The 2022 Vermont Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next attorney general of Vermont. Former Democratic Attorney General T.J. Donovan resigned after three terms in office. Susanne Young, appointed by Governor Phil Scott to fill the vacancy left by Donovan, was not running for a full term, and Vermont Republicans nominated Mike Tagliavia to run against Charity Clark, the Democratic candidate.
Republican primary Candidates Withdrew after winning primary H. Brooke Paige, newsstand owner and perennial candidate
Replacement nominee Mike Tagliavia, retired businessman
Declined Christina Nolan, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont (ran for U.S. Senate) Susanne Young, incumbent attorney general
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Charity Clark, former chief of staff to former Attorney General T.J. Donovan
Eliminated in primary Rory Thibault, Washington County State's Attorney
Declined T.J. Donovan, former attorney general Sarah George, Chittenden County State's Attorney (ran for re-election) Shap Smith, former Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2016
Results
Progressive primary Candidates Withdrew after winning primary Elijah Bergman, attorney
Results
General election Clark was considered to be nearly certain to win, and the race was called for her as soon as polls closed. Upon her swearing-in, she became Vermont's first elected female Attorney General.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball September 14, 2022Elections DailyNovember 1, 2022
Results
By county
CountyCharity ClarkDemocraticMichael TagliaviaRepublicanVarious candidatesOther parties#%#%#%Addison11,76067.53%5,65532.47%00.0%Bennington9,44462.07%5,77037.93%00.0%Caledonia6,69854.51%5,58745.47%30.02%Chittenden53,52474.63%18,19825.37%00.0%Essex97842.06%1,34657.89%10.04%Franklin9,84452.04%9,07347.96%00.0%Grand Isle2,27759,.54%1,54740.46%00.0%Lamoille7,22666.32%3,67033.68%00.0%Orange7,58958.64%5,35141.35%20.02%Orleans5,36251.84%4,97948.14%20.02%Rutland13,00551.4%12,29848.6%00.0%Washington18,67969.9%8,04330.1%20.01%Windham14,11773.59%5,06526.4%10.01%Windsor17,35067.05%8,52732.95%10.01% Totals177,85365.15%95,10934.84%120.01% Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Essex (largest town: Lunenburg)
See also Vermont Attorney General
References
External links Official campaign websites Charity Clark (D) for Attorney General Mike Tagliavia (R) for Attorney General