Iowa Attorney General election, 2022 (June 7 Democratic primary)

Elections in Iowa, 2022

* Primary date: June 7
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Iowa Attorney General

Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 18, 2022
Primary: June 7, 2022
General: November 8, 2022

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Pre-election incumbent(s):
Tom Miller (Democratic)
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A Democratic Party primary will take place on June 7, 2022, in Iowa to determine which candidate will earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's attorney general election on November 8, 2022.

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

* Iowa Attorney General election, 2022 (June 7 Republican primary)
* Iowa Attorney General election, 2022

## Contents

* 1 Candidates and election results
* 2 Election context
* 2.1 2022
* 2.2 2018
* 2.3 Full history
* 2.3.1 2014
* 3 Election analysis
* 4 Presidential elections
* 4.1 2012-2020
* 4.2 Historical voting trends
* 5 Statewide elections
* 5.1 U.S. Senate elections
* 5.2 Gubernatorial elections
* 6 State partisanship
* 6.1 Congressional delegation
* 6.2 State executive
* 6.3 State legislature
* 6.3.1 Iowa State Senate
* 6.3.2 Iowa House of Representatives
* 6.4 Trifecta control
* 7 Demographics
* 7.1 See also
* 7.2 External links
* 7.3 Footnotes

## Candidates and election results[edit]

Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Attorney General of Iowa

Candidate

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| Thomas John Miller

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## Election context[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

The primary will occur on May 17, 2022. The general election will occur on November 8, 2022. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

##### General election for Governor of Pennsylvania

Christina Olson, Matt Hackenburg, and Joseph Soloski are running in the general election for Governor of Pennsylvania on November 8, 2022.

Candidate

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| Christina Olson (Green Party of Pennsylvania)

| Matt Hackenburg (L)

| Joseph Soloski (Independent)

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Eddie Wenrich (Independent)

Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Governor of Pennsylvania

Josh Shapiro is running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.

Candidate

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| Josh Shapiro

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Tega Swann (D)

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.

Candidate

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| Lou Barletta

| Jake Corman III

| Joe Gale

| Charlie Gerow

| Melissa Hart

| Doug Mastriano

| Bill McSwain

| David White

| Nche Zama

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Guy Ciarrocchi (R)
* John Ventre (R)
* Jason Richey (R)
* Jason Monn (R)
* Scott Martin (R)

### 2018[edit]

See also: Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

##### General election for Governor of Pennsylvania

Incumbent Tom Wolf defeated Scott Wagner, Ken Krawchuk, and Paul Glover in the general election for Governor of Pennsylvania on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Tom Wolf (D)  |

57.8

| 2,895,652

| Scott Wagner (R)  |

40.7

| 2,039,882

| Ken Krawchuk (L)  |

1.0

| 49,229

| Paul Glover (G)  |

0.6

| 27,792

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 5,012,555
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Governor of Pennsylvania

Incumbent Tom Wolf advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Pennsylvania on May 15, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Tom Wolf |

100.0

| 749,812

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 749,812

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania

Scott Wagner defeated Paul Mango and Laura Ellsworth in the Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania on May 15, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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| Scott Wagner |

44.3

| 326,612

| Paul Mango |

36.9

| 271,857

| Laura Ellsworth |

18.8

| 138,843

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There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

| Total votes: 737,312

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### Full history[edit]

#### 2014[edit]

See also: Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 2014

Democrat Tom Wolf won election on November 4, 2014.

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 2014

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Tom Wolf/Mike Stack | 54.9% | 1,920,355
| Republican  |  Tom Corbett/Jim Cawley Incumbent | 45.1% | 1,575,511
Total Votes | 3,495,866
Election results via Pennsylvania Department of State

To view the electoral history dating back to 2002 for the office of Governor/Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania, click [show] to expand the section.

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Pennsylvania's Governors and Lieutenant Governors run on the same ticket.

2010

On November 2, 2010, Tom Corbett/Jim Cawley won election to the office of Governor/Lt. Gov. of Pennsylvania. They defeated Dan Onorato/H. Scott Conklin in the general election.

| Governor/Lt. Gov. of Pennsylvania, 2010

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Tom Corbett/Jim Cawley | 54.5% | 2,172,763
| Democratic  |  Dan Onorato/H. Scott Conklin  | 45.5% | 1,814,788
Total Votes | 3,987,551
Election results via Pennsylvania Department of State.

2006

On November 7, 2006, Ed Rendell/Catherine Baker Knoll won re-election to the office of Governor/Lt. Gov. of Pennsylvania. They defeated Lynn Swann/Jim Matthews in the general election.

Governor/Lt. Gov. of Pennsylvania, 2006

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Ed Rendell/Catherine Baker Knoll Incumbent | 60.4% | 2,470,517
| Republican  |  Lynn Swann/Jim Matthews  | 39.6% | 1,622,135
Total Votes | 4,092,652
Election results via Pennsylvania Department of State.

2002

On November 5, 2002, Ed Rendell/Catherine Baker Knoll won election to the office of Governor/Lt. Gov. of Pennsylvania. They defeated Mike Fisher/Jane M. Earll, Ken V. Krawchuk/Henry E. Haller and Michael Morrill/Vicki J. Smedley in the general election.

Governor/Lt. Gov. of Pennsylvania, 2002

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Ed Rendell/Catherine Baker Knoll | 53.4% | 1,913,235
| Republican  |  Mike Fisher/Jane M. Earll  | 44.4% | 1,589,408
| Libertarian  |  Ken V. Krawchuk/Henry E. Haller  | 1.1% | 40,923
| Green  |  Michael Morrill/Vicki J. Smedley  | 1.1% | 38,423
Total Votes | 3,581,989
Election results via Pennsylvania Department of State.

## 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 Iowa

### 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, 40.1% of Iowans lived in one of the state's six Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 31.6% lived in one of 61 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Iowa was Trending Republican, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Iowa following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Iowa county-level statistics, 2020

Solid Democratic | 6 | 40.1%
Solid Republican | 61 | 31.6%
Trending Republican | 32 | 28.3%
Total voted Democratic | 6 | 40.1%
Total voted Republican | 93 | 59.9%

### Historical voting trends[edit]

Iowa presidential election results (1900-2020)

* 11 Democratic wins
* 20 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 Iowa

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

U.S. Senate election results in Iowa

Race  | Winner  | Runner up
2020 | 51.8% | 45.2%
2016 | 60.1% | 35.7%
2014 | 52.1% | 43.8%
2010 | 64.5% | 33.2%
2008 | 62.7% | 37.3%
Average  | 58.2  | 39.0

### Gubernatorial elections[edit]

See also: Governor of Iowa

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

Gubernatorial election results in Iowa

Race  | Winner  | Runner up
2018 | 50.3% | 47.5%
2014 | 59.0% | 37.3%
2010 | 52.8% | 43.2%
2006 | 54.0% | 44.4%
2002 | 52.7% | 44.5%
Average  | 53.8  | 43.4

# State partisanship[edit]

### Congressional delegation[edit]

The table below displays the partisan composition of Iowa's congressional delegation as of March 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Iowa, March 2022

Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total
Democratic | 0 | 1 | 1
Republican | 2 | 3 | 5
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0
Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0
Total | 2 | 4 | 6

### State executive[edit]

The table below displays the officeholders in Iowa's top four state executive offices as of March 2022.

State executive officials in Iowa, March 2022

Office | Officeholder
Governor |  Kim Reynolds
Lieutenant Governor |  Adam Gregg
Secretary of State |  Paul Pate
Attorney General |  Thomas John Miller

### State legislature[edit]

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Iowa General Assembly as of March 2022.

#### Iowa State Senate[edit]

Party  | As of March 2022

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| Democratic Party | 18
| Republican Party | 32
| Vacancies  | 0
Total |  50

#### Iowa House of Representatives[edit]

Party  | As of March 2022

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| Democratic Party | 40
| Republican Party | 60
| Vacancies  | 0
Total |  100

### Trifecta control[edit]

As of March 2022, Iowa 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.

Iowa Party Control: 1992-2022
Four years of Democratic trifectas • Eight 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 | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R
House | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R

# Demographics[edit]

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

Demographic Data for Iowa (2019)

| Iowa | United States
Population | 3,139,508 | 324,697,795
Land area (sq mi) | 55,853 | 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White | 90% | 72.5%
Black/African American | 3.7% | 12.7%
Asian | 2.4% | 5.5%
Native American | 0.4% | 0.8%
Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2%
Two or more | 2.1% | 3.3%
Hispanic/Latino | 6% | 18%
Education
High school graduation rate | 92.1% | 88%
College graduation rate | 28.6% | 32.1%
Income
Median household income | $60,523 | $62,843
Persons below poverty level | 11.5% | 13.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019)
**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]

Iowa | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis

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Iowa State Executive Offices Iowa State Legislature Iowa Courts |  2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 Iowa 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

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