2022 Iowa Attorney General election
 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
   Bird: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Miller: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
.jpg)
| Elections in Iowa |
|---|
 |
The 2022 Iowa Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Iowa. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller, who was first elected Attorney General in 1978, ran for re-election to an eleventh overall term,[1] but was narrowly defeated by Republican nominee Brenna Bird, the county attorney for Guthrie County. Bird received 51% of the vote while Miller received 49% of the vote.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Tom Miller, incumbent attorney general[1]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Miller (incumbent) | 146,284 | 99.73% | |
| Write-in | 399 | 0.27% | ||
| Total votes | 146,683 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Brenna Bird, Guthrie County attorney (2018–2023) and nominee for attorney general in 2010[3]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brenna Bird | 163,114 | 99.59% | |
| Write-in | 670 | 0.41% | ||
| Total votes | 163,784 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Leans D | November 3, 2022 |
| Elections Daily[5] | Leans D | November 1, 2022 |
Polling
[edit]Graphical summary
 | Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. Updates on reimplementing the Graph extension, which will be known as the Chart extension, can be found on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Tom Miller (D) |
Brenna Bird (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selzer & Co.[6] | October 31 – November 3, 2022 | 801 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 47% | 45% | 4%[b] | 5% |
| Cygnal (R)[7][A] | October 26–27, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 46% | 44% | – | 11% |
| Selzer & Co.[8] | October 9–12, 2022 | 620 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 49% | 33% | 12%[c] | 6% |
| Cygnal (R)[9][A] | October 2–4, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 43% | 46% | – | 12% |
| Cygnal (R)[10][A] | July 13–14, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 45% | 44% | – | 12% |
| Cygnal (R)[11][A] | February 20–22, 2022 | 610 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 41% | 46% | – | 13% |
Results
[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brenna Bird | 611,432 | 50.82% | N/A | |
| Democratic | Tom Miller (incumbent) | 590,890 | 49.11% | −27.40% | |
| Write-in | 801 | 0.07% | -7.09% | ||
| Total votes | 1,202,322 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
By congressional district
[edit]Despite losing the state, Miller won 3 of 4 congressional districts, all of which elected Republicans.[13]
| District | Miller | Bird | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 51% | 49% | Mariannette Miller-Meeks |
| 2nd | 51% | 49% | Ashley Hinson |
| 3rd | 54% | 46% | Cindy Axne (117th Congress) |
| Zach Nunn (118th Congress) | |||
| 4th | 39% | 61% | Randy Feenstra |
Notes
[edit]Partisan clients
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Pfannestiel, Brianne (September 19, 2021). "Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, a Democrat, to seek 2022 re-election". Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "Official Results - 2022 Primary Election". IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ Gruber-Miller, Stephen (January 4, 2022). "Brenna Bird running for Iowa attorney general against Tom Miller". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ Selzer & Co.
- ^ Cygnal (R)
- ^ Selzer & Co.
- ^ Cygnal (R) Archived February 28, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cygnal (R)
- ^ Cygnal (R) Archived February 28, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Official Results - 2022 General Election - Attorney General". IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Iowa Election Results by Congressional District".
External links
[edit]Official campaign websites