2022 Michigan Attorney General election
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{{for|related races|2022 United States attorney general elections}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2022 Michigan Attorney General election
| country = Michigan
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2018 Michigan Attorney General election
| previous_year = 2018
| election_date = November 8, 2022
| next_election = 2026 Michigan Attorney General election
| next_year = 2026
| image_size = x150px
| image1 = Dana Nessel Michigan Is Preparing for 'Every Scenario' on Election Day THE CIRCUS SHOWTIME 0-25 screenshot (cropped).jpg
| nominee1 = Dana Nessel
| party1 = Michigan Democratic Party
| popular_vote1 = 2,329,195
| percentage1 = 53.16%
| image2 = Matt_DePerno_0110.jpg
| nominee2 = Matthew DePerno
| party2 = Michigan Republican Party
| popular_vote2 = 1,952,408
| percentage2 = 44.56%
| map_image = {{switcher |300px |County results |300px |Congressional district results |300px |Municipality results |default=1 }}
| map_caption = Nessel: {{legend0|#a5b0ffff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933E5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
DePerno: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#d2b1d9}}
| title = Attorney General
| before_election = Dana Nessel
| before_party = Michigan Democratic Party
| after_election = Dana Nessel
| after_party = Michigan Democratic Party
}}
{{ElectionsMI}}
The 2022 Michigan Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of the state of Michigan. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel ran for re-election to a second term. She was first elected in 2018 with 49.0% of the vote.{{Cite web|url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2018GEN_CENR.html|title=2018 Michigan Official General Election Results - 11/06/2018}}
Michigan does not hold partisan primaries for statewide offices other than governor. Instead, the state parties hold conventions in August to nominate candidates for the general election. Party nomination conventions were held on April 9 for the Michigan Democratic Party and April 23 for the Michigan Republican Party.{{cite web |title=2022 Election Dates Booklet |work=Michigan Secretary of State |access-date=December 22, 2021 |url=https://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/2022_Election_Dates_Booklet_738675_7.pdf}}{{cite web |title=Michigan GOP sets early convention, declines vote by hand count |first=Craig |last=Mauger |work=The Detroit News |date=August 16, 2021 |access-date=December 22, 2021 |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/16/michigan-gop-sets-early-convention-declines-vote-hand-count/8149133002/}}
In August 2022, Reuters reported that presumptive Republican nominee Matthew DePerno "led a team that gained unauthorized access to voting equipment while hunting for evidence to support former President Donald Trump’s false election-fraud claims" following the 2020 election. Gaining unauthorized access to voting machines is a felony in Michigan. Current Michigan Attorney General Nessel requested the appointment of an independent specialist prosecutor to investigate DePerno and his team.{{cite news | last =Layne | first = Nathan| title =Exclusive: Trump-backed Michigan attorney general candidate involved in voting-system breach, documents show | newspaper =Reuters | location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =August 8, 2022 | url =https://www.reuters.com/world/u/exclusive-trump-backed-michigan-attorney-general-candidate-involved-voting-2022-08-07/ | accessdate =August 8, 2022 }} DePerno and former state representative Daire Rendon were indicted by a grand jury on August 1, 2023.{{cite news |title=DePerno, Rendon charged for role in Michigan tabulator probe |url=https://www.mlive.com/politics/2023/08/deperno-rendon-charged-for-role-in-michigan-tabulator-probe.html |publisher=MLive |date=August 1, 2023|author1=Jordyn Hermani|author2=Simon Schuster }} In contrast, during his campaign, DePerno criticized Nessel, as well as Governor Gretchen Whitmer, for their policies during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, and accused Nessel of abusing her powers to silence her political rivals and of attacking the First Amendment, arguing her aforementioned appointing of an independent special prosecutor to investigate DePerno's unauthorized election investigation was one of these attacks.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-04 |title=Matthew DePerno for Attorney General |url=https://www.depernoformi.com/issues |access-date=2024-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104215646/https://www.depernoformi.com/issues |archive-date=November 4, 2022 }}
This election marked the first time since 1998 that Democrats had won consecutively, and the first since 1994 that an incumbent Democrat had won re-election. It was also the best performance by a Democrat since 1998, and the worst performance by a Republican since 2002.
Democratic Party
= Candidates =
== Nominee ==
=Endorsements=
{{Endorsements box
|title=Dana Nessel
|width=50em
|list=
Organizations
- Democracy for America{{cite web |title=Democracy for America : Our Candidates |url=https://www.democracyforamerica.com/our_candidates |publisher=Democracy for America |access-date=16 July 2022}}
- Giffords{{cite web |title=Giffords Endorses Five Gun Safety Champion Attorneys General |url=https://giffords.org/press-release/2022/05/giffords-endorses-five-gun-safety-champion-attorneys-general/ |website=Giffords |access-date=May 14, 2022 |date=May 13, 2022}}
- Michigan Democratic Party{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Rose |title=Jocelyn Benson, Dana Nessel, others snag endorsements from the Michigan Democratic Party |url=https://www.mlive.com/politics/2022/04/jocelyn-benson-dana-nessel-others-snag-endorsements-from-the-michigan-democratic-party.html |website=www.mlive.com |access-date=13 April 2022 |date=9 April 2022}}
- NARAL Pro-Choice America{{cite web |title=NARAL Pro-Choice America Endorses Reproductive Freedom Champions for Attorney General in Colorado, Michigan, and Wisconsin |url=https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/2022/01/25/naral-pro-choice-america-endorses-reproductive-freedom-champions-for-attorney-general/ |website=www.prochoiceamerica.org |date=January 25, 2022 |publisher=NARAL Pro-Choice America |access-date=20 May 2022 |format=25 January 2022}}
Labor unions
- American Federation of Teachers{{cite web |last1=Sutton |first1=Dana |title=AFT Michigan Endorses Whitmer, Benson and Nessel in 2022 Midterms |url=https://aftmichigan.org/aft-michigan-endorses-whitmer-benson-and-nessel-in-2022-midterms/ |website=AFT Michigan |access-date=May 8, 2022 |date=January 25, 2022}}
}}
Republican Party
= Candidates =
== Nominee ==
- Matthew DePerno, private attorney (endorsed by state party){{cite web |title=Attorney accused of pushing false election fraud claims wants to be Michigan's next attorney general |website=mlive.com |date=July 15, 2021 |first=Gus |last=Burns |url=https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2021/07/attorney-accused-of-pushing-false-election-fraud-claims-wants-to-be-michigans-next-attorney-general.html}}
==Eliminated at convention==
- Ryan Berman, state representative from the 39th district{{cite news |title=Michigan Rep. Ryan Berman announces campaign for attorney general |work=The Detroit News |date=August 11, 2021 |first=Craig |last=Mauger |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/11/michigan-rep-berman-announces-campaign-attorney-general/5563993001/}}
- Tom Leonard, former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives and nominee in 2018{{Cite web|title=Former GOP House Speaker Tom Leonard to make second bid for state attorney general|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/09/24/tom-leonard-michigan-attorney-general-republican/5840780001/|access-date=2021-12-01|website=Detroit Free Press|language=en}}
= Endorsements =
{{Endorsements box
| title = Matthew DePerno
| width = 50em
| list =
U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021){{Cite web |title=Trump endorses election challenger DePerno for Michigan attorney general |website=The Detroit News |date=September 16, 2021 |first1=Beth |last1=LaBlanc |first2=Craig |last2=Mauger |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/09/16/trump-endorses-michigan-election-challenger-deperno-attorney-general/8371724002/}}
Organizations
- Michigan Republican Party{{cite web |last1=Mauger |first1=Craig |title=AFT DePerno wins GOP attorney general race after runoff; Karamo wins SOS endorsement |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2022/04/23/michigan-gop-convention-test-trumps-influence-begins-grand-rapids/7365309001/ |website=The Detroit News |access-date=May 18, 2022 |date=April 23, 2022}}
}}
{{Endorsements box
| title = Tom Leonard
| width = 50em
| list =
Organizations
- Central Michigan College Republicans
- Ferris State College Republicans
- Michigan Federation of College Republicans{{cite web |title=The MFCR is proud to endorse Tom Leonard for Michigan Attorney General because he has what it takes to defeat Dana Nessel in November |url=https://twitter.com/MichiganCRs/status/1516146700758528006}}
- Right to Life of Michigan{{cite news |title=Right to Life issues early endorsement for Michigan attorney general |first=Craig |last=Mauger |work=The Detroit News |date=December 13, 2021 |access-date=December 22, 2021 |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/12/13/right-life-issues-early-endorsement-attorney-general/6491406001/}}
}}
General election
= Predictions =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Source !Ranking !As of |
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball{{cite web |title=Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests |url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/sos-and-ag-what-to-watch-for-next-week-in-key-statewide-contests/ |website=Sabato's Crystal Ball |date=November 3, 2022 |access-date=November 3, 2022}}
|{{USRaceRating|Leans|D}} | November 3, 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|Leans|D}} |November 1, 2022 |
=Post-primary endorsements=
{{Endorsements box
|title=Dana Nessel (D)
|width=50em
|list=
U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Pete Buttigieg, 19th United States Secretary of Transportation (2021–present) and Mayor of South Bend (2012–2020){{cite web | url=https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/pete-buttigieg-1-on-1-talks-about-his-support-for-gov-whitmer-on-campaign-trial | title=Pete Buttigieg 1-on-1 talks about his support for Gov Whitmer on campaign trial | date=November 4, 2022 }}
- Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States (2009–2017) and U.S. Senator from Illinois (2005–2008){{cite web | url=https://mlive.com/public-interest/2022/10/obama-rallies-with-michigan-dems-boosting-whitmer-and-mocking-dixon.html | title=Obama rallies with Michigan Dems, boosting Whitmer and mocking Dixon | date=October 29, 2022 }}
Organizations
- Human Rights Campaign{{Cite web |title=Human Rights Campaign Endorses Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson for Reelection |url=https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/human-rights-campaign-endorses-michigan-attorney-general-dana-nessel-and-secretary-of-state-jocelyn-benson-for-reelection |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=Human Rights Campaign |date=August 26, 2022 |language=en-US}}
- National Wildlife Federation{{Cite news |last=Saccone |first=Mike |date=July 12, 2022 |title=National Wildlife Federation Action Fund Endorses Whitmer, Nessel, Benson for Re-Election|work=National Wildlife Federation |url=https://nwfactionfund.org/portfolio-item/national-wildlife-federation-action-fund-endorses-whitmer-nessel-benson-for-re-election/}}
Newspapers
- Detroit Free Press{{cite web |title=Here are all Detroit Free Press endorsements for 2022 general election |url=https://eu.freep.com/story/opinion/editorials/2022/10/19/detroit-free-press-endorsements-for-election-2022/69553193007/ |website=Detroit Free Press |access-date=October 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019205411/https://eu.freep.com/story/opinion/editorials/2022/10/19/detroit-free-press-endorsements-for-election-2022/69553193007/ |archive-date=October 19, 2022 |date=October 19, 2022}}
- The Michigan Daily{{cite web | url=https://www.michigandaily.com/editorials/from-the-daily-endorsements-for-the-2022-michigan-midterms/ | title=From the Daily: Endorsements for the 2022 Michigan midterms | date=November 2022 }}
}}
= Polling =
Graphical summary
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! style="width:100px;"| Dana ! style="width:100px;"| Matthew ! Other ! Undecided |
| style="text-align:left;"|Cygnal (R)[https://www.cygn.al/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Cygnal-MI-Toplines-110522.pdf Cygnal (R)]
|November 1–4, 2022 |1,603 (LV) |± 2.5% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|48% |44% |3%{{efn|"Third party candidate" with 3%}} |6% |
| style="text-align:left;"|Mitchell Research[https://mirs-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/8613-Mitchell%20-%20MIRS%20Press%20Release%20MI%20Poll%2011-4-22.pdf Mitchell Research]
|November 3, 2022 |658 (LV) |± 3.8% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|47% |44% |1%{{efn|"Another candidate" with 1%}} |8% |
| style="text-align:left;"|Cygnal (R)[https://www.cygn.al/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Cygnal-MI-Toplines-110322.pdf Cygnal (R)]
|October 31 – November 2, 2022 |1,754 (LV) |± 2.3% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|47% |43% |3%{{efn|"Third party candidate" with 3%}} |7% |
| style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA[https://www.woodtv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2022/11/EPIC-MRA-October-November-2022-poll-numbers-110422.pdf EPIC-MRA]
|October 28 – November 1, 2022 |600 (LV) |± 4.0% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|48% |42% |3%{{efn|McHugh (L) with 2%; Van Sickle (UTP) with 1%}} |7% |
| style="text-align:left;"|Cygnal (R)[https://www.cygn.al/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Cygnal-MI-Toplines-110122.pdf Cygnal (R)]
|October 27–31, 2022 |1,584 (LV) |± 2.5% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|47% |42% |3%{{efn|"Third party candidate" with 3%}} |8% |
| style="text-align:left;"|Cygnal (R)[https://www.cygn.al/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Cygnal-MI-Toplines-103022.pdf Cygnal (R)]
|October 25–29, 2022 |1,543 (LV) |± 2.5% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|47% |41% |4%{{efn|"Third party candidate" with 4%}} |8% |
| style="text-align:left;"|The Glengariff Group, Inc.[https://www.clickondetroit.com/decision-2022/2022/11/01/poll-where-michigan-voters-stand-on-attorney-general-secretary-of-state-races-1-week-before-election/ The Glengariff Group, Inc.]
|October 26–28, 2022 |600 (LV) |± 4.0% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|44% |43% |5% |8% |
| style="text-align:left;"|Cygnal (R)[https://www.cygn.al/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Cygnal-MI-Toplines-102822.pdf Cygnal (R)]
|October 23–27, 2022 |1,822 (LV) |± 2.3% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|46% |42% |4%{{efn|"Third party candidate" with 4%}} |8% |
| style="text-align:left;"|Cygnal (R)[https://www.cygn.al/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Cygnal-MI-Toplines-102622.pdf Cygnal (R)]
|October 21–25, 2022 |1,378 (LV) |± 2.6% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|46% |43% |4%{{efn|"Third party candidate" with 4%}} |7% |
| style="text-align:left;"|Cygnal (R)[https://www.cygn.al/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Cygnal-MI-Toplines-102422.pdf Cygnal (R)]
|October 19–23, 2022 |1,459 (LV) |± 2.6% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|45% |43% |3%{{efn|"Third party candidate" with 3%}} |8% |
| style="text-align:left;"|Cygnal (R)[https://www.cygn.al/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Cygnal-MI-Toplines_102222.pdf Cygnal (R)]
|October 17–21, 2022 |1,904 (LV) |± 2.3% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|45% |42% |4%{{efn|"Third party candidate" with 4%}} |9% |
| style="text-align:left;"|Mitchell Research[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/docs/2022/Mitchell_-_MIRS_Press_Release_MI_Poll_10-20-22.pdf Mitchell Research]
|October 19, 2022 |541 (LV) |± 4.2% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|46% |43% |3%{{efn|"Another candidate" with 3%}} |8% |
| style="text-align:left;"|Cygnal (R)[https://www.cygn.al/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20454-Cygnal-MI-Toplines.pdf Cygnal (R)]
|October 15–19, 2022 |1,793 (LV) |± 2.3% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|45% |43% |4%{{efn|"Third party candidate" with 4%}} |9% |
| style="text-align:left;"|Cygnal (R)[https://twitter.com/PollProjectUSA/status/1582025302066475008 Cygnal (R)]{{efn-ua|This poll was sponsored by the Michigan Association of Broadcasters|name="MAB"}}
|October 12–14, 2022 |640 (LV) |± 3.9% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|45% |43% |3%{{efn|"Third party candidate" with 3%}} |8% |
| style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA[https://ssl2002.webhosting.comcast.net/epic-mra/press/Stwd_Survey_Oct2022_Media1_Freq.pdf EPIC-MRA]
|October 6–12, 2022 |600 (LV) |± 4.0% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|43% |39% |4%{{efn|McHugh (L) with 2%; Van Sickle (UTP) with 1%}} |14% |
| style="text-align:left;"|The Glengariff Group, Inc.[https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2022/10/04/nessel-benson-widen-leads-over-republican-challengers-struggling-with-name-id/69535428007/ The Glengariff Group, Inc.]
|September 26–29, 2022 |600 (LV) |± 4.0% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|43% |30% |7%{{efn|McHuge with 4%; "Refused to answer" and Sickle with 2%; Hogan}} |18% |
| style="text-align:left;"|The Trafalgar Group (R)[https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MI-Gen-Gov-Poll-Report-0930.pdf The Trafalgar Group (R)]
|September 24–28, 2022 |1,075 (LV) |± 2.9% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|48% |45% |3%{{efn|"Other" with 3%}} |4% |
| style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA[https://ssl2002.webhosting.comcast.net/epic-mra/press/Statewide_Sept2022_Media_Freq.pdf EPIC-MRA]{{efn-ua|Poll conducted for WJRT-TV and the Detroit Free Press.}}
|September 15–19, 2022 |600 (LV) |± 4.0% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|48% |39% |– |13% |
| style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA[https://web.archive.org/web/20221001015511/https://ssl2002.webhosting.comcast.net/epic-mra/press/Statewide_Sept2022_Freq.pdf EPIC-MRA]{{efn-ua|Poll conducted for MIRS, Governmental Consultant Services Inc., and the Life Insurance Association of Michigan.}}
|September 7–13, 2022 |800 (LV) |± 3.5% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|48% |40% |7%{{efn|"Third party candidate" with 7%}} |5% |
| style="text-align:left;"|The Trafalgar Group (R)[https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MI-Gen-Gov-Poll-Report-0913.pdf The Trafalgar Group (R)]
|August 22–25, 2022 |1080 (LV) |± 2.9% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|49% |47% |– |4% |
| style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA[https://www.woodtv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2022/08/2022-August-EPIC-MRA-poll-results-082622.pdf EPIC-MRA]
|August 18–23, 2022 |600 (LV) |± 4.0% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|43% |39% |– |18% |
| style="text-align:left;"|The Glengariff Group, Inc.[https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/michigan/2022/07/13/poll-where-michigan-voters-stand-on-races-for-governor-secretary-of-state-attorney-general/ The Glengariff Group, Inc.]
|July 5–8, 2022 |600 (LV) |± 4.0% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|44% |38% |– |18% |
| style="text-align:left;"|Target Insyght[https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/30633/poll_michigan_gov_whitmer_has_commanding_lead_over_potential_republican_challengers_but Target Insyght]
|May 26–27, 2022 |600 (RV) |± 4.0% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|54% |23% |– |23% |
| style="text-align:left;"|EPIC-MRA[https://www.woodtv.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2022/05/052422-EPIC-MRA-POLL-RESULTS.pdf EPIC-MRA]
|May 11–17, 2022 |600 (LV) |± 4.0% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|43% |41% |– |16% |
| style="text-align:left;"|ARW Strategies (R)[https://www.dropbox.com/s/yxft25thtxfrxwo/DePerno-Poll-Memo.pdf ARW Strategies (R)]{{efn-ua|Poll sponsored by DePerno's campaign|name="DePerno"}}
|April 18–20, 2022 |600 (LV) |± 4.0% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|42% |41% |– |17% |
| style="text-align:left;"|The Glengariff Group, Inc.[https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/politics/2022/01/12/poll-dana-nessel-has-edge-in-re-election-bid-for-michigan-ag/ The Glengariff Group, Inc.]
|January 3–7, 2022 |600 (LV) |± 4.0% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|44% |34% |– |22% |
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Dana Nessel vs. Tom Leonard
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! style="width:100px;"| Dana ! style="width:100px;"| Tom ! Undecided |
| style="text-align:left;"|The Glengariff Group, Inc.
|January 3–7, 2022 |600 (LV) |± 4.0% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|42% |36% |23% |
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= Fundraising =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| colspan=4 |Campaign finance reports as of October 23, 2022 |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"
!Candidate (party) !Total receipts !Total disbursements !Cash on hand |
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Matthew DePerno (R)
|align="right" |$1,128,796.58 |align="right" |$823,888.63 |align="right" |$304,907.95 |
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Dana Nessel (D)
|align="right" |$5,437,349.35 |align="right" |$5,192,193.84 |align="right" |$166,649.18 |
| colspan="4" |Source: Michigan Department of State{{cite web|url=https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1633_8723---,00.html|title=Campaign finance data|access-date=November 10, 2022}} |
= Results =
{{Election box begin
| title = 2022 Michigan Attorney General election{{cite web |title=2022 Michigan Election Results |url=https://mielections.us/election/results/2022GEN_CENR.html |website=Michigan Election Results}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| candidate = Dana Nessel (incumbent)
| party = Michigan Democratic Party
| votes = 2,329,195
| percentage = 53.16%
| change = +4.12%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Matthew DePerno|party=Michigan Republican Party|votes=1,952,408|percentage=44.56%|change=-1.70%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Joseph W. McHugh Jr.|party=Libertarian Party of Michigan|votes=67,846|percentage=1.55%|change=-0.55%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Gerald T. Van Sickle|party=Constitution Party (United States)|votes=32,431|percentage=0.74%|change=-0.18%}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 4,381,880
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Michigan Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
== By congressional district ==
Nessel won eight of 13 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.{{Cite web |title=DRA 2020 |url=https://www.davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::287ace43-1a66-4686-b596-949f578971a8 |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=Daves Redistricting}}
| class=wikitable |
| District
! Nessel ! DePerno ! Representative |
|---|
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|1|1st}} | 43% | 55% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Jack Bergman |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|2|2nd}} | 39% | 58% | {{party shading/Republican}}|John Moolenaar |
| align=center
! rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|3|3rd}} | rowspan=2|55% | rowspan=2|43% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Peter Meijer (117th Congress) |
| align=center
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Hillary Scholten (118th Congress) |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|4|4th}} | 48% | 49% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Bill Huizenga |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|5|5th}} | 39% | 58% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Tim Walberg |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|6|6th}} | 65% | 33% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Debbie Dingell |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|7|7th}} | 53% | 45% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Elissa Slotkin |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|8|8th}} | 54% | 44% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Dan Kildee |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Michigan|9|9th}} | 39% | 58% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Lisa McClain |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|10|10th}} | 54% | 44% | {{party shading/Republican}}|John James |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|11|11th}} | 63% | 35% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Haley Stevens |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|12|12th}} | 74% | 24% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Rashida Tlaib |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Michigan|13|13th}} | 75% | 22% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Shri Thanedar |
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20221104214110/https://www.depernoformi.com/ Matthew DePerno (R) for Attorney General (Archived)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20221106195303/https://www.dananessel.com/ Dana Nessel (D) for Attorney General (Archived)]
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