2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election

| country = Arkansas

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2018 Arkansas elections#Lieutenant governor

| previous_year = 2018

| election_date = November 8, 2022

| next_election = 2026 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election

| next_year = 2026

| turnout =

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = Leslie Rutledge (25475720912) (1).jpg

| nominee1 = Leslie Rutledge

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 577,312

| percentage1 = 64.21%

| image2 = 3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Kelly Krout

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 288,631

| percentage2 = 32.10%

| map_image = File:2022 Arkansas Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election.svg

| map_size = 210px

| map_caption = County results

Rutledge: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}}
Krout: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}

| title = Lieutenant Governor

| before_election = Tim Griffin

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Leslie Rutledge

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

The 2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Arkansas. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for Governor of Arkansas. Primary elections were held on May 24. Arkansas is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Tim Griffin was barred by the Constitution of Arkansas from running for a third term; he instead ran successfully for attorney general. Griffin was re-elected in 2018 with 64.2% of the vote.

Republican Attorney General Leslie Rutledge won the election, handily defeating her Democratic opponent Kelly Krout. She became the first woman elected lieutenant governor of Arkansas, coinciding with the election of Sarah Huckabee Sanders as the first woman elected governor of Arkansas.{{cite news |title=AG Rutledge makes history as the first female elected lieutenant governor of Arkansas |date=November 8, 2022 |access-date=November 10, 2022 |work=KATV |location=Little Rock |url=https://katv.com/news/local/ag-rutledge-makes-history-as-the-first-female-elected-lieutenant-governor-of-arkansas-republican-attorney-general-leslie-democrat-kelly-krout-libertarian-frank-gilbert-court-appeals-mike-huckabee-lonoke-county-division-children-family-associated-press-ap}}

Republican primary

= Candidates =

== Nominee ==

Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General{{Cite web|url=https://www.kark.com/news/your-local-election-hq/leslie-rutledge-drops-bid-for-governor-enters-race-for-lieutenant-governor/|title = Leslie Rutledge drops bid for governor, enters race for lieutenant governor|date = 9 November 2021}}

== Eliminated in primary ==

Chris Bequette, lawyer and financial adviser{{cite magazine |url=https://armoneyandpolitics.com/arkansas-2022-election-preview/ |title=Arkansas 2022 Election Preview |date=October 13, 2021 |magazine=Arkansas Money & Politics |first=Katie |last=Zakrzewski |access-date=October 26, 2021 }}
Greg Bledsoe, Arkansas Surgeon General{{Cite web|url=https://talkbusiness.net/2021/02/arkansas-surgeon-general-greg-bledsoe-running-for-lt-governor/|title = Arkansas Surgeon General Greg Bledsoe running for Lt. Governor (UPDATED)|date = 4 February 2021}}
Jason Rapert, state senator{{Cite web|url=https://katv.com/news/local/rapert-says-hes-running-for-arkansas-lieutenant-governor|title=Sen. Jason Rapert says he's running for Arkansas lieutenant governor|date=2 August 2019}}
Doyle Webb, former chair of the Republican Party of Arkansas and former state senator{{Cite web|url=https://talkbusiness.net/2021/05/former-gop-chair-doyle-webb-jumps-in-lt-governors-race/|title = Former GOP chair Doyle Webb jumps in Lt. Governor's race|date = 4 May 2021}}
Joseph K. Wood, Washington County judge{{Cite web|url=https://katv.com/news/local/washington-county-judge-running-for-arkansas-lieutenant-governor|title = Washington County Judge running for Arkansas lieutenant governor|date = 17 May 2021}}

= Endorsements =

{{Endorsements box

| title = Leslie Rutledge

| list =

Newspapers and other media

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette{{cite web |title=Endorsements so far |date=May 15, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/may/15/endorsements-so-far/}}

}}

= Polling =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"

valign="bottom"

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size{{efn|name="Key"|Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear}}

! Margin
of error

! style="width:60px;"| Chris
Bequette

! style="width:60px;"| Greg
Bledsoe

! style="width:60px;"| Jason
Rapert

! style="width:60px;"| Leslie
Rutledge

! style="width:60px;"| Doyle
Webb

! style="width:60px;"| Joseph
Wood

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|Hendrix College[https://talkbusiness.net/2022/05/undecided-voters-control-fate-of-runoffs-in-u-s-senate-primaries/ Hendrix College]

|May 2, 2022

|802 (LV)

|± 4.3%

|5%

|9%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|11%

|{{party shading/Republican}}|40%

|4%

|7%

|{{party shading/Undecided}}|25%

= Results =

{{Election box begin no change |title=Republican primary results{{cite web |title=May 24, 2022 Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan Judicial General Election |work=Arkansas Secretary of State |date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=May 27, 2022 |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/112731/web.285569/#/summary?category=C_2}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Leslie Rutledge

|votes = 183,888

|percentage = 54.00

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Jason Rapert

|votes = 50,063

|percentage = 14.70

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Greg Bledsoe

|votes = 33,722

|percentage = 9.90

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph Wood

|votes = 29,277

|percentage = 8.60

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Doyle Webb

|votes = 23,188

|percentage = 6.81

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Chris Bequette

|votes = 20,411

|percentage = 5.99

}}{{Election box total no change

|votes = 340,549

|percentage = 100.00

}}{{Election box end}}

Democratic primary

= Candidates =

== Nominee ==

Kelly Krout, graduate student and candidate for Arkansas House of Representatives in 2020{{cite news |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/sep/09/krout-lowell-foster-parent-announces-bid-for/ |title=Krout, Lowell foster parent, announces bid for lieutenant governor |date=September 9, 2021 |work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |first=Doug |last=Thompson |access-date=November 15, 2021 }}

== Withdrew ==

Drew Pritt, small business owner (running for state house){{cite news |title=Pritt announces lieutenant governor bid |date=July 10, 2021 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |work=Log Cabin Democrat |url=https://www.thecabin.net/news/pritt-announces-lieutenant-governor-bid/article_f3daaf62-b8db-5160-b99a-957b1accc732.html}}{{cite news |title=More candidates announce for Arkansas legislative seats as filing period nears |work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |first=Rachel |last=Herzog |date=January 23, 2022 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jan/23/more-candidates-announce-for-arkansas-legislative/}}

= Endorsements =

{{Endorsements box

|title=Kelly Krout

|list=

Organizations

Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund{{cite web |title=2022 Endorsed Candidates |url=https://gunsensevoter.org/2022-endorsed-moms-demand-action-students-demand-action-volunteers/ |publisher=Everytown for Gun Safety |access-date=23 June 2022}}

}}

Libertarian primary

= Candidates =

== Nominee ==

Frank Gilbert, former mayor of Tull and perennial candidate{{Cite web|url=https://talkbusiness.net/2022/02/libertarians-nominate-more-than-50-including-harrington-for-governor/|title=Libertarians nominate more than 50, including Harrington for governor|website=Talk Business & Politics|date=February 21, 2022}}

General election

= Debate =

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scope="col" \| {{abbr\|No.\|Number}} ! scope="col" \| Date ! scope="col" \| Host ! scope="col" \| Moderator ! scope="col" \| Link ! scope="col"\| Democratic ! scope="col"\| Republican ! scope="col"\| Libertarian
colspan="5" rowspan="2" \|Key: {{Colors\|black\|#90ff90\| P }} Participant {{Colors\|black\|#FFFFDD\| A }} Absent {{Colors\|black\|#ff9090\| N }} Not invited {{Colors\|black\|#CCFFCC\| I }} Invited {{color box\|#f0e68c\|W}} Withdrawn ! scope="col" style="background:{{party color\|Democratic Party (US)}}"\| ! scope="col" style="background:{{party color\|Republican Party (US)}}"\| ! scope="col" style="background:{{party color\|Libertarian Party (US)}}"\|
scope="col" \| Kelly Krout ! scope="col" \| Leslie Rutledge ! scope="col" \| Frank Gilbert
1 \| style="white-space:nowrap;" \| Oct. 18, 2022 \| style="white-space:nowrap;" \| Arkansas PBS \| style="white-space:nowrap;" \| Steve Barnes \| style="white-space:nowrap;" \| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbN_i_sHbBU YouTube] \| {{Yes\|P}} \| {{Yes\|P}} \| {{Yes\|P}}

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|+ 2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial debate

scope="col" | {{abbr|No.|Number}}

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Host

! scope="col" | Moderator

! scope="col" | Link

! scope="col"| Democratic

! scope="col"| Republican

! scope="col"| Libertarian

colspan="5" rowspan="2" |Key:
{{Colors|black|#90ff90| P }} Participant {{Colors|black|#FFFFDD| A }} Absent {{Colors|black|#ff9090| N }} Not invited {{Colors|black|#CCFFCC| I }} Invited {{color box|#f0e68c|W}} Withdrawn

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}"|

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}}"|

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Libertarian Party (US)}}"|

scope="col" | Kelly Krout

! scope="col" | Leslie Rutledge

! scope="col" | Frank Gilbert

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Oct. 18, 2022

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Arkansas PBS

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Steve Barnes

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbN_i_sHbBU YouTube]

| {{Yes|P}}

= Results =

{{Election box begin |title=2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election{{cite news |title=R2022 General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Runoff Election |date=November 8, 2022 |access-date=December 1, 2022 |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/115767/web.307039/#/summary?category=C_2}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Leslie Rutledge

|votes = 577,312

|percentage = 64.21%

|change = +0.03

}}{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Kelly Krout

|votes = 288,631

|percentage = 32.10%

|change = {{nowrap|–0.93}}

}}{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = Frank Gilbert

|votes = 33,163

|percentage = 3.69%

|change = +0.90

}}{{Election box total

|votes = 899,106

|percentage = 100.00%

}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}{{Election box end}}

Notes

References

External links

Official campaign sites

[http://frankgilbert.org/ Frank Gilbert (L) for Lieutenant Governor]
[https://www.kellyforarkansas.com/ Kelly Krout (D) for Lieutenant Governor]
[https://www.leslierutledge.com/ Leslie Rutledge (R) for Lieutenant Governor]

Lieutenant Governor

Arkansas

Category:Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial elections

2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election

Republican primary

= Candidates =

== Nominee ==

== Eliminated in primary ==

= Endorsements =

= Polling =

= Results =

Democratic primary

= Candidates =

== Nominee ==

== Withdrew ==

= Endorsements =

Libertarian primary

= Candidates =

== Nominee ==

General election

= Debate =

= Results =

See also

Notes

References

External links