Attorney General, 2022 Election
Primary Republican
| Date: | August 9, 2022 |
| Cycle: | 2022 |
| Office: | Attorney General |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Schultz | Man | Republican | 163,944 | 52.51 | +17.75 |
| Doug Wardlow | Man | Republican | 108,537 | 34.76 | |
| Sharon L. Anderson | Woman | Republican | 39,723 | 12.72 |
Schultz was an attorney from Plymouth.
Wardlow was an attorney from Eagan, former state Representative (HD 38B, 2011-2013), and GOP Attorney General nominee in 2018.
Anderson was a resident of St. Paul. This was her 11th failed attempt to become the state attorney general, also losing the Independent-Republican primaries of 1982, 1986, and 1990, the 1994 general election, and the 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 Republican primaries.
Sources
- Report of the State Canvassing Board, State Primary, Office of Secretary of State, State of Minnesota, August 16, 2022 (p. 47-50).