North Dakota Attorney General election, 2022
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North Dakota Attorney General |
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Democratic primary Republican primary General election |
Election details |
Filing deadline: April 11, 2022 |
Primary: June 14, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Drew Wrigley (R) |
How to vote |
Poll times: Open between 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.; close between 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Voting in North Dakota |
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North Dakota held an election for attorney general on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 14, 2022. The filing deadline was April 11, 2022. This was one of 30 elections for attorney general taking place in 2022. All 50 states have an attorney general who serves as the state's chief legal officer, responsible for enforcing state law and offering the state government advice on legal matters. In 43 states, the office was, at the time of the 2022 elections, an elected post. At the time of the 2022 elections, there were 27 Republican attorneys general and 23 Democratic attorneys general. Click here for an overview of all 30 attorney general elections that took place in 2022. A state government triplex refers to a situation where the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same political party. Heading into the 2022 elections, there were 23 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and nine divided governments where neither party held triplex control.
In September 2022, Sabato's Crystal Ball released an analysis of state attorney general election competitiveness. North Dakota's attorney general election was rated as not competitive, meaning the seat was expected to stay in Republican hands: "Long-serving Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (R) announced he was not running for another term, and former GOP Lt. Governor and former U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley announced his candidacy. Stenehjem later died in office, and Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND) appointed Wrigley to replace him. Wrigley will be the clear favorite over Democratic nominee Tim Lamb, an attorney and retired Army officer." Click here to read the analysis.[1]
Incumbent Drew Wrigley won election in the general election for Attorney General of North Dakota.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- North Dakota Attorney General election, 2022 (June 14 Democratic primary)
- North Dakota Attorney General election, 2022 (June 14 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Attorney General of North Dakota
Incumbent Drew Wrigley defeated Timothy Lamb in the general election for Attorney General of North Dakota on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Drew Wrigley (R) | 70.9 | 166,517 |
![]() | Timothy Lamb (D) | 28.8 | 67,609 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 576 |
Total votes: 234,702 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of North Dakota
Timothy Lamb advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of North Dakota on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Timothy Lamb | 99.7 | 21,451 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 62 |
Total votes: 21,513 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of North Dakota
Incumbent Drew Wrigley advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of North Dakota on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Drew Wrigley | 99.4 | 69,185 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 383 |
Total votes: 69,568 | ||||
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in North Dakota
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Past elections
2018
General election
General election for Attorney General of North Dakota
Incumbent Wayne Stenehjem defeated David Thompson in the general election for Attorney General of North Dakota on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Wayne Stenehjem (R) | 67.6 | 215,633 |
![]() | David Thompson (D) | 32.2 | 102,869 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 715 |
Total votes: 319,217 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of North Dakota
David Thompson advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of North Dakota on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | David Thompson | 99.8 | 32,217 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 63 |
Total votes: 32,280 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of North Dakota
Incumbent Wayne Stenehjem advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of North Dakota on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Wayne Stenehjem | 99.5 | 63,839 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 350 |
Total votes: 64,189 | ||||
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2014
Republican incumbent Wayne Stenehjem won re-election on November 4, 2014.
Attorney General of North Dakota, 2014 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
74.1% | 181,678 | |
Democratic | Kiara Kraus-Parr | 25.8% | 63,255 | |
Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 395 | |
Total Votes | 245,328 | |||
Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State |
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Presidential elections
Cook PVI by congressional district
Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for North Dakota, 2022 | |||
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District | Incumbent | Party | PVI |
North Dakota's At-Large | Kelly Armstrong | ![]() |
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2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines
2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, North Dakota[2] | ||||
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District | Joe Biden ![]() |
Donald Trump ![]() | ||
North Dakota's At-Large | 31.9% | 65.5% |
2012-2020
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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Democratic | |||||||
Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
Republican | |||||||
Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
New Republican | D | D | R |
Following the 2020 presidential election, 95.7% of North Dakotans lived in one of the state's 47 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 2.2% lived in one of four Trending Republican counties. Overall, North Dakota was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in North Dakota following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
North Dakota county-level statistics, 2020 | |||||||
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Solid Republican | 47 | 95.7% | |||||
Trending Republican | 4 | 2.2% | |||||
Solid Democratic | 2 | 2.1% | |||||
Total voted Democratic | 2 | 2.1% | |||||
Total voted Republican | 51 | 97.9% |
Historical voting trends
North Dakota presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 5 Democratic wins
- 26 Republican wins
Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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Winning Party | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Statewide elections
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in North Dakota.
U.S. Senate election results in North Dakota | ||
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Race | Winner | Runner up |
2018 | 55.5%![]() |
44.5%![]() |
2016 | 78.4%![]() |
17.0%![]() |
2012 | 50.2%![]() |
49.3%![]() |
2010 | 76.2%![]() |
22.2%![]() |
2006 | 66.8%![]() |
29.5%![]() |
Average | 65.4 | 32.5 |
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of North Dakota
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in North Dakota.
Gubernatorial election results in North Dakota | ||
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Race | Winner | Runner up |
2020 | 65.8%![]() |
25.4%![]() |
2016 | 76.5%![]() |
19.4%![]() |
2012 | 63.1%![]() |
34.3%![]() |
2008 | 74.4%![]() |
23.5%![]() |
2004 | 71.3%![]() |
27.4%![]() |
Average | 70.2 | 26.0 |
State partisanship
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of North Dakota's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
Congressional Partisan Breakdown from North Dakota, November 2022 | |||
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Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Republican | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 1 | 3 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in North Dakota's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
State executive officials in North Dakota, November 2022 | |
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Office | Officeholder |
Governor | ![]() |
Lieutenant Governor | ![]() |
Secretary of State | ![]() |
Attorney General | ![]() |
State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly as of November 2022.
North Dakota State Senate
Party | As of November 2022 | |
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Democratic Party | 7 | |
Republican Party | 40 | |
Vacancies | 0 | |
Total | 47 |
North Dakota House of Representatives
Party | As of November 2022 | |
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Democratic Party | 14 | |
Republican Party | 80 | |
Vacancies | 0 | |
Total | 94 |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, North Dakota was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
North Dakota Party Control: 1992-2022
No Democratic trifectas • Twenty-eight years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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Governor | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Senate | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
House | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in North Dakota and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
Demographic Data for North Dakota | ||
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North Dakota | Vereinigte Staaten | |
Population | 779,094 | 331,449,281 |
Land area (sq mi) | 68,993 | 3,531,905 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White | 85.7% | 70.4% |
Black/African American | 3.2% | 12.6% |
Asian | 1.6% | 5.6% |
Native American | 5.2% | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Two or more | 3.1% | 5.2% |
Hispanic/Latino | 4% | 18.2% |
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High school graduation rate | 93.1% | 88.5% |
College graduation rate | 30.7% | 32.9% |
Income | ||
Median household income | $65,315 | $64,994 |
Persons below poverty level | 10.5% | 12.8% |
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. |
See also
North Dakota | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis |
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