,055 34.04% 5,920 65.96% 0 0.00% −2,865 −31.92% 8,975 Lincoln 5,360 40.15% 7,986 59.82% 4 0.03% −2,626 −19.67% 13,350 Manitowoc 14,294 40.15% 21,282 59.78% 26 0.07% −6,988 −19.63% 35,602 Marathon 25,339 41.33% 35,958 58.64% 18 0.03% −10,619 −17.32% 61,315 Marinette 6,219 33.73% 12,206 66.19% 15 0.08% −5,987 −32.47% 18,440 Marquette 2,595 35.61% 4,690 64.35% 3 0.04% −2,095 −28.75% 7,288 Menominee 938 77.84% 267 22.16% 0 0.00% 671 55.68% 1,205 Milwaukee 241,620 70.33% 101,577 29.57% 372 0.11% 140,043 40.76% 343,569 Monroe 7,016 40.62% 10,244 59.31% 11 0.06% −3,228 −18.69% 17,271 Oconto 6,038 31.11% 13,361 68.85% 7 0.04% −7,323 −37.74% 19,406 Oneida 8,771 43.57% 11,347 56.37% 13 0.06% −2,576 −12.80% 20,131 Outagamie 39,217 46.03% 45,975 53.97% 0 0.00% −6,758 −7.93% 85,192 Ozaukee 22,278 42.81% 29,727 57.12% 34 0.07% −7,449 −14.31% 52,039 Pepin 1,275 38.69% 2,020 61.31% 0 0.00% −745 −22.61% 3,295 Pierce 7,787 43.31% 10,184 56.64% 9 0.05% −2,397 −13.33% 17,980 Polk 7,406 36.26% 13,021 63.74% 0 0.00% −5,615 −27.49% 20,427 Portage 17,859 53.62% 15,430 46.33% 17 0.05% 2,429 7.29% 33,306 Price 2,678 38.13% 4,345 61.87% 0 0.00% −1,667 −23.74% 7,023 Racine 37,788 46.64% 43,145 53.26% 81 0.10% −5,357 −6.61% 81,014 Richland 3,245 46.52% 3,724 53.39% 6 0.09% −479 −6.87% 6,975 Rock 35,901 55.75% 28,450 44.18% 47 0.07% 7,451 11.57% 64,398 Rusk 2,280 35.81% 4,084 64.14% 3 0.05% −1,804 −28.33% 6,367 Sauk 14,705 51.26% 13,981 48.74% 0 0.00% 724 2.52% 28,686 Sawyer 3,634 42.63% 4,884 57.29% 7 0.08% −1,250 −14.66% 8,525 Shawano 5,933 33.25% 11,909 66.75% 0 0.00% −5,976 −33.49% 17,842 Sheboygan 21,987 41.52% 30,937 58.42% 36 0.07% −8,950 −16.90% 52,960 St. Croix 17,910 40.94% 25,815 59.01% 20 0.05% −7,905 −18.07% 43,745 Taylor 2,460 28.46% 6,183 71.54% 0 0.00% −3,723 −43.08% 8,643 Trempealeau 5,259 43.12% 6,928 56.81% 8 0.07% −1,669 −13.69% 12,195 Vernon 6,622 50.58% 6,460 49.35% 9 0.07% 162 1.24% 13,091 Vilas 5,098 38.77% 8,053 61.23% 0 0.00% −2,955 −22.47% 13,151 Walworth 17,989 39.42% 27,623 60.53% 26 0.06% −9,634 −21.11% 45,638 Washburn 3,144 37.79% 5,172 62.17% 3 0.04% −2,028 −24.38% 8,319 Washington 22,205 30.19% 51,344 69.81% 0 0.00% −29,139 −39.62% 73,549 Waukesha 84,882 38.23% 137,012 61.71% 119 0.05% −52,130 −23.48% 222,013 Waupaca 8,076 34.97% 15,009 64.99% 8 0.03% −6,933 −30.02% 23,093 Waushara 3,775 33.54% 7,480 66.46% 0 0.00% −3,705 −32.92% 11,255 Winnebago 36,119 48.88% 37,718 51.04% 57 0.08% −1,599 −2.16% 73,894 Wood 13,774 42.07% 18,953 57.89% 11 0.03% −5,179 −15.82% 32,738Totals1,333,36950.64%1,298,36949.31%1,5390.06%35,0001.33%2,633,277

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Columbia (largest city: Portage) Crawford (largest city: Prairie du Chien) Kenosha (largest city: Kenosha)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Door (largest city: Sturgeon Bay)

By congressional district Despite losing the state, Toney won six of eight congressional districts. District Kaul Toney Representative 49% 51%Bryan Steil 72% 28%Mark Pocan49.5%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

References

Notes

External links Official campaign websites Josh Kaul (D) for Attorney General Eric Toney (R) for Attorney General