2022 Nebraska Attorney General election
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Nominee Mike Hilgers Larry Bolinger
Party Republican Legal Marijuana Now
Popular vote 434,671 188,649
Percentage 69.7% 30.3%
County results
Hilgers:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%
Attorney General before election

Doug Peterson
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Mike Hilgers
Republican

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The 2022 Nebraska Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next attorney general of Nebraska. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Doug Peterson was eligible to run for a third term, but he announced on December 14, 2021 that he would not run for re-election.[1]

No Democratic candidates filed to run for the position, and Hilgers faced Legal Marijuana Now candidate, former Republican congressional candidate Larry Bolinger, in the general election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Mike Hilgers
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Results

Results by county
  Hilgers
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Hicks
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Hilgers 151,559 67.26
Republican Jennifer Hicks 73,786 32.74
Total votes 225,345 100.00

Legal Marijuana Now primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Legal Marijuana Now primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Legal Marijuana Now Larry Bolinger 912 100.0
Total votes 912 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] Safe R September 14, 2022
Elections Daily[9] Safe R November 1, 2022

Endorsements

Mike Hilgers
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  • Mike Flood, state senator from the 19th district (2005–2013; 2021–present), former speaker of the Nebraska Legislature (2007–2013)[2]
  • Jim Scheer, former state senator from the 19th district (2013–2021), former speaker of the Nebraska Legislature (2017–2021)[2]

Results

2022 Nebraska Attorney General election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Hilgers 434,671 69.73 -30.27
Legal Marijuana Now Larry Bolinger 188,649 30.27 N/A
Total votes 623,320 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Walton, Don (December 15, 2021). "Attorney general formally announces he won't seek reelection". Lincoln Journal Star. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Walton, Don (December 15, 2021). "Hilgers announces Republican candidacy for attorney general". Lexington Clipper-Herald. Lincoln Journal Star. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Swanson, Dan (January 14, 2022). "Hicks: Nebraskans must act to claim, use and defend rights". rivercountry.newschannelnebraska.com. News Channel Nebraska. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Speaker of Legislature Mike Hilgers to run for Nebraska AG". Albany Democrat-Herald. Associated Press. December 15, 2021. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "Nebraska AG Peterson endorses Hilgers to replace him". www.3newsnow.com. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Primary Election - May 10, 2022" (PDF). Nebraska Secretary of State. May 10, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  7. ^ Borro, Christopher (January 18, 2022). "Bolinger runs for AG with law reform platform". www.starherald.com. Star-Herald. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  8. ^ "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  9. ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  10. ^ "Nebraska AG Peterson endorses Hilgers to replace him". www.3newsnow.com. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

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