2022 Arizona Attorney General election

2022 Arizona Attorney General election
	County results; Mayes: 50–60% 60–70%; Hamadeh: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Attorney General before election; Mark Brnovich; Republican	Elected Attorney General ; TBD;

The 2022 Arizona Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next Attorney General of Arizona concurrently with other federal and state elections. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office.^[1] On November 21, the final tally of votes left Democrat Kristin Mayes leading Republican Abraham Hamadeh by just 510 votes out of more than 2.5 million cast. This triggered an automatic recount under Arizona law, that will begin after the certification of the results by the Secretary of State and is expected to be complete by the end of December.^[2] Hamadeh has filed a lawsuit to stop voting certification.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Lacy Cooper, former assistant U.S. Attorney^[3]^[4]
Rodney Glassman, former Tucson city councilor, nominee for Corporation Commission in 2018, and Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2010^[5]
Andrew Gould, former justice of the Arizona Supreme Court (2016–2021)^[6]
Dawn Grove, chair of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry^[7]
Abraham Hamadeh, former Maricopa County prosecutor and U.S. Army captain^[8]
Tiffany Shedd, farmer, lawyer, candidate for Arizona's 1st congressional district in 2018 and nominee in 2020^[9]

Endorsements

Rodney Glassman

U.S. Representatives

Paul Gosar, U.S. Representative for Arizona's 4th congressional district (2011–present)^[10]

Andrew Gould

Statewide officials

Jan Brewer, former Governor of Arizona (2009–2015) and former Secretary of State of Arizona (2003–2009)^[11]^[12]
Robert K. Corbin, former Arizona Attorney General (1979–1991)^[13]^[11]

Abraham Hamadeh

U.S. Executive Branch officials

Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)^[14]

Tiffany Shedd

Organizations

Maggie's List^[15]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Lacy Cooper	Rodney Glassman	Andy Gould	Dawn Grove	Abe Hamadeh	Tiffany Shedd	Other	Undecided
Rasmussen Reports	July 27–28, 2022	710 (LV)	± 4.0%	4%	21%	12%	6%	26%	4%	6%	20%
OH Predictive Insights	July 27, 2022	502 (LV)	± 4.4%	2%	16%	7%	5%	31%	4%	–	35%
KAConsulting LLC (R)	July 11–12, 2022	400 (RV)	± 4.9%	2%	6%	5%	10%	17%	3%	–	57%
OH Predictive Insights	June 30 – July 2, 2022	515 (LV)	± 4.3%	3%	6%	6%	5%	7%	4%	–	68%
Cygnal (R)^[A]	June 9–10, 2022	– (LV)	–	1%	4%	6%	4%	10%	5%	–	72%
OH Predictive Insights	April 4–5, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	4%	5%	5%	3%	3%	4%	–	76%

Results

Republican primary results^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Abraham Hamadeh	265,636	33.56%
	Republican	Rodney Glassman	186,863	23.60%
	Republican	Andrew Gould	132,253	16.71%
	Republican	Dawn Grove	94,670	11.96%
	Republican	Lacy Cooper	67,742	8.56%
	Republican	Tiffany Shedd	44,453	5.61%
Total votes			791,617	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Kristin Mayes, former chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission (2003–2010) and press secretary for Janet Napolitano's 2002 gubernatorial campaign^[17]

Withdrew

Diego Rodriguez, former state representative for the 27th district^[7]
Robert McWhriter, civil rights attorney^[18]

Declined

January Contreras, former director of the Arizona Department of Health Services and nominee for attorney general in 2018^[19]
Greg Stanton, U.S. Representative for Arizona's 9th congressional district and former Mayor of Phoenix^[7] (running for re-election)^[20]

Endorsements

Kristin Mayes

Organizations

Results

Democratic primary results^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kristin Mayes	556,351	100.0%
Total votes			556,351	100.0%

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Michael Kielsky, attorney and perennial candidate (write-in)^[14]

Results

Libertarian primary results ^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Libertarian	Michael Kielsky (write-in)	571	100.0%
Total votes			571	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[24]	Tossup	November 3, 2022
Elections Daily^[25]	Leans R	November 1, 2022

Endorsements

Abraham Hamadeh (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)^[14]

Kristin Mayes (D)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States (2009–2017)^[26]

Labor Unions

United Mine Workers of America^[27]

Organizations

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Abraham Hamadeh (R)	Kristin Mayes (D)	Other	Undecided
Data Orbital (R)	November 4–6, 2022	550 (LV)	± 4.3%	48%	45%	1%^[b]	5%
KAConsulting (R)^[B]	November 2–3, 2022	501 (LV)	± 4.4%	46%	39%	–	10%
Big Data Poll (R)	October 31 – November 3, 2022	1,051 (LV)	± 5.0%	49%	46%	–	6%
HighGround Inc.	November 1–2, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	44%	42%	1%^[c]	13%
OH Predictive Insights	October 24–26, 2022	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	42%	45%	–	12%
Susquehanna Polling & Research (R)^[C]	October 14–18, 2022	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	42%	45%	4%^[d]	10%
The Trafalgar Group (R)^[A]	October 10–16, 2022	1,084 (LV)	± 2.9%	47%	43%	–	10%
HighGround Inc.	October 12–13, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	43%	38%	2%^[e]	17%
Big Data Poll (R)	October 2–5, 2022	974 (LV)	± 3.1%	47%	42%	–	12%
Global Strategy Group (D)^[D]	September 13–20, 2022	800 (LV)	± 3.5%	45%	45%	–	10%
The Trafalgar Group (R)	September 14–17, 2022	1,080 (LV)	± 2.9%	50%	41%	–	9%

Hypothetical polling

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

Results

2022 Arizona Attorney General election^[29]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kristin Mayes	1,254,612	50.01%	+1.75%
	Republican	Abraham Hamadeh	1,254,102	49.99%	−1.74%
Total votes			2,508,714	100.0%

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
^ "Refused" with 1%
^ "Some other candidate" with 1%
^ Severson (L/WI) with 4%; "Refused" with <1%
^ "Some other candidate" with 2%

Partisan clients

^ ^a ^b This poll was sponsored by Hamadeh's campaign
^ Poll conducted for Citizens United, a conservative non-profit organization.
^ Poll conducted for The Federalist, a conservative online magazine.
^ This poll was sponsored by End Citizens United and Let America Vote, who support Mayes
^ Poll sponsored by the Defend Students Action Fund

References

^ "ARIZONA". State AG Elections. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
^ "'We feel confident': Upbeat Kris Mayes leads by 510 votes as AG race heads to recount". AZCentral. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
^ "Lacy Cooper running for attorney general".
^ "Former prosecutor Lacy Cooper seeks GOP nomination for AG".
^ Martillaro, Isabella. "Republican Rodney Glassman announces bid for Arizona attorney general". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
^ "Arizona Supreme Court Justice Gould eyes run for attorney general". AZ Mirror.
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ "Republican Tiffany Shedd to run for Arizona attorney general". KTAR. April 12, 2021.
^ Stringer, David (February 15, 2022). "Glassman Picks up Key Local Endorsements". Prescott News. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Endorsements". Andy Gould for Attorney General. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
^ LaMaster, Lynne (March 29, 2022). "A Conversation with Andy Gould, Candidate for Attorney General". CopperState News. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
^ "Former Attorney General Robert Corbin Endorses Andy Gould For Arizona Attorney General". Arizona Legislative Report. May 26, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Former President Trump endorses Abraham Hamadeh for Arizona Attorney General". KTAR-FM. June 14, 2022. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
^ "2022 Candidates". www.maggieslist.org. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Arizona Secretary of State (August 22, 2022). "State of Arizona Official Canvass – August 2, 2022, Primary Election" (PDF). Retrieved August 26, 2022.
^ Latch, Lacey. "Kris Mayes, consumer advocate and attorney, enters Arizona's attorney general race". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
^ "The Arizona Republic".
^ "Races for 2022 statewide offices taking shape". Arizona Capitol Times. May 21, 2021.
^ "House Dems head off retirement crisis – for now". Politico. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Equality Arizona Endorsements". Equality Arizona.
^ "LGBTQ Victory Fund Endorses 18 Candidates for 2022 Elections". www.victoryfund.org. LGBTQ Victory Fund. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Endorsements". prochoiceamerica.org. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
^ "Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
^ https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obama-camapigns-democrats-arizona/story?id=92557319
^ "Arizona - COMPAC Endorsements". UMWA. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ "LGBTQ Victory Fund Endorses 18 Candidates for 2022 Elections". www.victoryfund.org. LGBTQ Victory Fund. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
^ "2022 General Election Results". Arizona Secretary of State.

External links

Official campaign websites

[Key-16] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[31] "Refused" with 1%

[33] "Some other candidate" with 1%

[35] Severson (L/WI) with 4%; "Refused" with <1%

[36] "Some other candidate" with 2%

[AH-17] This poll was sponsored by Hamadeh's campaign

[CE-32] Poll conducted for Citizens United, a conservative non-profit organization.

[Fed-34] Poll conducted for The Federalist, a conservative online magazine.

[37] This poll was sponsored by End Citizens United and Let America Vote, who support Mayes

[38] Poll sponsored by the Defend Students Action Fund

[agtracker-1] "ARIZONA". State AG Elections. Retrieved October 6, 2020.

[2] "'We feel confident': Upbeat Kris Mayes leads by 510 votes as AG race heads to recount". AZCentral. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

[3] "Lacy Cooper running for attorney general".

[4] "Former prosecutor Lacy Cooper seeks GOP nomination for AG".

[rep-5] Martillaro, Isabella. "Republican Rodney Glassman announces bid for Arizona attorney general". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved October 4, 2021.

[6] "Arizona Supreme Court Justice Gould eyes run for attorney general". AZ Mirror.

[:0-7] 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.

[8] 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.

[9] "Republican Tiffany Shedd to run for Arizona attorney general". KTAR. April 12, 2021.

[10] Stringer, David (February 15, 2022). "Glassman Picks up Key Local Endorsements". Prescott News. Retrieved June 7, 2022.

[GouldSite-11] "Endorsements". Andy Gould for Attorney General. Retrieved July 16, 2022.

[12] LaMaster, Lynne (March 29, 2022). "A Conversation with Andy Gould, Candidate for Attorney General". CopperState News. Retrieved July 19, 2022.

[13] "Former Attorney General Robert Corbin Endorses Andy Gould For Arizona Attorney General". Arizona Legislative Report. May 26, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2022.

[Trump-14] "Former President Trump endorses Abraham Hamadeh for Arizona Attorney General". KTAR-FM. June 14, 2022. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.

[15] "2022 Candidates". www.maggieslist.org. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[primary_results-18] Arizona Secretary of State (August 22, 2022). "State of Arizona Official Canvass – August 2, 2022, Primary Election" (PDF). Retrieved August 26, 2022.

[19] Latch, Lacey. "Kris Mayes, consumer advocate and attorney, enters Arizona's attorney general race". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved June 24, 2021.

[20] "The Arizona Republic".

[21] "Races for 2022 statewide offices taking shape". Arizona Capitol Times. May 21, 2021.

[22] "House Dems head off retirement crisis – for now". Politico. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

[Equality_Arizona_Endorsements-23] "Equality Arizona Endorsements". Equality Arizona.

[24] "LGBTQ Victory Fund Endorses 18 Candidates for 2022 Elections". www.victoryfund.org. LGBTQ Victory Fund. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

[Endorsements-25] "Endorsements". prochoiceamerica.org. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

[Sabato's_Crystal_Ball-26] "Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.

[Elections_Daily-27] Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

[28] ttps://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obama-camapigns-democrats-arizona/story?id=92557319

[29] "Arizona - COMPAC Endorsements". UMWA. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

[30] "LGBTQ Victory Fund Endorses 18 Candidates for 2022 Elections". www.victoryfund.org. LGBTQ Victory Fund. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

[39] "2022 General Election Results". Arizona Secretary of State.

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Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Results

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

Results

Notes

See also

References

External links