2022 Nebraska Attorney General election

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2022 Nebraska Attorney General election
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Party Republican Democratic
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Doug Peterson
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The 2022 Nebraska Attorney General election will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Nebraska. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Doug Peterson is eligible to run for a third term, but he announced on December 14, 2021 that he would not run for re-election.[1]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

  • Mike Hilgers, Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature (2021–present)[2]


Declined[]

  • Doug Peterson, incumbent attorney general (2015–present)[1]

Endorsements[]

Mike Hilgers
U.S. Senators
  • Deb Fischer, U.S. Senator from Nebraska (2013–present)[2]
Governors
  • Dave Heineman, former Governor of Nebraska (2005–2015)[3]
  • Kay Orr, former Governor of Nebraska (1987–1991)[3]
  • Pete Ricketts, Governor of Nebraska (2015–present)[2]
State legislators
  • Mike Flood, member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 19th district (2005–2013; 2021–present), former speaker of the Nebraska Legislature (2007–2013)[2]
  • Jim Scheer, former member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 19th district (2013–2021), former speaker of the Nebraska Legislature (2017–2021)[2]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Legal Marijuana Now primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe R January 12, 2022

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Walton, Don (December 15, 2021). "Attorney general formally announces he won't seek reelection". Lincoln Journal Star. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Walton, Don (December 15, 2021). "Hilgers announces Republican candidacy for attorney general". Lexington Clipper-Herald. Lincoln Journal Star. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Speaker of Legislature Mike Hilgers to run for Nebraska AG". Albany Democrat-Herald. Associated Press. December 15, 2021. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Battles for Attorney General". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 16, 2022.

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