2022 Delaware Attorney General election

2022 Delaware Attorney General election

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Nominee Kathy Jennings Julianne Murray Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 171,837 147,369 Percentage 53.8% 46.2%

County results Precinct results Jennings:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Murray:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%      No data

Attorney General before election Kathy Jennings Democratic Elected Attorney General Kathy Jennings Democratic

The 2022 Delaware Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Delaware. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Kathy Jennings won re-election to a second term. ^[1] However, turnout was very low and the race was closer than anticipated, with Murray's 46.17% being the Republicans' best result in this race since 2006.^{[ citation needed ]}

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kathy Jennings, incumbent attorney general ^{[2] [3]}

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Julianne Murray, attorney and nominee for Governor of Delaware in 2020 ^[4]

Failed to file

• Charles Welch, former Kent County judge ^{[5] [3]}

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Kathy Jennings (D)	Julianne Murray (R)	Undecided
University of Delaware [6]	September 14–29, 2022	904 (RV)	± 3.3%	53%	40%	8%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [7]	Safe D	September 14, 2022
Elections Daily [8]	Safe D	November 1, 2022

Results

2022 Delaware Attorney General election ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kathleen Jennings (incumbent)	171,837	53.83%	−7.48%
	Republican	Julianne E. Murray	147,369	46.17%	+7.49%
Total votes			319,206	100.0%
	Democratic hold

By county
County Kathy Jennings Democratic Julianne Murray Republican # % # % New Castle 106,999 63.75% 60,839 36.25% Kent 24,769 46.07% 29,000 53.93% Sussex 40,069 41.05% 57,530 58.95% Totals 171,837 53.83% 147,369 46.17% Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Kent (largest city: Dover)

See also

• Delaware Attorney General

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

References

1. "2022 General Election Report".
2. Irizarry, Joe (June 2, 2022). "AG Kathy Jennings begins run for a second term". www.delawarepublic.org. WDDE . Retrieved June 28, 2022.
3. "Candidate List". Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
4. Irizarry, Joe (September 18, 2021). "Murray launches bid for Delaware Attorney General". www.delawarepublic.org. WDDE . Retrieved December 29, 2021.
5. Battaglie, Roman (September 2, 2021). "Former Kent County judge announces run for Attorney General". www.delawarepublic.org. WDDE . Retrieved December 29, 2021.
6. University of Delaware
7. "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
8. Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
9. "2022 General Election Report". Delaware Department of Elections.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Kathy Jennings (D) for Attorney General
• Julianne Murray (R) for Attorney General
• Charles Welch (R) for Attorney General