Arizona Attorney General election, 2022 (August 2 Republican primary)

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Arizona Attorney General

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Filing deadline: April 4, 2022
Primary: August 2, 2022
General: November 8, 2022

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A Republican Party primary took place on August 2, 2022, in Arizona to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's attorney general election on November 8, 2022.

Abraham Hamadeh advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Arizona.

This page focuses on Arizona's Republican Party Attorney General primary. For more in-depth information on Arizona's Democratic Attorney General primary and the general election, see the following pages:

* Arizona Attorney General election, 2022 (August 2 Democratic primary)
* Arizona Attorney General election, 2022

## Contents

* 1 Candidates and election results
* 2 Election spending
* 2.1 Campaign finance
* 3 State profile
* 3.1 Presidential voting pattern
* 4 Election analysis
* 5 Presidential elections
* 5.1 Cook PVI by congressional district
* 5.2 2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines
* 5.3 2012-2020
* 5.4 Historical voting trends
* 6 Statewide elections
* 6.1 U.S. Senate elections
* 6.2 Gubernatorial elections
* 7 State partisanship
* 7.1 Congressional delegation
* 7.2 State executive
* 7.3 State legislature
* 7.3.1 Arizona State Senate
* 7.3.2 Arizona House of Representatives
* 7.4 Trifecta control
* 8 Demographics
* 8.1 See also
* 8.2 External links
* 8.3 Footnotes

## Candidates and election results[edit]

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Attorney General of Arizona

Candidate

Votes

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| Abraham Hamadeh |

32.1

| 194,681

| Rodney Glassman |

23.8

| 144,277

| Andrew W. Gould |

17.0

| 103,238

| Dawn Grove |

12.7

| 76,903

| Lacy Cooper |

8.8

| 53,540

| Tiffany Shedd |

5.6

| 33,665

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There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2

| Total votes: 606,304

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## Election spending[edit]

### Campaign finance[edit]

## State profile[edit]

Demographic data for Arizona

| Arizona| U.S.
Total population:| 6,817,565| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 113,594| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:| 78.4%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 4.2%| 12.6%
Asian:| 3%| 5.1%
Native American:| 4.4%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0.2%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 3.2%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 30.3%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 86%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 27.5%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $50,255| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 21.2%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Arizona.

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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

### Presidential voting pattern[edit]

See also: Presidential voting trends in Arizona

Arizona voted Republican in four out of the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

More Arizona coverage on Ballotpedia

* Elections in Arizona
* United States congressional delegations from Arizona
* Public policy in Arizona
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* More...

## Election analysis[edit]

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

* Presidential elections \- Information about presidential elections in the state.
* Statewide elections \- Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
* State partisanship \- The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
* Demographics \- Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

# Presidential elections[edit]

See also: Presidential voting trends in Arizona and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

### Cook PVI by congressional district[edit]

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Arizona, 2022

District | Incumbent | Party | PVI
Arizona's 1st | David Schweikert |  Republican | R+2
Arizona's 2nd | Tom O'Halleran |  Democratic | R+6
Arizona's 3rd | Ruben Gallego |  Democratic | D+24
Arizona's 4th | Greg Stanton |  Democratic | D+2
Arizona's 5th | Andy Biggs |  Republican | R+11
Arizona's 6th | Open |  Democratic | R+3
Arizona's 7th | Raul Grijalva |  Democratic | D+15
Arizona's 8th | Debbie Lesko |  Republican | R+10
Arizona's 9th | Paul Gosar |  Republican | R+16

### 2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines[edit]

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Arizona[1]

District  | Joe Biden | Donald Trump
Arizona's 1st | 50.1% | 48.6%
Arizona's 2nd | 45.3% | 53.2%
Arizona's 3rd | 74.5% | 23.9%
Arizona's 4th | 54.2% | 43.9%
Arizona's 5th | 41.0% | 57.4%
Arizona's 6th | 49.3% | 49.2%
Arizona's 7th | 65.6% | 32.9%
Arizona's 8th | 42.5% | 56.1%
Arizona's 9th | 36.4% | 62.2%

### 2012-2020[edit]

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories

Democratic
Status  | 2012  | 2016  | 2020
Solid Democratic | D | D | D
Trending Democratic | R | D | D
Battleground Democratic | D | R | D
New Democratic | R | R | D
Republican
Status  | 2012  | 2016  | 2020
Solid Republican | R | R | R
Trending Republican | D | R | R
Battleground Republican | R | D | R
New Republican | D | D | R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 61.8% of Arizonans lived in Maricopa County, the state's one New Democratic county, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate for the first time in 2020 after voting for the Republican in the preceding two cycles, and 20.0% lived in one of 10 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Arizona was New Democratic, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Arizona following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Arizona county-level statistics, 2020

New Democratic | 1 | 61.8%
Solid Republican | 10 | 20.0%
Solid Democratic | 4 | 18.2%
Total voted Democratic | 5 | 80.0%
Total voted Republican | 10 | 20.0%

### Historical voting trends[edit]

Arizona presidential election results (1900-2020)

* 9 Democratic wins
* 19 Republican wins

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# Statewide elections[edit]

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

### U.S. Senate elections[edit]

See also: List of United States Senators from Arizona

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Arizona.

U.S. Senate election results in Arizona

Race  | Winner  | Runner up
2020 | 51.2% | 48.8%
2018 | 50.0% | 47.6%
2016 | 53.7% | 40.8%
2012 | 49.2% | 46.1%
2010 | 59.2% | 34.7%
Average  | 52.7  | 43.6

### Gubernatorial elections[edit]

See also: Governor of Arizona

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Arizona.

Gubernatorial election results in Arizona

Race  | Winner  | Runner up
2018 | 56.0% | 41.8%
2014 | 53.4% | 41.6%
2010 | 54.3% | 42.4%
2006 | 62.6% | 35.4%
2002 | 46.2% | 45.2%
Average  | 54.5  | 41.3

# State partisanship[edit]

### Congressional delegation[edit]

The table below displays the partisan composition of Arizona's congressional delegation as of October 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Arizona, October 2022

Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total
Democratic | 2 | 5 | 7
Republican | 0 | 4 | 4
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0
Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0
Total | 2 | 9 | 11

### State executive[edit]

The table below displays the officeholders in Arizona's top three state executive offices as of October 2022.

State executive officials in Arizona, October 2022

Office | Officeholder
Governor |  Doug Ducey
Secretary of State |  Katie Hobbs
Attorney General |  Mark Brnovich

### State legislature[edit]

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Arizona State Legislature as of October 2022.

#### Arizona State Senate[edit]

Party  | As of October 2022

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| Democratic Party | 14
| Republican Party | 16
| Vacancies  | 0
Total |  30

#### Arizona House of Representatives[edit]

Party  | As of October 2022

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| Democratic Party | 28
| Republican Party | 31
| Vacancies  | 1
Total |  60

### Trifecta control[edit]

As of October 2022, Arizona was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Arizona Party Control: 1992-2022
No Democratic trifectas • Twenty-two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year  | 92  | 93  | 94  | 95  | 96  | 97  | 98  | 99  | 00  | 01  | 02  | 03  | 04  | 05  | 06  | 07  | 08  | 09  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22

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Senate | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R
House | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R

# Demographics[edit]

The table below details demographic data in Arizona and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Arizona (2020)

| Arizona | United States
Population | 7,174,064 | 326,569,308
Land area (sq mi) | 113,654 | 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White | 73.8% | 70.4%
Black/African American | 4.5% | 12.6%
Asian | 3.3% | 5.6%
Native American | 4.3% | 0.8%
Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.2%
Two or more | 7% | 5.2%
Hispanic/Latino | 31.5% | 18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate | 87.9% | 88.5%
College graduation rate | 30.3% | 32.9%
Income
Median household income | $61,529 | $64,994
Persons below poverty level | 14.1% | 12.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020)
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

## See also[edit]

Arizona | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis

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Arizona State Executive Offices Arizona State Legislature Arizona Courts |  2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 Arizona elections: 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 |  Party control of state government State government trifectas State of the state addresses Partisan composition of governors

## External links[edit]

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* Arizona Attorney General official website

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022

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