2022 Arkansas elections

{{main|2022 Arkansas gubernatorial election}}

Incumbent Republican governor Asa Hutchinson was term-limited and not eligible for re-election. Two Republicans and five Democrats were qualified to be major party candidates. Following the primary elections, Republican Sarah Sanders faced Democrat Chris Jones in the general election.

{{main|2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election}}

The incumbent lieutenant governor was term-limited and instead ran for attorney general. Two Democrats, six Republicans, and a Libertarian ran for lieutenant governor.{{cite news |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/who-is-running-for-lieutenant-governor-in-arkansas-meet-the-candidates/ar-BB1gSylI |title=Who is running for lieutenant governor in Arkansas? Meet the candidates |date=June 2, 2021 |newspaper=Fort Smith Times Record |access-date=October 25, 2021 |via=MSN }} In November 2021, retiring attorney general Leslie Rutledge withdrew from the governor's race and ran for lieutenant governor instead.{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/cae5343192f06617822f2cad4585e9fc |title=Arkansas attorney general Rutledge drops bid for governor |date=November 10, 2021 |work=Associated Press |first=Andrew |last=De Millo |access-date=November 10, 2021 }} Rutledge won the Republican primary and easily defeated Democrat Kelly Krout in the general election.{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-elections/arkansas-lieutenant-governor-results |title=Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Election Results 2022 |date=December 13, 2022 |work=NBC News |access-date=December 19, 2022 }}

{{Main|2022 Arkansas Secretary of State election}}

Incumbent secretary John Thurston ran for re-election. Originally facing two other Republicans and two Democrats, Thurston won the Republican primary and defeated Democratic candidate Anna Beth Gorman in the general election.{{cite web |date=May 24, 2022 |title=2022 Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan Judicial General Election Official Results |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/112731/web.285569/#/summary?category=C_2 |access-date=December 19, 2022 |website=Clarity Elections |publisher=Arkansas State |via=Scytl }}{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-elections/arkansas-secretary-of-state-results |title=Arkansas Secretary of State Election Results 2022 |date=December 13, 2022 |work=NBC News |access-date=December 19, 2022 }}

{{main|2022 Arkansas Attorney General election}}

Incumbent attorney general Leslie Rutledge was term-limited and not eligible for re-election, and instead ran for lieutenant governor. Incumbent lieutenant governor Tim Griffin won the Republican primary on May 24 and defeated Democrat Jesse Gibson in the general election.{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-elections/arkansas-attorney-general-results |title=Arkansas Attorney General Election Results 2022 |date=December 13, 2022 |work=NBC News |access-date=December 19, 2022 }}

{{main article|2022 Arkansas State Treasurer election}}

Incumbent treasurer Dennis Milligan was term-limited and not eligible for re-election, and instead ran for state auditor. In February 2021, Republican Mathew Pitsch declared his candidacy for treasurer of Arkansas in the 2022 election,{{Cite web|date=February 1, 2021|title=Sen. Mathew Pitsch to run for Arkansas Treasurer|url=https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/politics/senator-mat-pitsch-campaign-arkansas-treasurer/527-94254f74-b4f4-4b77-8742-9b1efc0f949d|url-status=live|access-date=September 25, 2021|website=5newsonline.com|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201211514/https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/politics/senator-mat-pitsch-campaign-arkansas-treasurer/527-94254f74-b4f4-4b77-8742-9b1efc0f949d |archive-date=February 1, 2021 }} though lost his party primary to Arkansas House representative Mark Lowery.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/elections/results/race/2022-05-24-other-R-AR-5741/ |title=2022 Arkansas Treasurer Republican Primary Results: Treasurer |date=May 25, 2022 |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=December 19, 2022 }} Lowery defeated Democratic candidate Pam Whitaker in the general election.{{cite news |url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2022/may/08/pitsch-touts-integrity-lowery-talks-fiscal/?news-politics-election-specials-vote |title=Pitsch touts integrity, Lowery talks fiscal conservatism in Republican primary for Arkansas treasurer |date=May 8, 2022 |newspaper=Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette |first=Rachel |last=Herzog |access-date=October 14, 2022 }}

Incumbent auditor Andrea Lea was term-limited and unable to run for re-election.{{cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Auditor_election,_2022 |title=Arkansas Auditor election, 2022 |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=October 26, 2021 }} Term-limited state treasurer Dennis Milligan entered the race as the Republican candidate and won against Democratic candidate Diamond Arnold-Johnson and Libertarian Simeon Snow.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-arkansas-auditor.html |title=Arkansas Auditor Election Results |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 8, 2022 |access-date=December 19, 2022 }} Notably, Pulaski County, home to Little Rock, only voted for the Democratic nominee by a 4.7% margin.

• Dennis Milligan, state treasurer (2015–present)

• Simeon Snow, candidate for State Auditor

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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Dennis Milligan|votes=595,166|percentage=66.79%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Diamond Arnold-Johnson|votes=258,154|percentage=28.97%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Simeon Snow|votes=37,825|percentage=4.24%|change=}}

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Incumbent land commissioner Tommy Land ran for re-election and defeated Democratic candidate Darlene Gaines in the general election.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-arkansas-land-commissioner.html |title=Arkansas Land Commissioner Election Results] |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 8, 2022 |access-date=December 19, 2022 }}

• Tommy Land, incumbent land commissioner

• Darlene Goldi Gaines,{{cite news |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/oct/11/nlr-democrat-to-seek-land-commissioner-post/ |title=North Little Rock Democrat to seek land commissioner post |date=October 11, 2021 |newspaper=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |first= Ashton |last=Eley |access-date=October 26, 2021 }} business executive

File:2022 Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands election.svg

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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Tommy Land (incumbent)|votes=611,719|percentage=68.77%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Darlene Goldi Gaines|votes=277,750|percentage=31.23%|change=}}

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{{main|2022 United States Senate election in Arkansas}}Incumbent senator John Boozman ran for a third term, easily defeating Democratic challenger Natalie James.

{{main|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas}}

Republican incumbent Rick Crawford ran for a seventh term, defeating Democratic challenger Monte Hodges.

Republican incumbent French Hill ran for a fifth term, defeating Democratic challenger Quintessa Hathaway.

Republican incumbent Steve Womack ran for a seventh term, defeating Democratic challenger Lauren Mallett-Hays.

Republican incumbent Bruce Westerman ran for a fifth term, defeating Democratic challenger John White.

The "Legislative Authority to Call a Special Session Amendment" would have given the legislature the authority to call itself into an extraordinary session, instead of the governor. The measure failed passage.{{Cite web |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/115767/web.307039/#/summary?category=C_6 |title=Arkansas State – 2022 General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Runoff Election Results |website=results.enr.clarityelections.com |date=April 25, 2023 |access-date=October 2, 2023 }}

[[File:2022 Arkansas Issue 1 results map by county.svg|250px|thumb|Issue 1 results by county

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The "60% Supermajority Vote Requirement for Constitutional Amendments and Ballot Initiatives Measure" would have required 60% majority for voters to pass ballot measures, instead of the required simple majority of 50%. The measure failed passage.

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{{Infobox referendum|name=Issue 3|country=|date=|location={{Flag|Arkansas}}|question=An amendment to the Arkansas Constitution to create the "Arkansas Religious Freedom Amendment"; and to provide that government may never burden a person's freedom of religion except in the rare circumstance that the government demonstrates that application of the burden to the person is in furtherance of a compelling government interest and is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling government interest.|yes=433,473|no=440,686|total=874,159|notes=|map=File:2022 Arkansas Issue 3.svg|mapcaption=Results by county

No

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The "Government Burden of Free Exercise of Religion Amendment" would have amended the state constitution to include language that the government cannot burden a person's freedom of religion. The measure failed passage.

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{{Infobox referendum|name=Issue 4|country=|date=|location={{Flag|Arkansas}}|question=An amendment to authorize the possession, personal use, and consumption of cannabis by adults, to authorize the cultivation and sale of cannabis by licensed commercial facilities, and to provide for the regulation of those facilities.|yes=392,938|no=505,128|total=898,066|notes=|map=File:2022 Arkansas Issue 4.svg|mapcaption=Results by county

No

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The "Marijuana Legalization Initiative" would have legalized recreational use of marijuana for people over 21 years old and enacted a tax on marijuana sales. The measure failed passage.{{Cite web |title=Arkansas Issue 4, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2022) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Issue_4,_Marijuana_Legalization_Initiative_(2022) |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}

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{{Reflist}}

• [https://votesmart.org/election/2022/S/AR/ Candidates] at Vote Smart
• [https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_elections,_2022 Candidates] at Ballotpedia

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