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2022 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections

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33 attorney general offices
30 states; 2 territories; 1 federal district[a]
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats up 6 4

Partisan Composition

Going into the election, there are 10 Republican Lieutenant Governors and 5 Democratic Lieutenant Governors. This class of Lieutenant Governors is made of 6 Republican Lieutenant Governors and 4 Democratic Lieutenant Governors.

Republicans will be defending one state won by Joe Biden in 2020, while Democrats aren't defending any states won by Donald Trump in the same year. Additionally, neither party is defending seats in states with Governors of the opposite party.

Race Summary

State Attorney
General
Party First
elected
Last race Status Candidates
Alabama Will Ainsworth Republican 2018 61.5% R Incumbent Running
Arkansas Tim Griffin Republican 2014 64.2% R Term-limited
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Arkansas Leslie Rutledge Republican 2014 61.8% R Term-limited
California Rob Bonta Democratic 2021[b] 63.6% D Running
Colorado Phil Weiser Democratic 2018 51.6% D Eligible
  • TBD
Connecticut William Tong Democratic 2018 52.5% D Eligible
  • TBD
Delaware Kathy Jennings Democratic 2018 61.3% D Eligible
  • TBD
Florida Ashley Moody Republican 2018 52.1% R Eligible
  • TBD
Georgia Chris Carr Republican 2016[c] 51.3% R Running
Idaho Lawrence Wasden Republican 2002 62.5% R Eligible
  • TBD
Illinois Kwame Raoul Democratic 2018 54.7% D Eligible
  • TBD
Iowa Tom Miller Democratic 1994 76.5% D Eligible
  • TBD
Kansas Derek Schmidt Republican 2010 59.0% R Retiring[11]
Maryland Brian Frosh Democratic 2014 64.8% D Eligible
  • TBD
Massachusetts Maura Healey Democratic 2014 69.9% D Eligible
  • TBD
Michigan Dana Nessel Democratic 2018 49.0% D Eligible
  • TBD
Minnesota Keith Ellison Democratic 2018 49.0% D Eligible
Nebraska Doug Peterson Republican 2018 100.0% R[d] Eligible
  • TBD
Nevada Aaron Ford Democratic 2018 47.2% D Eligible
  • TBD
New Mexico Hector Balderas Democratic 2014 61.8% D Term-limited
New York Letitia James Democratic 2018 62.4% D Eligible
  • TBD
North Dakota Wayne Stenehjem Republican 2000 67.6% R Eligible
  • TBD
Ohio Dave Yost Republican 2018 52.2% R Eligible
  • TBD
Oklahoma TBD[e] 64.0% R Eligible
  • Gentner Drummond (Republican)[18]
Rhode Island Peter Neronha Democratic 2018 79.8% D Eligible
  • TBD
South Carolina Alan Wilson Republican 2010 55.1% R Eligible
  • TBD
South Dakota Jason Ravnsborg Republican 2018 55.2% R Eligible
Texas Ken Paxton Republican 2014 50.6% R Running
Vermont T. J. Donovan Democratic 2016 63.1% D Eligible
  • TBD
Wisconsin Josh Kaul Democratic 2018 49.4% D Eligible


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