2022 Alabama Attorney General election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2022 Alabama Attorney General election
| country = Alabama
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2018 Alabama Attorney General election
| previous_year = 2018
| next_election = 2026 Alabama Attorney General election
| next_year = 2026
| election_date = November 8, 2022
| image1 = Steve Marshall (41773693585).jpg
| nominee1 = Steve Marshall
| party1 = Alabama Republican Party
| popular_vote1 = 955,425
| percentage1 = 67.90%
| image2 = 3x4.svg
| nominee2 = Wendell Major
| party2 = Alabama Democratic Party
| popular_vote2 = 450,543
| percentage2 = 32.02%
| map_image = {{switcher |250px |County results |250px |Congressional district results | 250px |Precinct results |default=1}}
| map_size = 250px
| map_caption = Marshall: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#a80000|>90%}}
Major: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}} {{legend0|#808080|No data}}
| title = Attorney General
| before_election = Steve Marshall
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Steve Marshall
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
| turnout = 38.5% {{decrease}}
}}
The 2022 Alabama Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Alabama. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Steve Marshall won re-election to a second term.
{{ElectionsAL}}
Republican primary
=Candidates=
==Nominee==
- Steve Marshall, incumbent attorney general (2017–present){{cite web |last1=Moseley |first1=Brandon |title=Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall to seek re-election |url=https://www.alreporter.com/2021/06/04/alabama-attorney-general-steve-marshall-to-seek-re-election/ |website=Alabama Political Reporter |access-date=December 29, 2021 |date=June 4, 2021}}
==Eliminated in primary==
- Harry Bartlett Still III, attorney and former county manager{{Cite web|url=https://1819news.com/news/item/still-launches-campaign-for-alabama-attorney-general-02-12-2022|title=Still launches campaign for Alabama Attorney General|last=Moseley|first=Brandon|work=1819 News|date=February 12, 2022|accessdate=February 14, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.al.com/news/2022/01/alabama-republican-candidates-far-outnumber-democrats-as-qualifying-for-may-24-primary-wraps-up.html|title=Alabama Republican candidates far outnumber Democrats as qualifying for May 24 primary wraps up|last=Cason|first=Mike|work=AL.com|date=January 28, 2022|accessdate=January 29, 2022}}
=Primary results=
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/election-2022/AL%20Republican%20Party%202022%20Primary%20Results%20Official.xlsx|title=AL Republican Party 2022 Primary Results Official|publisher=Alabama Secretary of State|website=sos.alabama.gov|date=June 1, 2022|accessdate=June 24, 2022}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Steve Marshall (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 519,092
| percentage = 89.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Harry Bartlett Still III
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 58,499
| percentage = 10.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 577,591
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Endorsements=
{{Endorsements box
| title = Steve Marshall
| list =
Organizations
- Alabama Association of Realtors{{Cite web|url=https://yellowhammernews.com/alabama-association-of-realtors-announces-primary-election-endorsements/|title=Alabama Association of Realtors announces primary election endorsements|last=Smith|first=Dylan|work=Yellowhammer News|date=May 11, 2022|accessdate=May 11, 2022}}
- Alabama Farmers Federation{{cite web |last1=Helms |first1=Jeff |title=Alabama Farmers Federation Announces 2022 Endorsements |url=https://alfafarmers.org/alabama-farmers-federation-announces-2022-endorsements/ |access-date=17 February 2022 |date=28 September 2021}}
- Alabama Forestry Association{{Cite web|url=https://www.alreporter.com/2021/07/26/alabama-forestry-association-endorses-steve-marshall/|title=Alabama Forestry Association endorses Steve Marshall|work=Alabama Political Reporter|last=Moseley|first=Brandon|date=July 26, 2021|accessdate=February 14, 2022}}
- Alabama Retail Association{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Dylan |title=Alabama Retail Association rolls out endorsements of statewide candidates |url=https://yellowhammernews.com/alabama-retail-association-rolls-out-endorsements-of-statewide-candidates/ |website=yellowhammernews.com |publisher=Yellowhammer News |access-date=February 17, 2022 |date=November 11, 2021}}
- Coastal 150{{Cite web|url=https://www.alreporter.com/2022/05/11/coastal-150-announces-statewide-endorsements/|title=Coastal 150 announces statewide endorsements|work=Alabama Political Reporter|date=May 11, 2022|accessdate=May 11, 2022}}
- League of Southeastern Credit Unions{{Cite web|url=https://yellowhammernews.com/league-of-southeastern-credit-unions-endorses-ivey-ainsworth-marshall-for-reelection/|title=League of Southeastern Credit Unions endorses Ivey, Ainsworth, Marshall for reelection|last=Smith|first=Dylan|work=Yellowhammer News|date=February 14, 2022|accessdate=February 14, 2022}}
- Manufacture Alabama{{Cite web|url=https://www.alreporter.com/2021/07/23/manufacture-alabama-endorses-attorney-general-steve-marshall-for-re-election/|title=Manufacture Alabama endorses Attorney General Steve Marshall for re-election|work=Alabama Political Reporter|date=July 23, 2021|accessdate=February 14, 2022}}
PACs
}}
Democratic primary
=Candidates=
==Nominee==
General election
=Predictions=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Source !Ranking !As of |
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball{{cite web |title=The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape |url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/the-attorneys-general-a-dozen-races-dot-the-competitive-landscape/ |website=Sabato's Crystal Ball |date=September 14, 2022 |access-date=September 15, 2022}}
|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}} | September 14, 2022 |
| align="left" |Elections Daily{{cite web |title=Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings |url=https://elections-daily.com/2022/11/07/elections-daily-secretary-of-state-ratings/ |last=Solomon |first=Zack |website=Elections Daily |date=November 7, 2022 |access-date=November 29, 2022}}
|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}} |November 1, 2022 |
=Post-primary endorsements=
{{Endorsements box
| title = Wendell Major (D)
| list =
Labor unions
- Alabama AFL–CIO{{Cite web|url=https://1819news.com/news/item/afl-cio-endorses-democrats-republicans-and-libertarians|title=AFL-CIO endorses Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians|last=Moseley|first=Brandon|work=1819 News|date=August 10, 2022|accessdate=August 10, 2022}}
- United Mine Workers of America{{Cite web |title=Alabama – COMPAC Endorsements |url=https://umwa.org/policy-politics/compac-endorsements/al-compac/ |access-date=2022-10-28 |website=UMWA |archive-date=October 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028131139/https://umwa.org/policy-politics/compac-endorsements/al-compac/ |url-status=dead }}
}}
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2022 Alabama Attorney General election{{cite web |title=Canvass of Results – General Election – November 8, 2022 |url=https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/election-data/2022-11/Final%20Canvass%20of%20Results%20%28canvassed%20by%20state%20canvassing%20board%2011-28-2022%29.pdf |publisher=Secretary of State of Alabama |access-date=January 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215203053/https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sites/default/files/election-data/2022-11/Final%20Canvass%20of%20Results%20(canvassed%20by%20state%20canvassing%20board%2011-28-2022).pdf |archive-date=December 15, 2022 |url-status=live}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Steve Marshall (incumbent)
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 955,425
| percentage = 67.90%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Wendell Major
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 450,543
| percentage = 32.02%
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
|votes = 1,220
|percentage = 0.01%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes =1,407,188
| percentage =100.00%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
==By congressional district==
Marshall won 6 of 7 congressional districts.{{Cite web|url=https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::b1cfc3f6-27df-498d-a147-0664d75fea88|title=DRA 2020|website=Daves Redistricting|accessdate=August 21, 2024}}
| class=wikitable
! District ! Marshall ! Major ! Representative |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Alabama|1|1st}} | 70% | 30% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Jerry Carl |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Alabama|2|2nd}} | 70% | 29% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Barry Moore |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Alabama|3|3rd}} | 73% | 27% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Mike Rogers |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Alabama|4|4th}} | 86% | 14% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Robert Aderholt |
| align=center
! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Alabama|5|5th}} | rowspan=2|69% | rowspan=2|31% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Mo Brooks (117th Congress) |
| align=center
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Dale Strong (118th Congress) |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Alabama|6|6th}} | 70% | 30% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Gary Palmer |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Alabama|7|7th}} | 38% | 62% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Terri Sewell |
See also
- Attorney General of Alabama
- 2022 United States attorney general elections
- 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama
- 2022 Alabama gubernatorial election
- 2022 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election
- 2022 Alabama Senate election
- 2022 Alabama House of Representatives election
- 2022 Alabama elections
References
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{{2022 United States elections}}