2022 Maryland Attorney General election

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2022 Maryland Attorney General election
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Nominee Anthony Brown Michael Peroutka
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,287,418 691,910
Percentage 64.95% 34.90%
Brown:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Peroutka:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes
Attorney General of Maryland before election

Brian Frosh
Democratic

Elected Attorney General of Maryland

Anthony Brown
Democratic

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The Maryland Attorney General election of 2022 was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Brian Frosh was eligible to seek a third term in office, but announced that he would retire at the end of his term in early 2023.[1]

U.S. Representative, former Lieutenant Governor, and 2014 gubernatorial nominee Anthony Brown won the Democratic nomination, while Neo-Confederate former Anne Arundel County councilman and 2004 Constitution Party Presidential nominee Michael Peroutka won the Republican nomination. As was expected, Brown won the general election by a wide margin.[2]

Democratic primary

Former district judge Katie O'Malley finished second in the primary.

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Anthony Brown
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Local officials
Judges
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Katie O'Malley
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Local officials
Judges
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers

Debates and forums

2022 Maryland Democratic Attorney General primary debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee W  Withdrawn
Anthony Brown Katie O'Malley
1[55] May 20, 2022 Maryland League of
Conservation Voters 		Staci Hartwell YouTube P P
2[56][57] May 25, 2022
Maryland Matters
 Len Lazarick Panopto P P

Fundraising

Primary campaign finance activity through July 3, 2022
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Anthony Brown $1,820,422 $1,461,455 $360,864
Katie O'Malley $1,450,509 $1,245,657 $204,853
Source:
Maryland State Board of Elections[58]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Anthony
Brown 		Katie
O'Malley 		Other Undecided
Goucher College June 15–19, 2022 403 (LV) ± 4.9% 29% 30% 5% 36%
OpinionWorks May 27 – June 2, 2022 562 (LV) ± 4.1% 42% 29% 1% 27%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D)[A] April 27 – May 1, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 44% 25% – 28%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D)[A] November 8–11, 2021 500 (LV) ± 4.5% 46% 23% – 31%

Results

Results by county
  Brown
  •   50–60%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  O'Malley
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Democratic primary results[59]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony Brown 362,882 55.06%
Democratic Katie O'Malley 296,183 44.94%
Total votes 659,065 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Michael Peroutka
State legislators
Organizations
Jim Shalleck
Statewide officials
Organizations
  • Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35[23]
Newspapers

Debates and forums

2022 Maryland Republican Attorney General primary debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee W  Withdrawn
Michael Peroutka Jim Shalleck
1[55] May 20, 2022 Maryland League of
Conservation Voters 		Staci Hartwell YouTube A P
2[56][68] May 24, 2022
Maryland Matters
 Len Lazarick Panopto A P

Fundraising

Primary campaign finance activity through July 3, 2022
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Michael Peroutka $49,735 $22,345 $27,390
Jim Shalleck $15,153 $13,093 $2,102
Source:
Maryland State Board of Elections[58]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Michael
Peroutka 		Jim
Shalleck 		Other Undecided
Goucher College June 15–19, 2022 414 (LV) ± 4.8% 17% 11% 2% 69%
OpinionWorks May 27 – June 2, 2022 428 (LV) ± 4.7% 19% 18% 1% 63%

Results

Results by county
  Peroutka
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Shalleck
  •   50–60%
Republican primary results[59]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Peroutka 135,915 54.98%
Republican Jim Shalleck 111,276 45.02%
Total votes 247,191 100.0%

General election

Debates and forums

2022 Maryland Attorney General debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee  W  Withdrawn
Anthony Brown Michael Peroutka
1[69][70][71] August 20, 2022 Maryland Association
of Counties 		Mileah Kromer
Pamela Wood 		N/A P P
2[72] October 12, 2022 Maryland League
of Women Voters 		Len Lazarick YouTube I
YouTube II 		P P

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[73]
 Safe D September 14, 2022
Elections Daily[74]
 Safe D November 1, 2022

Endorsements

Anthony Brown (D)
Executive Branch officials
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Local officials
Judges
Party officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Michael Peroutka (R)
Statewide officials
State legislators
Organizations
Declined to endorse
Statewide officials
State legislators
Local officials

Fundraising

Primary campaign finance activity through October 23, 2022
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Anthony Brown $2,584,025 $2,094,812 $491,110
Michael Peroutka $160,923 $149,439 $11,484
Source:
Maryland State Board of Elections[58]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Anthony
Brown (D) 		Michael
Peroutka (R) 		Other Undecided
OpinionWorks October 20–23, 2022 982 (LV) ± 3.1% 60% 28% 2%[b] 9%
Goucher College September 8–12, 2022 748 (LV) ± 3.6% 53% 31% 1%[c] 15%

Results

2022 Maryland Attorney General election[99]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anthony Brown 1,287,418 64.95% +0.18%
Republican Michael Peroutka 691,910 34.90% -0.21%
Write-in 2,962 0.15% +0.07%
Total votes 1,982,290 100.0%
Democratic hold

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ "Prefer not to say" with 2%
  3. ^ "Some other candidate" (volunteered response) with 1%
Partisan clients
  1. ^ a b This poll was sponsored by Anthony Brown's campaign

See also

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External links

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