2022 Iowa Attorney General election
November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Brenna Bird Tom Miller
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 611,432 590,890
Percentage 50.8% 49.1%
Bird:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Miller:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes
Attorney General before election

Tom Miller
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

Brenna Bird
Republican

The 2022 Iowa Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Iowa. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller, who was first elected Attorney General in 1978, ran for re-election to an eleventh term[1] but was narrowly defeated by Republican nominee Brenna Bird, the county attorney for Guthrie County. Bird received 50% of the vote while Miller received 49% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Miller (incumbent) 146,284 99.73%
Write-in 399 0.27%
Total votes 146,683 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brenna Bird 163,114 99.59%
Write-in 670 0.41%
Total votes 163,784 100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Leans D November 3, 2022
Elections Daily[5] Leans D November 1, 2022

Polling

Graphical summary
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Tom
Miller (D)		 Brenna
Bird (R)		 Other Undecided
Selzer & Co. October 31 – November 3, 2022 801 (LV) ± 3.5% 47% 45% 4%[lower-alpha 2] 5%
Cygnal (R)[upper-alpha 1] October 26–27, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 46% 44% – 11%
Selzer & Co. October 9–12, 2022 620 (LV) ± 3.9% 49% 33% 12%[lower-alpha 3] 6%
Cygnal (R) Archived February 28, 2022, at the Wayback Machine[upper-alpha 1] October 2–4, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 43% 46% – 12%
Cygnal (R)[upper-alpha 1] July 13–14, 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 45% 44% – 12%
Cygnal (R) Archived February 28, 2022, at the Wayback Machine[upper-alpha 1] February 20–22, 2022 610 (LV) ± 3.9% 41% 46% – 13%

Results

State Senate districts results
2022 Iowa Attorney General election[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Brenna Bird 611,432 50.82% N/A
Democratic Tom Miller (incumbent) 590,890 49.11% -27.40%
Write-in 801 0.07% -7.09%
Total votes 1,202,322 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ "Someone else" with 2%; "Don't want to tell" with 1%; "Would not vote" with 1%
  3. ↑ "Would not vote" with 7%; "Someone else" with 5%
Partisan clients
  1. 1 2 3 4 This poll was sponsored by the Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Pfannestiel, Brianne (September 19, 2021). "Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, a Democrat, to seek 2022 re-election". Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Official Results - 2022 Primary Election". IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ Gruber-Miller, Stephen (January 4, 2022). "Brenna Bird running for Iowa attorney general against Tom Miller". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  5. ↑ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Official Results - 2022 General Election - Attorney General". IOWA SECRETARY OF STATE. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
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