Attorney General, 2022 Election
General
| Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Cycle: | 2022 |
| Office: | Attorney General |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith M. Ellison Incumbent | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 1,254,371 | 50.37 | +0.84 |
| Jim Schultz | Man | Republican | 1,233,556 | 49.53 | |
| Laurice Anderson | Woman | Write-In | 12 | 0.00 |
Attorney General Ellison was reelected to a second term. The 0.84-point margin was the second closest general election for the office in Minnesota history, behind only DFL Secretary of State Miles Lord's 0.42-point defeat of Republican Keith Kennedy in 1956.
Schultz was an attorney from Plymouth.
Sources
- State of Minnesota Canvassing Report, Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, Minnesota State General Election, November 29, 2022 (p. 68-71). State of Minnesota Write-In Report, Office of Secretary of State, November 29, 2022 (p. 10-12).