2022_Wisconsin_Attorney_General_election

2022 Wisconsin Attorney General election
	Kaul: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Toney: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Tie: 40–50% 50% No data
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2022 Wisconsin Attorney General election

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The 2022 Wisconsin Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Wisconsin. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul won re-election to a second term. Party nominees were selected in a partisan primary on August 9, 2022.

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RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josh Kaul (incumbent)	461,024	100.0%
Total votes			461,024	100.0%

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Republican	Republican
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
					Eric Toney	Adam Jarchow	Karen Mueller
1	Jul. 20, 2022	WISN (AM)	Dan O'Donnell		P	P	P
2	Aug. 3, 2022	Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce	Scott Manley	YouTube	P	P	A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Toney	222,902	37.43%
	Republican	Adam Jarchow	220,045	36.95%
	Republican	Karen Mueller	152,581	25.62%
Total votes			595,528	100.0%

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
					Josh Kaul	Eric Toney
1^[46]	Oct. 27, 2022	State Bar of Wisconsin Wispolitics.com WISC-TV	Eric Franke	YouTube	P	P
2	Oct. 27, 2022	WISN-TV	Matt Smith	YouTube^{[lower-alpha 1]} YouTube^{[lower-alpha 2]} YouTube^{[lower-alpha 3]} YouTube^{[lower-alpha 4]} YouTube	P	P

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[47]	Tossup	November 3, 2022
Elections Daily^[48]	Leans R (flip)	November 7, 2022

2022_Wisconsin_Attorney_General_election

2022 Wisconsin Attorney General election

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Debate and virtual town hall

Results

General election

Debates

Predictions

Polling

Results

See also

References

Notes

External links

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Josh Kaul (incumbent)	1,333,369	50.64%	+1.23%
	Republican	Eric Toney	1,298,369	49.31%	+0.55%
	Write-in		1,539	0.06%	+0.01%
Plurality			35,000	1.33%	+0.68%
Total votes			2,633,277	100.0%	-0.36%
	Democratic hold