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:

Candidates and election results[edit]

Republican primary for Attorney General of Arizona

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	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

	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. **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.

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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]

	← 2018
Arizona Attorney General
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: April 4, 2022
	Primary: August 2, 2022; General: November 8, 2022; Pre-election incumbent(s):; Mark Brnovich (Republican)
How to vote
	Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Arizona
Ballotpedia analysis
	Federal and state primary competitiveness; State executive elections in 2022; Impact of term limits in 2022; State government trifectas and triplexes; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
Arizona; executive elections
	Governor; Attorney General; Secretary of State; Treasurer; Superintendent of Public Instruction; Corporation Commission (2 seats); Mine Inspector

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

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	N/A	N/A	N/A	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	D

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
	Democratic Party	14
	Republican Party	16
	Vacancies	0
Total		30

Arizona House of Representatives[edit]

Party		As of October 2022
	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
Governor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
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.

External links[edit]

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Footnotes[edit]

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

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

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