2022 Oklahoma Attorney General election
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The 2022 Oklahoma Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next attorney general of Oklahoma. The primary election was scheduled for Tuesday, June 28, 2022.[1] The candidate filing deadline was April 15, 2022.[2]
Appointed incumbent Republican Attorney General John O'Connor sought election to a full term, but lost his party's nomination to Gentner Drummond. No Democratic candidates filed to run for the position. Lynda Steele was the Libertarian nominee. Drummond won the November general election.[3]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- 2018[12]
Eliminated in primary
- John O'Connor, appointed incumbent Attorney General of Oklahoma (2021–present)[13]
Endorsements
U.S. House Representatives
- Barry Goldwater Jr., U.S. Representative from California (1969–1983)[14]
Statewide officials
- Ben Robinson, former Oklahoma Secretary of Military and Veterans Affairs[15]
- Kevin Stitt, Governor of Oklahoma (2019–present)[16]
County officials
- Damon Devereaux, Logan County sheriff[15]
- Corey Rink, Garfield County sheriff[15]
- Tim Turner, Haskell County sheriff[15]
- Scott Walton, Rogers County sheriff[15]
- Chris West, Canadian County sheriff[15]
Individuals
- Jackson Lahmeyer, candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2022 United States Senate election in Oklahoma[17]
Newspapers
- The Oklahoma City Sentinel[18]
- Tulsa Beacon[19]
Organizations
- American Conservative Union[20]
- American Farmers and Ranchers[21]
- National Right to Life Committee[14]
- Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association[21]
- Oklahoma Farm Bureau[21]
- Oklahoma Second Amendment Association[22]
- Oklahomans for Health & Parental Rights[23]
- Susan B. Anthony List[24]
- City officials
- Mick Cornett, former mayor of Oklahoma City[25]
- Kirk Humphreys, former mayor of Oklahoma City[25]
Newspapers
Organizations
- Oklahoma Fraternal Order of Police[27]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Gentner Drummond |
John M. O'Connor |
Other | Undecided |
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SoonerPoll[28] | June 13–21, 2022 | 350 (LV) | ± 5.2% | 47% | 18% | – | 35% |
Amber Integrated (R)[29] | June 6–9, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 41% | 28% | – | 30% |
SoonerPoll[30] | April 25 – May 11, 2022 | 306 (LV) | ± 5.6% | 41% | 23% | – | 36% |
Amber Integrated (R)[31] | March 24–27, 2022 | 455 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 37% | 16% | – | 47% |
Amber Integrated (R)[32] | December 15–19, 2021 | 253 (RV) | ± 6.2% | 16% | 24% | 4% | 56% |
Amber Integrated (R)[33] | September 29 – October 3, 2021 | 253 (RV) | ± 6.2% | 16% | 33% | 8% | 43% |
Debate
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Participants | |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn | ||||||
Gentner Drummond |
John O'Connor | |||||
1 | June 16, 2022 | Nondoc/New 9/The Frontier | Tres Savage & Storme Jones | Debate | I | I |
Results

- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 50–60%
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gentner Drummond | 180,338 | 50.9 | |
Republican | John O'Connor (incumbent) | 174,125 | 49.1 | |
Total votes | 354,463 | 100.00 |
General election
Candidates
- Gentner Drummond (Republican)
- Lynda Steele (Libertarian)
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[35]
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Safe R | September 14, 2022 |
Elections Daily[36]
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Safe R | November 1, 2022 |
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Gentner Drummond |
Lynda Steele |
Undecided |
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–(L)[A] | September 15–18, 2022 | 2,989 (LV) | ± 3.2% | 52% | 27% | 21% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gentner Drummond | 792,466 | 73.76% | +9.7% | |
Libertarian | Lynda Steele | 281,923 | 26.24% | N/A | |
Total votes | 1,074,389 | 100.00% | |||
Turnout | 1,074,389 | 46.80% | |||
Registered electors | 2,295,906 | ||||
Republican hold |
By congressional district
Drummond won all five congressional districts.[39]
District | Drummond | Steele | Representative |
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1st | 71% | 29% | Kevin Hern |
2nd | 81% | 19% | Markwayne Mullin (117th Congress) |
Josh Brecheen (118th Congress) | |||
3rd | 77% | 23% | Frank Lucas |
4th | 72% | 28% | Tom Cole |
5th | 68% | 32% | Stephanie Bice |
See also
Notes
Partisan clients
- ^ This poll was conducted in-house by and for Bruno's campaign
References
- ^ "2022 Oklahoma Elections-Voter Information Calendar" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- ^ "2022 Statutory Election Dates and Deadlines" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ Overall, Michael (November 8, 2022). "Pinnell leads GOP wave on down-ballot races". Tulsa World. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ Krehbiel, Randy (July 24, 2021). "Tulsan John O'Connor named attorney general". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- ^ "Mike Hunter resigning as Oklahoma Attorney General". Oklahoma Eagle. May 29, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Felder, Ben (April 17, 2022). "Gentner Drummond to face John O'Connor in Oklahoma Republican AG primary". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ Beaudoin, D (June 24, 2022). "Incumbent O'Connor faces challenger Drummond in Republican primary for Oklahoma attorney general". Longview News-Journal. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ Patterson, Matt (June 17, 2022). "Oklahoma AG candidates brawl in heated debate". Non Doc. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ Krehbiel, Randy (May 14, 2022). "Oklahoma AG Candidates On Spotlight on Refunded Biden Donation Draws Ad Firing Back". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ Monies, Paul (July 3, 2022). "Oklahoma Watch: In many Oklahoma races, outside groups are outspending candidates". Talequah Daily Press. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ Savage, Tres (June 28, 2022). "Gentner Drummond ousts John O'Connor in attorney general primary". NonDoc. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ Schaefer, Ralph (March 14, 2013). "Renaissance man: A Tulsa lawyer, entrepreneur recounts his varied career". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ Felder, Ben. "Gentner Drummond returns to AG race to face John O'Connor in Oklahoma Republican primary". The Oklahoman. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ a b Krehbiel, Randy (June 19, 2022). "Politcal [sic] notebook: Non-partisan primary push starts in Oklahoma". Tulsa World. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Faught, Jamison (June 23, 2022). "O'Connor endorsed by retired Air Force Brig. General, and by Garfield County Sheriff". Muskogee Politico. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Jeanne, Kat (June 10, 2022). "Drummond discusses AG issues during Enid visit". Enid News and Eagle. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Martin, Stacy (June 22, 2022). "Jackson Lahmeyer gains endorsement and gives one – and he shows well in polling". The Oklahoma City Sentinel. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ Sentinel, Cory Charlston, Co-Publisher The Oklahoma City. "Personal Endorsement of John O'Connor for Attorney General 2022". Oklahoma City Sentinel. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Editorial: Tulsa Beacon endorsements". Tulsa Beacon. June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "The Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC) announced its endorsement of John O'Connor for Oklahoma Attorney General". American Conservative Union. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c Faught, Jamison (May 31, 2022). "OK Farm Bureau, Cattlemen's Association, AFR endorse O'Connor for AG". Muskogee Politico. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ "OK2A Endorsements for Mid-Term Elections-June 2022". Oklahoma 2nd Amendment Association. May 31, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ "OKHPR's First Endorsement of 2022!". OKHPR. April 21, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "SBA List's Candidate Fund PAC Endorses John O'Connor for Oklahoma AG". Susan B. Anthony List. January 21, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Krehbiel, Randy (April 1, 2022). "Political notebook: Sgt. Craig Johnson Act becomes law". Tulsa World. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Endorsement: Political outsider Gentner Drummond best choice for attorney general". Tulsa World. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ Krehbiel, Randy (May 10, 2022). "Political notebook: State's tax revenue continues sharp upward turn". Tulsa World. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ SoonerPoll
- ^ Amber Integrated (R)
- ^ SoonerPoll
- ^ Amber Integrated (R)
- ^ Amber Integrated (R)
- ^ Amber Integrated (R)
- ^ "Statewide - 2022 Primary Election Results". Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
- ^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "November 8 2022 Oklahoma Official results". results.okelections.us. Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ "Current Registration Statistics by County" (PDF). oklahoma.gov. November 1, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::f726bcb3-b750-44b2-9d0b-e2df90fe6fa5
External links
Official campaign websites