2022 Arizona Attorney General election

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2022 Arizona Attorney General election

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Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent Attorney General

Mark Brnovich
Republican



The 2022 Arizona Attorney General election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Arizona. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term in office.[1]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

  • Lacy Cooper, former assistant U.S. Attorney[2][3]
  • Rodney Glassman, former Tucson city councilman, Republican nominee for Corporation Commission in 2018, and Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2010[4]
  • Andrew Gould, former justice on the Arizona Supreme Court[5]
  • Dawn Grove, chair of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry[6]
  • Abraham Hamadeh, former Maricopa County prosecutor and Army captain and intelligence officer[7]
  • Tiffany Shedd, farmer, lawyer, candidate for Arizona's 1st congressional district in 2018 and nominee in 2020[8]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

  • Diego Rodriguez, state representative[6]
  • Kristin Mayes, former chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission[9]
  • Robert McWhirter, attorney and nominee for Maricopa County attorney in 2020[4]

Declined[]

  • January Contreras, former director of the Arizona Department of Health Services and nominee for attorney general in 2018[10]
  • Greg Stanton, incumbent U.S. Representative for Arizona's 9th congressional district and former mayor of Phoenix (2012–2018)[6](running for reelection)[11]
Endorsements[]
Kristin Mayes
Organizations
  • LGBTQ Victory Fund[12]

General election[]

Polling[]

Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Generic
Republican
January
Contreras (D)
Undecided
Data For Progress[A] September 15–22, 2020 481 (LV) ± 4.4% 40% 39% 22%

Notes[]

  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll sponsored by the Defend Students Action Fund.

See also[]

  • Arizona Attorney General

References[]

  1. ^ "ARIZONA". State AG Elections. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lacy Cooper running for attorney general".
  3. ^ Former prosecutor Lacy Cooper seeks GOP nomination for AG
  4. ^ a b Martillaro, Isabella. "Republican Rodney Glassman announces bid for Arizona attorney general". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Arizona Supreme Court Justice Gould eyes run for attorney general". AZ Mirror.
  6. ^ a b c Barchenger, Stacey (September 8, 2021). "Dawn Grove, lawyer for family's PING golf empire, makes bid for Arizona attorney general". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  7. ^ Estrada, Melissa (November 20, 2021). "Who is running for Arizona attorney general? These are the major candidates in the race". The Arizona Republic. Gannett (published November 4, 2021). Archived from the original on November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "Republican Tiffany Shedd to run for Arizona attorney general". KTAR. April 12, 2021.
  9. ^ Latch, Lacey. "Kris Mayes, consumer advocate and attorney, enters Arizona's attorney general race". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  10. ^ "Races for 2022 statewide offices taking shape". Arizona Capitol Times.
  11. ^ "House Dems head off retirement crisis – for now". Politico. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  12. ^ "LGBTQ Victory Fund Endorses 18 Candidates for 2022 Elections". www.victoryfund.org. LGBTQ Victory Fund. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

External links[]

Official campaign websites
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