2022 Arkansas Attorney General election

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Incumbent Attorney General

Leslie Rutledge
Republican

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The 2022 Arkansas Attorney General election will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Arkansas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Leslie Rutledge won re-election on November 6, 2018 to a second term. She is term-limited and has announced a campaign for Governor of Arkansas in 2022^[1]

Candidates[]

A primary election is scheduled for June 7, 2022.

Republican Party[]

Declared[]

Leon Jones Jr., Attorney, Director of the Arkansas Department of Labor, (2015–2019) and Director of the Arkansas Fair Housing Commission (2019–2021)^[2]^[3]
Tim Griffin, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas (2015–present), former U.S. Representative from Arkansas's 2nd congressional district (2011–2015), and United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas (2006–2007)^[4]

Endorsements[]

Tim Griffin

U.S. Executive Branch Officials

Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)^[5]
Sarah Sanders, 31st White House Press Secretary (2017–2019) and candidate for Governor of Arkansas in 2022^[4]

Statewide Officials

Leslie Rutledge, incumbent Arkansas Attorney General (2015–present) and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas in 2022^[4]

Democratic Party[]

Declared[]

Jesse Gibson, attorney and President of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association (2018–2019)^[6]

Withdrawn[]

Jason Davis, lawyer^[7]^[8]

Write-in[]

Declared[]

Gerhard Langguth, former chair of the Libertarian Party of Arkansas^[9]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[10]	Safe R	January 12, 2022

References[]

^ DeMilo, Andrew (July 1, 2020). "Arkansas' attorney general says she's running for governor". Associated Press. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
^ 4029News (June 23, 2021). "Leon Jones Jr is running for Attorney General of Arkansas in 2022". 4029News.
^ Roby Brock (April 6, 2021). "Leon Jones, Jr. to seek GOP nomination for Arkansas Attorney General". Talk Business.
^ ^a ^b ^c Andrew DeMillo (February 8, 2021). "Lt. Gov. Griffin drops Arkansas governor bid, to run for AG". APNews.
^ "Trump endorses Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin in Arkansas Attorney General bid". 5 March 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ Brandon Evans (June 22, 2021). "Jesse Gibson is running for Attorney General of Arkansas in 2022". 4029News.
^ "Jason Davis enters Arkansas Attorney General's race". katv.com. KATV. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "Won't seek attorney general position, Little Rock attorney Davis says". www.arkansasonline.com. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "Candidate filings in primary, judicial and school board elections". 26 February 2022.
^ "The Battles for Attorney General". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

External links[]

Official campaign websites

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2022 Arkansas Attorney General election

Contents

Candidates[]

Republican Party[]

Declared[]

Endorsements[]

Democratic Party[]

Declared[]

Withdrawn[]

Write-in[]

Declared[]

General election[]

Predictions[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]