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The 2022 Nevada Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Nevada. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford won re-election to a second term in office. As Ford narrowly won Carson City, this was the first time since 2014 that a Democrat had won a county or county-equivalent outside of Clark or Washoe County. Ford's performance was also the best for a Nevada Democrat in a statewide race in 2022, as all other successful Democratic candidates for statewide races won with pluralities of the vote.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Aaron D. Ford, incumbent attorney general
Disqualified
- Stuart MacKie, attorney and candidate for Governor of Nevada in 2018
Endorsements
Aaron FordOrganizations
Newspapers
Labor unions
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Sigal Chattah, defense attorney and former member of the Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board of the State Bar of Nevada
Eliminated in primary
- Tisha Black, attorney and former president of the Nevada Cannabis Association
Debate
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Sigal Chattah | Tisha Black | |||||
| 1 | May 5, 2022 | Nevada Newsmakers | Victor Joecks Sam Shad |
P | P | |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tisha Black |
Sigal Chattah |
None of These Candidates |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OH Predictive Insights | May 10–12, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 18% | 15% | 29% | 37% |
Results
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 40–50%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Sigal Chattah | 112,941 | 50.99% | |
| Republican | Tisha Black | 88,019 | 39.74% | |
| None of These Candidates | 20,545 | 9.28% | ||
| Total votes | 221,505 | 100.0% | ||
Libertarian primary
John Kennedy was disqualified from running after he did not meet the requirement for candidates to be members of the State Bar of Nevada. As he was disqualified after general election ballots had already been printed, he remained on the ballot, but any votes he received did not count.
Candidates
Declared
- John T. Kennedy
General election
Endorsements
Aaron Ford (D)U.S. Representatives
- Jon Porter, NV-03 (2003–2009) (Republican)
State officials
- Michael Roberson, former State Senate Minority Leader and Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018 (Republican)
Individuals
- Herb Santos, attorney (Republican)
- Jodi Stephens, caucus director for the Nevada State Senate (Republican)
- Amy Tarkanian, former Nevada Republican Party chair and wife of Danny Tarkanian (Republican)
Organizations
- Brady PAC
- End Citizens United
- Giffords
- Human Rights Campaign
- Let America Vote
- NARAL
- Planned Parenthood Votes Nevada
Newspapers
Labor unions
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Tossup | November 3, 2022 |
| Elections Daily | Leans D | November 7, 2022 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Aaron Ford (D) |
Sigal Chattah (R) |
None of These Candidates |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College | October 26–29, 2022 | 2,000 (LV) | ± 2.1% | 45% | 40% | – | – | 6% |
| OH Predictive Insights | October 24–27, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 43% | 35% | 3% | 5% | 15% |
| Susquehanna Polling and Research (R) | October 24–27, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 44% | 41% | 1% | 10% | 4% |
| University of Nevada, Reno | October 5–19, 2022 | 576 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 37% | 25% | – | 5% | 32% |
| OH Predictive Insights | September 20–29, 2022 | 741 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 37% | 39% | 3% | 4% | 17% |
| Suffolk University | August 14–17, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 33% | 28% | 4% | 12% | 23% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Aaron D. Ford (incumbent) | 511,263 | 52.25% | +5.01% | |
| Republican | Sigal Chattah | 434,084 | 44.36% | −2.41% | |
| None of These Candidates | 33,135 | 3.39% | +0.74% | ||
| Total votes | 978,482 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By congressional district
Ford won three of four congressional districts.
| District | Ford | Chattah | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 53.1% | 40.6% | Dina Titus |
| 2nd | 47.5% | 48.3% | Mark Amodei |
| 3rd | 52.7% | 42.0% | Susie Lee |
| 4th | 52.6% | 41.6% | Steven Horsford |
See also
Notes
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - Kennedy (L) with 4%; "Refused" with 1%
- Poll conducted for BUSR, an online gambling website.
- Kennedy (L) with 9%; "Refuse" with 1%
- "Some other candidate" with 5%
- Kennedy (L) with 4%
- Kennedy (L) with 12%
References
- ^ "2022 Candidate Filings". Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "March 10 update: Carson city residents declare candidacy for elections". www.nevadaappeal.com. Nevada Appeal. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "Brady PAC Endorses Aaron Ford for Reelection as Nevada Attorney General". bradypac.org. Brady Campaign. January 25, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ "End Citizens United // Let America Vote Endorses Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford for Reelection as Part of First Ever "Democracy Defender" Program". June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ "Giffords Endorses Five Gun Safety Champion Attorneys General". Giffords. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ^ Luneau, Delphine (April 13, 2022). "Human Rights Campaign Endorses Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford for Reelection". Human Rights Campaign. Human Rights Campaign.
- ^ "NARAL Pro-Choice Nevada Endorses Attorney General Aaron Ford for Reelection". www.prochoiceamerica.org. November 10, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Planned Parenthood Votes Nevada Endorses Gov. Steve Sisolak and Attorney General Aaron Ford". www.plannedparenthoodaction.org. January 28, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ "Democratic incumbents have earned our trust". lasvegassun.com. Las Vegas Sun. June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "Our 2022 Nevada modern primary election endorsements". lasvegasweekly.com. Las Vegas Weekly. June 9, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Primary Endorsements". Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ "Nevada - UAW Endorsements". United Auto Workers.
- "Republican Sigal Chattah announces candidacy for Nevada Attorney General". March 5, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- Rindels, Michelle; Snyder, Riley (February 7, 2022). "Vegas attorney, Republican Tisha Black to run for attorney general". thenevadaindependent.com. The Nevada Independent. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- YouTube
- OH Predictive Insights
- "Statewide - 2022 Primary Election Results". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ Golonka, Sean (September 7, 2022). "Libertarian attorney general candidate doesn't want to run, will be left on ballot". Nevada Independent.
- ^ "Nevada GOP coalition endorses Democrat Attorney General Aaron Ford". The Associated Press. July 26, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- "PARTY LINES: Republicans for Ford boost AG's re-election". Review Journal. July 30, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- "Former Nevada GOP chair in hot water for endorsing Democrats". Las Vegas Sun. August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- "Review-Journal endorsements: Attorney general, other constitutional offices". Las Vegas Review-Journal. October 17, 2022. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 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.
- Emerson College
- OH Predictive Insights
- Susquehanna Polling and Research (R)
- University of Nevada, Reno
- OH Predictive Insights
- Suffolk University
- "Silver State 2022 - General Election Results - Statewide". Nevada Secretary of State.
- Savicki, Drew (January 15, 2023). "Had Churchill County assigned to CD4 rather than CD2. So Ford ended up falling 2k votes short in CD2. https://t.co/cjtEVAOh8Y" (Tweet). Retrieved March 25, 2023 – via Twitter.
External links
Official campaign websites
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