2022 Delaware Attorney General election

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2022 Delaware Attorney General election
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  2018 November 8, 20222026 
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Nominee Kathy Jennings Julianne Murray
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote171,837147,369
Percentage53.8%46.2%

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2022 Delaware Attorney General Results by Precinct.svg
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 ]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Failed to file

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Kathy
Jennings (D)
Julianne
Murray (R)
Undecided
University of Delaware September 14–29, 2022904 (RV)± 3.3%53%40%8%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] Safe DSeptember 14, 2022
Elections Daily [7] Safe DNovember 1, 2022

Results

2022 Delaware Attorney General election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Kathleen Jennings (incumbent) 171,837 53.83% -7.48%
Republican Julianne E. Murray147,36946.17%+7.49%
Total votes319,206 100.0%
Democratic hold

See also

Notes

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

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