2022 North Dakota Attorney General election

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November 8, 2022

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Nominee	Drew Wrigley	Timothy Lamb
Party	Republican	Democratic–NPL
Popular vote	166,059	67,398
Percentage	71.1%	28.9%

Results by County
Wrigley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Lamb: 50–60% 60–70%

Attorney General before election

Drew Wrigley
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Drew Wrigley
Republican

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The 2022 North Dakota Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of North Dakota. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem had announced before his death on January 28, 2022 that he was retiring, and was replaced by former United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota and former Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley, who is running for a full term in his own right.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Drew Wrigley, incumbent attorney general, former United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota (2001–2009, 2019–2021) and former Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota (2010–2016)^[1]

Declined

Wade Webb, district judge^[2]^[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Timothy Lamb, lawyer^[4]

Endorsements

Timothy Lamb

Organizations

North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party^[4]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[5]	Safe R	September 14, 2022
Elections Daily^[6]	Safe R	November 1, 2022

Endorsements

Timothy Lamb (D–NPL)

Organizations

North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party^[4]

References

^ Nelson, TJ (January 5, 2022). "Drew Wrigley Announces Bid For ND Attorney General". www.kvrr.com. KVRR. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ Jurgens, Paul (December 30, 2021). "Wrigley announces run for North Dakota Attorney General". kfgo.com. KFGO-FM. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
^ Monk, Jim (February 10, 2022). "Fargo judge will not run for Attorney General". www.krvv.com. KVRR. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "North Dakota Democratic-NPL endorses statewide candidates amid recruiting struggles". March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
^ "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

External links

Official campaign websites

Drew Wrigley (R) for Attorney General

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