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class="mw-parser-output"><center><div class="bp-dropdown-menu"> <ul><li>All elections by state <ul><li>A-H <ul><li><a href="/Alabama_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Alabama state executive official elections, 2022">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/Alaska_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Alaska state executive official elections, 2022">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/Arizona_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Arizona state executive official elections, 2022">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/Arkansas_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Arkansas state executive official elections, 2022">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/California_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="California state executive official elections, 2022">California</a></li> <li><a href="/Colorado_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Colorado state executive official elections, 2022">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/Connecticut_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Connecticut state executive official elections, 2022">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/Delaware_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Delaware state executive official elections, 2022">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/Florida_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Florida state executive official elections, 2022">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/Georgia_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Georgia state executive official elections, 2022">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/Hawaii_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Hawaii state executive official elections, 2022">Hawaii</a></li></ul></li> <li>I-M <ul><li><a href="/Idaho_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Idaho state executive official elections, 2022">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/Illinois_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Illinois state executive official elections, 2022">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/Indiana_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Indiana state executive official elections, 2022">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/Iowa_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Iowa state executive official elections, 2022">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/Kansas_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Kansas state executive official elections, 2022">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Louisiana state executive official elections, 2022">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/Maine_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Maine state executive official elections, 2022">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/Maryland_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Maryland state executive official elections, 2022">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/Massachusetts_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Massachusetts state executive official elections, 2022">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Michigan state executive official elections, 2022">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/Minnesota_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Minnesota state executive official elections, 2022">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/Missouri_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Missouri state executive official elections, 2022">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/Montana_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Montana state executive official elections, 2022">Montana</a></li></ul></li> <li>N-R <ul><li><a href="/Nebraska_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Nebraska state executive official elections, 2022">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/Nevada_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Nevada state executive official elections, 2022">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/New_Hampshire_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="New Hampshire state executive official elections, 2022">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/New_Mexico_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="New Mexico state executive official elections, 2022">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/New_York_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="New York state executive official elections, 2022">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/North_Dakota_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="North Dakota state executive official elections, 2022">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Ohio_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Ohio state executive official elections, 2022">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/Oklahoma_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Oklahoma state executive official elections, 2022">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/Oregon_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Oregon state executive official elections, 2022">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/Pennsylvania_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Pennsylvania state executive official elections, 2022">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/Rhode_Island_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Rhode Island state executive official elections, 2022">Rhode Island</a></li></ul></li> <li>S-W <ul><li><a href="/South_Carolina_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="South Carolina state executive official elections, 2022">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="South Dakota state executive official elections, 2022">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Tennessee_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Tennessee state executive official elections, 2022">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/Texas_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Texas state executive official elections, 2022">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/Utah_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Utah state executive official elections, 2022">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/Vermont_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Vermont state executive official elections, 2022">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/Washington_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Washington state executive official elections, 2022">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/Wisconsin_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Wisconsin state executive official elections, 2022">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/Wyoming_state_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Wyoming state executive official elections, 2022">Wyoming</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>Governor <ul><li>A-H <ul><li><a href="/Alabama_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Alabama gubernatorial election, 2022">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/Alaska_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Alaska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/Arizona_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Arizona gubernatorial election, 2022">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/Arkansas_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2022">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/California_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="California gubernatorial election, 2022">California</a></li> <li><a href="/Colorado_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Colorado gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/Connecticut_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Connecticut gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/Florida_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/Georgia_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Georgia gubernatorial election, 2022">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/Guam_territory_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Guam territory executive official elections, 2022">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/Hawaii_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Hawaii gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Hawaii</a></li></ul></li> <li>I-M <ul><li><a href="/Idaho_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Idaho gubernatorial election, 2022">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/Illinois_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Illinois gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/Iowa_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Iowa gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/Kansas_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Kansas gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/Maine_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Maine gubernatorial election, 2022">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/Maryland_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/Massachusetts_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Massachusetts gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_gubernatorial_election,_2022" class="mw-redirect" title="Michigan gubernatorial election, 2022">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/Minnesota_gubernatorial_election,_2022" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2022">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/Nebraska_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Nebraska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Nebraska</a></li></ul></li> <li>N-R <ul><li><a href="/Nevada_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Nevada gubernatorial election, 2022">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2022">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/New_Mexico_gubernatorial_election,_2022" class="mw-redirect" title="New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2022">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/New_York_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="New York gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/Northern_Mariana_Islands_territory_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Northern Mariana Islands territory executive official elections, 2022">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/Ohio_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/Oklahoma_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2022">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/Oregon_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Oregon gubernatorial election, 2022">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 2022">Rhode Island</a></li></ul></li> <li>S-W <ul><li><a href="/South_Carolina_gubernatorial_election,_2022" class="mw-redirect" title="South Carolina gubernatorial election, 2022">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="South Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Tennessee_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2022">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/Texas_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Texas gubernatorial election, 2022">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/Vermont_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Vermont gubernatorial election, 2022">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/U.S._Virgin_Islands_territory_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="U.S. Virgin Islands territory executive official elections, 2022">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/Wisconsin_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Wisconsin gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/Wyoming_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2022">Wyoming</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>Lieutenant governor <ul><li>A-H <ul><li><a href="/Alabama_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/Alaska_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Alaska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/Arkansas_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/California_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">California</a></li> <li><a href="/Colorado_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Colorado gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/Connecticut_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Connecticut gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/Florida_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/Guam_territory_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Guam territory executive official elections, 2022">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/Hawaii_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Hawaii gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Hawaii</a></li></ul></li> <li>I-M <ul><li><a href="/Idaho_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/Illinois_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Illinois gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/Iowa_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Iowa gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/Kansas_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Kansas gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/Maryland_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/Massachusetts_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Massachusetts gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/Minnesota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Minnesota</a></li></ul></li> <li>N-R <ul><li><a href="/Nebraska_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Nebraska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/Nevada_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/New_Mexico_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="New Mexico gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/New_York_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="New York gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/Northern_Mariana_Islands_territory_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Northern Mariana Islands territory executive official elections, 2022">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/Ohio_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/Oklahoma_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/Rhode_Island_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Rhode Island</a></li></ul></li> <li>S-W <ul><li><a href="/South_Carolina_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="South Carolina gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="South Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Texas_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/Vermont_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/U.S._Virgin_Islands_territory_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="U.S. Virgin Islands territory executive official elections, 2022">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/Wisconsin_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Wisconsin gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Wisconsin</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>Attorney General <ul><li>A-H <ul><li><a href="/Alabama_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Alabama Attorney General election, 2022">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/Arizona_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Arizona Attorney General election, 2022">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/Arkansas_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Arkansas Attorney General election, 2022">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/California_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="California Attorney General election, 2022">California</a></li> <li><a href="/Colorado_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Colorado Attorney General election, 2022">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/Connecticut_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Connecticut Attorney General election, 2022">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/Delaware_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Delaware Attorney General election, 2022">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/Florida_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Florida Attorney General election, 2022">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/Georgia_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Georgia Attorney General election, 2022">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/Guam_territory_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Guam territory executive official elections, 2022">Guam</a></li></ul></li> <li>I-M <ul><li><a href="/Idaho_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Idaho Attorney General election, 2022">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/Illinois_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Illinois Attorney General election, 2022">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/Iowa_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Iowa Attorney General election, 2022">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/Kansas_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Kansas Attorney General election, 2022">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/Maryland_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Maryland Attorney General election, 2022">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/Massachusetts_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Massachusetts Attorney General election, 2022">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Michigan Attorney General election, 2022">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/Minnesota_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Minnesota Attorney General election, 2022">Minnesota</a></li></ul></li> <li>N-R <ul><li><a href="/Nebraska_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Nebraska Attorney General election, 2022">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/Nevada_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Nevada Attorney General election, 2022">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/New_Mexico_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="New Mexico Attorney General election, 2022">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/New_York_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="New York Attorney General election, 2022">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/North_Dakota_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="North Dakota Attorney General election, 2022">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Ohio_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Ohio Attorney General election, 2022">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/Oklahoma_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Oklahoma Attorney General election, 2022">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/Rhode_Island_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Rhode Island Attorney General election, 2022">Rhode Island</a></li></ul></li> <li>S-W <ul><li><a href="/South_Carolina_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="South Carolina Attorney General election, 2022">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="South Dakota Attorney General election, 2022">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Texas_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Texas Attorney General election, 2022">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/Vermont_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Vermont Attorney General election, 2022">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/Wisconsin_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Wisconsin Attorney General election, 2022">Wisconsin</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li>Secretary of State <ul><li>A-H <ul><li><a href="/Alabama_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Alabama Secretary of State election, 2022">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/Arizona_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Arizona Secretary of State election, 2022">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/Arkansas_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Arkansas Secretary of State election, 2022">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/California_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="California Secretary of State election, 2022">California</a></li> <li><a href="/Colorado_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Colorado Secretary of State election, 2022">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/Connecticut_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Connecticut Secretary of State election, 2022">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/Georgia_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Georgia Secretary of State election, 2022">Georgia</a></li></ul></li> <li>I-M <ul><li><a href="/Idaho_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Idaho Secretary of State election, 2022">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/Illinois_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Illinois Secretary of State election, 2022">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/Indiana_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Indiana Secretary of State election, 2022">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/Iowa_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Iowa Secretary of State election, 2022">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/Kansas_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Kansas Secretary of State election, 2022">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/Massachusetts_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Massachusetts Secretary of State election, 2022">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Michigan Secretary of State election, 2022">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/Minnesota_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2022">Minnesota</a></li></ul></li> <li>N-R <ul><li><a href="/Nebraska_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Nebraska Secretary of State election, 2022">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/Nevada_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Nevada Secretary of State election, 2022">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/New_Mexico_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="New Mexico Secretary of State election, 2022">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/North_Dakota_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="North Dakota Secretary of State election, 2022">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Ohio_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Ohio Secretary of State election, 2022">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/Rhode_Island_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Rhode Island Secretary of State election, 2022">Rhode Island</a></li></ul></li> <li>S-W <ul><li><a href="/South_Carolina_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="South Carolina Secretary of State election, 2022">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="South Dakota Secretary of State election, 2022">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Vermont_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Vermont Secretary of State election, 2022">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/Washington_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Washington Secretary of State election, 2022">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/Wisconsin_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2022">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/Wyoming_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Wyoming Secretary of State election, 2022">Wyoming</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></center> <table class="infobox" style="text-align: center; style="> <tbody><tr> <td><div class="center"><div class="floatnone"><a href="/State_Executive_Officials" title="State Executive Officials"><img alt="StateExecLogo.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e7/StateExecLogo.png/130px-StateExecLogo.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="133" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e7/StateExecLogo.png/195px-StateExecLogo.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e7/StateExecLogo.png/260px-StateExecLogo.png 2x" data-file-width="1189" data-file-height="1216" /></a></div></div><center><big><b><a href="/State_Executive_Officials" class="mw-redirect" title="State Executive Officials">State Executive Officials</a></b></big></center><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><b>State executive elections by position and year:</b></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><div class="DoubleDropdown"><select id="dropdownOne" class="styled-dropdown"><option value="Select a position:">Select a position:</option><option value="Gubernatorial">Gubernatorial</option><option value="Lieutenant gubernatorial">Lieutenant gubernatorial</option><option value="Attorney General">Attorney General</option><option value="Secretary of State">Secretary of State</option><option value="Down ballot executive">Down ballot executive</option><option value="State executive official">State executive official</option></select><select id="dropdownTwo" class="styled-dropdown"><option value="Select year:">Select year:</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2025">2025</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2024">2024</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2023">2023</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2022">2022</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2021">2021</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2020">2020</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2019">2019</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2018">2018</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2017">2017</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2016">2016</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2015">2015</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2014">2014</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2013">2013</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2012">2012</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2011">2011</option><option value="VAR_elections,_2010">2010</option></select><button value="Reset" class="form-control" text="Reset">Reset</button></div></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="float:right; margin-top: 0.0em; margin-bottom:3px; background-color: #cee0f2; padding: .2em .6em; border:1px solid #A3B1BF;"><b><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2023" title="State executive official elections, 2023">2023</a></b> <span style="font-size: larger;font-weight: bold;">→</span></div> <div style="float:left; margin-top: 0.0em; margin-bottom:3px; background-color: #cee0f2; padding: .2em .6em;border:1px solid #A3B1BF;"><span style="font-size: larger;font-weight: bold;">←</span> <b><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2021" title="State executive official elections, 2021">2021</a></b> </div> <p><br /><br /> </p><p>State executive offices up for election in 2022 included 36 <a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2022" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2022">gubernatorial offices</a>, 30 <a href="/Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections,_2022" title="Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2022">lieutenant gubernatorial offices</a>, 30 <a href="/Attorney_General_elections,_2022" title="Attorney General elections, 2022">attorney general offices</a>, and 27 <a href="/Secretary_of_State_elections,_2022" title="Secretary of State elections, 2022">secretary of state offices</a>. Including down-ballot races, there were 307 state executive offices up for election across 44 states in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> </p><p>See below for information on: </p> <ul><li><a href="#Offices_up_for_election">Offices up for election</a></li> <li><a href="#Total_executive_offices_by_party">Total executive offices by party</a></li> <li><a href="#Current_state_government_trifectas">Current state government trifectas</a></li> <li><a href="#Current_state_government_triplexes">Current state government triplexes</a></li></ul> <p>For November 8, 2022, election results, see: </p> <ul><li><a href="/Election_results,_2022" title="Election results, 2022">Election results, 2022</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p><p><a href="/State_executive_officials" title="State executive officials">State executives</a> act in many capacities according to the powers granted to them by their state's constitution. They are also charged with implementing and enforcing laws made by state legislatures. There are 748 <a href="/Chart_of_state_executive_officers#Chart_of_state_officers" title="Chart of state executive officers">executive offices</a> spread across <a href="/State_executive_offices" title="State executive offices">13 distinct types of offices</a> in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> Of the 13 executive offices, only seven exist in all 50 states: <a href="/Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor">governor</a>, <a href="/Attorney_general" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney general">attorney general</a>, <a href="/Superintendent_of_Schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Superintendent of Schools">superintendent of schools</a>, <a href="/Insurance_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Insurance Commissioner">insurance commissioner</a>, <a href="/Agriculture_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Agriculture Commissioner">agriculture commissioner</a>, <a href="/Labor_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Labor Commissioner">labor commissioner</a>, and <a href="/Public_Service_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Service Commissioner">public service commissioner</a>. </p><p>Other <a href="/State_executive_offices#Common_state_executive_offices" title="State executive offices">common offices</a> include <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor">lieutenant governor</a>, <a href="/Secretary_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State">secretary of state</a>, <a href="/Treasurer" class="mw-redirect" title="Treasurer">treasurer</a>, <a href="/Controller" class="mw-redirect" title="Controller">controller</a>, <a href="/Auditor" class="mw-redirect" title="Auditor">auditor</a>, and <a href="/Natural_Resources_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Natural Resources Commissioner">natural resources commissioner</a>. </p><p>On this page, you will find: </p> <ul><li><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2022#Offices_up_for_election" title="State executive official elections, 2022">An overview</a> of the state executive offices up for election in 2022,</li> <li><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2022#Total_executive_officials_by_party" title="State executive official elections, 2022">A breakdown</a> of pre-election partisan control of the offices up for election in 2022,</li> <li>Information on each state's <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2022#State_government_trifectas" title="State executive official elections, 2022">trifecta</a> and <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2022#State_government_triplexes" title="State executive official elections, 2022">triplex</a> status,</li> <li><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2022#Historical_election_data" title="State executive official elections, 2022">Historical data</a> on state executive official elections dating back to 2011, and</li> <li><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2022#Important_dates_and_deadlines" title="State executive official elections, 2022">A table</a> of important dates and deadlines by state.</li></ul> <p>While this page includes links to pages on state executive elections in the U.S. Territories, it does not include the territories in its statistics. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Battleground_races"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Battleground races</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Offices_that_changed_party_control"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Offices that changed party control</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Defeated_incumbents"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Defeated incumbents</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Offices_up_for_election"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Offices up for election</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Governor"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Governor</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Lieutenant_Governor"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Lieutenant Governor</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Attorney_General"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Attorney General</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Secretary_of_State"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Secretary of State</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Down-ballot"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Down-ballot</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Treasurer"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">Treasurer</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Auditor"><span class="tocnumber">9.2</span> <span class="toctext">Auditor</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Comptroller"><span class="tocnumber">9.3</span> <span class="toctext">Comptroller</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Education_officials"><span class="tocnumber">9.4</span> <span class="toctext">Education officials</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Commissioners"><span class="tocnumber">9.5</span> <span class="toctext">Commissioners</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Other_officials"><span class="tocnumber">9.6</span> <span class="toctext">Other officials</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Total_executive_officials_by_party"><span class="tocnumber">9.7</span> <span class="toctext">Total executive officials by party</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#Competitiveness"><span class="tocnumber">9.8</span> <span class="toctext">Competitiveness</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-18"><a href="#Primary_competitiveness"><span class="tocnumber">9.8.1</span> <span class="toctext">Primary competitiveness</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#State_government_trifectas"><span class="tocnumber">9.9</span> <span class="toctext">State government trifectas</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#State_government_triplexes"><span class="tocnumber">9.10</span> <span class="toctext">State government triplexes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Historical_election_data"><span class="tocnumber">9.11</span> <span class="toctext">Historical election data</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Incumbency"><span class="tocnumber">9.11.1</span> <span class="toctext">Incumbency</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Partisanship"><span class="tocnumber">9.11.2</span> <span class="toctext">Partisanship</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-4"><a href="#Partisan_control_of_governorships"><span class="tocnumber">9.11.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Partisan control of governorships</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="#Important_dates_and_deadlines"><span class="tocnumber">9.12</span> <span class="toctext">Important dates and deadlines</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22"><a href="#The_offices"><span class="tocnumber">9.13</span> <span class="toctext">The offices</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#Analysis_of_state_elections"><span class="tocnumber">9.14</span> <span class="toctext">Analysis of state elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#State_legislative_elections"><span class="tocnumber">9.14.1</span> <span class="toctext">State legislative elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-4"><a href="#Featured_analysis"><span class="tocnumber">9.14.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Featured analysis</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4"><a href="#More_related_articles"><span class="tocnumber">9.14.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">More related articles</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#State_executive_elections"><span class="tocnumber">9.14.2</span> <span class="toctext">State executive elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-4"><a href="#Featured_analysis_2"><span class="tocnumber">9.14.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Featured analysis</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4"><a href="#More_related_articles_2"><span class="tocnumber">9.14.2.2</span> <span class="toctext">More related articles</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#State_judicial_elections"><span class="tocnumber">9.14.3</span> <span class="toctext">State judicial elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-4"><a href="#Featured_analysis_3"><span class="tocnumber">9.14.3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Featured analysis</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4"><a href="#More_related_articles_3"><span class="tocnumber">9.14.3.2</span> <span class="toctext">More related articles</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">9.15</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">9.16</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Battleground_races">Battleground races</span></h2> <p>Ballotpedia identified 38 state executive elections as battleground races. The breakdown of battleground races by office includes: </p> <ul><li><b>13</b> elections for governor,</li> <li><b>Seven</b> elections for attorney general,</li> <li><b>Nine</b> elections for secretary of state,</li> <li><b>Eight</b> elections for state financial officer <i>(treasurer, auditor, or comptroller)</i>, and</li> <li><b>One</b> election for lieutenant governor</li></ul> <p><iframe title="State executive battleground races by state, 2022" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-elJnx" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/elJnx/1/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="471"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<t.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data["datawrapper-height"][a]+"px"}}}))}(); </script> </p><p><i>Table last updated December 20, 2022</i>. </p> <table class="marqueetable" cellpadding="6px" border="0" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="8" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color: white;">State executive battleground elections, 2022 </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;" rowspan="1">Office </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;" rowspan="1">Incumbent </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;" rowspan="1">Incumbent running? </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;" rowspan="1">Election winner </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;" rowspan="1">2020 presidential result </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;" rowspan="1">Result in last election for this office </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;" rowspan="1">2022 election result </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Alaska_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Alaska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Alaska Governor</a></td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Mike_Dunleavy" title="Mike Dunleavy">Mike Dunleavy</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Mike_Dunleavy" title="Mike Dunleavy">Mike Dunleavy</a></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+10.0</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+7.0</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+26.1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arizona_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Arizona gubernatorial election, 2022">Arizona Governor</a></td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Doug_Ducey" title="Doug Ducey">Doug Ducey</a></td> <td><b>No</b></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Katie_Hobbs" title="Katie Hobbs">Katie Hobbs</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+0.3</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+14.2</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+0.7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arizona_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Arizona Attorney General election, 2022">Arizona Attorney General</a></td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Mark_Brnovich" title="Mark Brnovich">Mark Brnovich</a></td> <td><b>No</b></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Kris_Mayes" title="Kris Mayes">Kris Mayes</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+0.3</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+3.4</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+0.02</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arizona_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Arizona Secretary of State election, 2022">Arizona Secretary of State</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Katie_Hobbs" title="Katie Hobbs">Katie Hobbs</a></td> <td><b>No</b></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Adrian_Fontes" title="Adrian Fontes">Adrian Fontes</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+0.3</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+0.8</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+4.8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/California_Controller_election,_2022" title="California Controller election, 2022">California Controller</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Betty_Yee" title="Betty Yee">Betty Yee</a></td> <td><b>No</b></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Malia_Cohen" title="Malia Cohen">Malia Cohen</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+29.2</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+31.0</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+10.6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Colorado_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Colorado Treasurer election, 2022">Colorado Treasurer</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Dave_Young_(Colorado_Treasurer)" title="Dave Young (Colorado Treasurer)">Dave Young</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Dave_Young_(Colorado_Treasurer)" title="Dave Young (Colorado Treasurer)">Dave Young</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+13.5</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+7.3</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+10.7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Connecticut_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Connecticut gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Connecticut Governor</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Ned_Lamont" title="Ned Lamont">Ned Lamont</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Ned_Lamont" title="Ned Lamont">Ned Lamont</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+20.1</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+3.2</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+12.8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Georgia_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Georgia gubernatorial election, 2022">Georgia Governor</a></td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Brian_Kemp" title="Brian Kemp">Brian Kemp</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Brian_Kemp" title="Brian Kemp">Brian Kemp</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+0.2</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+1.4</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+7.5</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Georgia_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Georgia Attorney General election, 2022">Georgia Attorney General</a></td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Chris_Carr" title="Chris Carr">Chris Carr</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Chris_Carr" title="Chris Carr">Chris Carr</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+0.2</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+2.6</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+5.3</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Georgia_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Georgia Secretary of State election, 2022">Georgia Secretary of State</a></td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Brad_Raffensperger" title="Brad Raffensperger">Brad Raffensperger</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Brad_Raffensperger" title="Brad Raffensperger">Brad Raffensperger</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+0.2</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+3.8</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+9.2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Indiana_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Indiana Secretary of State election, 2022">Indiana Secretary of State</a></td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Holli_Sullivan" title="Holli Sullivan">Holli Sullivan</a></td> <td><b>No</b></td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Diego_Morales" title="Diego Morales">Diego Morales</a></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+16.0</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+15.6</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+13.9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Iowa_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Iowa Attorney General election, 2022">Iowa Attorney General</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Tom_Miller" title="Tom Miller">Tom Miller</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Brenna_Bird" title="Brenna Bird">Brenna Bird</a></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+8.2</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+53.7</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+1.8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Iowa_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Iowa Secretary of State election, 2022">Iowa Secretary of State</a></td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Paul_Pate" title="Paul Pate">Paul Pate</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Paul_Pate" title="Paul Pate">Paul Pate</a></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+8.2</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+7.8</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+20.2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Iowa_Auditor_election,_2022" title="Iowa Auditor election, 2022">Iowa Auditor</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Rob_Sand" title="Rob Sand">Rob Sand</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Rob_Sand" title="Rob Sand">Rob Sand</a></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+8.2</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+4.6</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+0.2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Iowa_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Iowa Treasurer election, 2022">Iowa Treasurer</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Michael_L._Fitzgerald" title="Michael L. Fitzgerald">Michael L. Fitzgerald</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Roby_Smith" title="Roby Smith">Roby Smith</a></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+8.2</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+12.1</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+2.6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kansas_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Kansas gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Kansas Governor</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Laura_Kelly_(Kansas)" title="Laura Kelly (Kansas)">Laura Kelly</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Laura_Kelly_(Kansas)" title="Laura Kelly (Kansas)">Laura Kelly</a></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+14.6</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+5.0</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+2.1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kansas_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Kansas Treasurer election, 2022">Kansas Treasurer</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Lynn_Rogers" title="Lynn Rogers">Lynn Rogers</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Steven_C._Johnson_(Kansas_state_treasurer)" title="Steven C. Johnson (Kansas state treasurer)">Steven C. Johnson</a></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+14.6</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+15.4</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+12.8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Maine_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Maine gubernatorial election, 2022">Maine Governor</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Janet_Mills" class="mw-redirect" title="Janet Mills">Janet Mills</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Janet_T._Mills" title="Janet T. Mills">Janet T. Mills</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+9.1</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+7.7</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+12.9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Maryland_Comptroller_election,_2022" title="Maryland Comptroller election, 2022">Maryland Comptroller</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Peter_Franchot" title="Peter Franchot">Peter Franchot</a></td> <td><b>No</b></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Brooke_Elizabeth_Lierman" title="Brooke Elizabeth Lierman">Brooke Elizabeth Lierman</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+33.2</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+44.3</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+23.2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Michigan_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Michigan Governor</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Gretchen_Whitmer" title="Gretchen Whitmer">Gretchen Whitmer</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Gretchen_Whitmer" title="Gretchen Whitmer">Gretchen Whitmer</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+2.8</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+9.6</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+10.6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Michigan_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Michigan Attorney General election, 2022">Michigan Attorney General</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Dana_Nessel" title="Dana Nessel">Dana Nessel</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Dana_Nessel" title="Dana Nessel">Dana Nessel</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+2.8</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+2.7</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+8.6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Michigan_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Michigan Secretary of State election, 2022">Michigan Secretary of State</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Jocelyn_Benson" title="Jocelyn Benson">Jocelyn Benson</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Jocelyn_Benson" title="Jocelyn Benson">Jocelyn Benson</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+2.8</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+8.9</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+14.0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Minnesota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Minnesota Governor</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Tim_Walz" title="Tim Walz">Tim Walz</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Tim_Walz" title="Tim Walz">Tim Walz</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+7.1</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+11.4</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+7.7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Minnesota_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Minnesota Attorney General election, 2022">Minnesota Attorney General</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Keith_Ellison" title="Keith Ellison">Keith Ellison</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Keith_Ellison" title="Keith Ellison">Keith Ellison</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+7.1</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+3.9</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+0.8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Minnesota_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2022">Minnesota Secretary of State</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Steve_Simon" title="Steve Simon">Steve Simon</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Steve_Simon" title="Steve Simon">Steve Simon</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+7.1</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+8.7</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+9.2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Minnesota_Auditor_election,_2022" title="Minnesota Auditor election, 2022">Minnesota Auditor</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Julie_Blaha" title="Julie Blaha">Julie Blaha</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Julie_Blaha" title="Julie Blaha">Julie Blaha</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+7.1</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+6.2</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+0.4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Missouri_Auditor_election,_2022" title="Missouri Auditor election, 2022">Missouri Auditor</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Nicole_Galloway" title="Nicole Galloway">Nicole Galloway</a></td> <td><b>No</b></td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Scott_Fitzpatrick" title="Scott Fitzpatrick">Scott Fitzpatrick</a></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+15.4</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+5.8</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+21.8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nevada_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Nevada gubernatorial election, 2022">Nevada Governor</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Steve_Sisolak" title="Steve Sisolak">Steve Sisolak</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Joe_Lombardo" title="Joe Lombardo">Joe Lombardo</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+2.4</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+4.1</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+1.5</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nevada_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Nevada Attorney General election, 2022">Nevada Attorney General</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Aaron_D._Ford" class="mw-redirect" title="Aaron D. Ford">Aaron D. Ford</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Aaron_D._Ford" class="mw-redirect" title="Aaron D. Ford">Aaron D. Ford</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+2.4</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+0.4</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+7.9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nevada_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Nevada Secretary of State election, 2022">Nevada Secretary of State</a></td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Barbara_Cegavske" title="Barbara Cegavske">Barbara Cegavske</a></td> <td><b>No</b></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Cisco_Aguilar" title="Cisco Aguilar">Cisco Aguilar</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+2.4</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+0.7</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+2.2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Mexico_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="New Mexico Secretary of State election, 2022">New Mexico Secretary of State</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Maggie_Toulouse_Oliver" title="Maggie Toulouse Oliver">Maggie Toulouse Oliver</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Maggie_Toulouse_Oliver" title="Maggie Toulouse Oliver">Maggie Toulouse Oliver</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+10.8</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+20.6</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+11.9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Oklahoma_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2022">Oklahoma Governor</a></td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Kevin_Stitt" title="Kevin Stitt">Kevin Stitt</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Kevin_Stitt" title="Kevin Stitt">Kevin Stitt</a></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+33.1</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+12.1</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+13.6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Oregon_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Oregon gubernatorial election, 2022">Oregon Governor</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Kate_Brown" title="Kate Brown">Kate Brown</a></td> <td><b>No</b></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Tina_Kotek" title="Tina Kotek">Tina Kotek</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+16.1</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+6.4</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+3.4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Pennsylvania Governor</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Tom_Wolf" title="Tom Wolf">Tom Wolf</a></td> <td><b>No</b></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Josh_Shapiro" title="Josh Shapiro">Josh Shapiro</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+1.2</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+17.1</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+14.8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Texas_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Texas Lieutenant Governor</a></td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Dan_Patrick" title="Dan Patrick">Dan Patrick</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Dan_Patrick" title="Dan Patrick">Dan Patrick</a></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+5.6</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+4.8</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R+10.3</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Wisconsin_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Wisconsin gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Wisconsin Governor</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Tony_Evers" title="Tony Evers">Tony Evers</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Tony_Evers" title="Tony Evers">Tony Evers</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+0.7</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+1.1</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+3.4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Wisconsin_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Wisconsin Attorney General election, 2022">Wisconsin Attorney General</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Josh_Kaul" title="Josh Kaul">Josh Kaul</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Josh_Kaul" title="Josh Kaul">Josh Kaul</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+0.7</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+0.6</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+1.4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Wisconsin_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2022">Wisconsin Secretary of State</a></td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Doug_La_Follette" class="mw-redirect" title="Doug La Follette">Doug La Follette</a></td> <td>Yes</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Doug_La_Follette" class="mw-redirect" title="Doug La Follette">Doug La Follette</a></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+0.7</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+5.5</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+0.3</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Offices_that_changed_party_control">Offices that changed party control</span></h2> <p>The following state executive offices changed party control as a result of the 2022 elections: </p> <table class="bptable sortable" style="width:75%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" style="background-color:#334aab; color: white;">Gubernatorial offices that changed party control, 2022 elections </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Pre-election control </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Post-election control </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arizona_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Arizona gubernatorial election, 2022">Arizona</a></td> <td><a href="/Doug_Ducey" title="Doug Ducey">Doug Ducey</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Katie_Hobbs" title="Katie Hobbs">Katie Hobbs</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Maryland_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Maryland</a></td> <td><a href="/Larry_Hogan" title="Larry Hogan">Larry Hogan</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Wes_Moore" title="Wes Moore">Wes Moore</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Massachusetts_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Massachusetts gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Massachusetts</a></td> <td><a href="/Charles_D._Baker" title="Charles D. Baker">Charlie Baker</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Maura_Healey" title="Maura Healey">Maura Healey</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nevada_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Nevada gubernatorial election, 2022">Nevada</a></td> <td><a href="/Steve_Sisolak" title="Steve Sisolak">Steve Sisolak</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Joe_Lombardo" title="Joe Lombardo">Joe Lombardo </a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> </tbody></table><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable sortable" style="width:75%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" style="background-color:#334aab; color: white;">Lieutenant gubernatorial offices that changed party control, 2022 elections </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Pre-election control </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Post-election control </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Maryland_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Maryland</a></td> <td><a href="/Boyd_Rutherford" title="Boyd Rutherford">Boyd Rutherford</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Aruna_Miller" title="Aruna Miller">Aruna Miller</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Massachusetts_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Massachusetts gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Massachusetts</a></td> <td><a href="/Karyn_Polito" title="Karyn Polito">Karyn Polito</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Kim_Driscoll" title="Kim Driscoll">Kim Driscoll</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nevada_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Nevada</a></td> <td><a href="/Lisa_Cano_Burkhead" title="Lisa Cano Burkhead">Lisa Cano Burkhead</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Stavros_S._Anthony" title="Stavros S. Anthony">Stavros Anthony</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> </tbody></table><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable sortable" style="width:75%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" style="background-color:#334aab; color: white;">Attorney general offices that changed party control, 2022 elections </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Pre-election control </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Post-election control </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arizona_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Arizona Attorney General election, 2022">Arizona</a></td> <td><a href="/Mark_Brnovich" title="Mark Brnovich">Mark Brnovich</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Kris_Mayes" title="Kris Mayes">Kris Mayes</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Iowa_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Iowa Attorney General election, 2022">Iowa</a></td> <td><a href="/Tom_Miller" title="Tom Miller">Tom Miller</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Brenna_Bird" title="Brenna Bird">Brenna Bird</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Vermont_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Vermont Attorney General election, 2022">Vermont</a></td> <td><a href="/Susanne_Young" title="Susanne Young">Susanne Young</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Charity_Clark" title="Charity Clark">Charity Clark</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> </tbody></table><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable sortable" style="width:75%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" style="background-color:#334aab; color: white;">Secretary of State offices that changed party control, 2022 elections </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Pre-election control </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Post-election control </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nevada_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Nevada Secretary of State election, 2022">Nevada</a></td> <td><a href="/Barbara_Cegavske" title="Barbara Cegavske">Barbara Cegavske</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Cisco_Aguilar" title="Cisco Aguilar">Cisco Aguilar</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> </tbody></table><p><br /> </p><table class="bptable sortable" style="width:75%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" style="background-color:#334aab; color: white;">Downballot state executive offices that changed party control, 2022 elections </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Office </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Pre-election control </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Post-election control </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a></td> <td><a href="/Arizona_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction_election,_2022" title="Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022">superintendent of public instruction</a></td> <td><a href="/Kathy_Hoffman" title="Kathy Hoffman">Kathy Hoffman</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Tom_Horne_(Arizona)" title="Tom Horne (Arizona)">Tom Horne</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a></td> <td><a href="/Arizona_Corporation_Commission_election,_2022" title="Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2022">corporation commission member</a></td> <td><a href="/Sandra_Kennedy" title="Sandra Kennedy">Sandra Kennedy</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Nick_Myers_(Arizona)" title="Nick Myers (Arizona)">Nick Myers</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a></td> <td><a href="/Iowa_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Iowa Treasurer election, 2022">Treasurer</a></td> <td><a href="/Michael_L._Fitzgerald" title="Michael L. Fitzgerald">Michael L. Fitzgerald</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Roby_Smith" title="Roby Smith">Roby Smith</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a></td> <td><a href="/Kansas_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Kansas Treasurer election, 2022">Treasurer</a></td> <td><a href="/Lynn_Rogers_(Kansas)" title="Lynn Rogers (Kansas)">Lynn Rogers</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Steven_C._Johnson_(Kansas_state_treasurer)" title="Steven C. Johnson (Kansas state treasurer)">Steven Johnson</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a></td> <td><a href="/Missouri_Auditor_election,_2022" title="Missouri Auditor election, 2022">Auditor</a></td> <td><a href="/Nicole_Galloway" title="Nicole Galloway">Nicole Galloway</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Scott_Fitzpatrick" title="Scott Fitzpatrick">Scott Fitzpatrick</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a></td> <td><a href="/Nevada_Controller_election,_2022" title="Nevada Controller election, 2022">Controller</a></td> <td><a href="/Catherine_Byrne" title="Catherine Byrne">Catherine Byrne</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Andy_Matthews" title="Andy Matthews">Andy Matthews</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a></td> <td><a href="/Utah_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Utah State Board of Education election, 2022">state board of education</a></td> <td><a href="/Laura_Belnap" title="Laura Belnap">Laura Belnap</a> <a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/LeAnn_Wood" title="LeAnn Wood">LeAnn Wood</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a></td> <td><a href="/Utah_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Utah State Board of Education election, 2022">state board of education</a></td> <td><a href="/Janet_Cannon" title="Janet Cannon">Janet Cannon</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Carol_Barlow_Lear" title="Carol Barlow Lear">Carol Barlow Lear</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></td> <td><a href="/Wisconsin_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Wisconsin Treasurer election, 2022">Treasurer</a></td> <td><a href="/Sarah_Godlewski" title="Sarah Godlewski">Sarah Godlewski</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/John_Leiber" title="John Leiber">John Leiber</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> </tbody></table><p><br /> </p><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Defeated_incumbents">Defeated incumbents</span></h2> <p>The following state executive incumbents were defeated in the 2022 elections: </p> <table class="bptable sortable" style="width:80%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" style="background-color:#334aab; color: white;">Defeated state executive incumbents, 2022 elections </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Office </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Pre-election incumbent </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Post-election incumbent </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a></td> <td><a href="/Arizona_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction_election,_2022" title="Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022">superintendent of public instruction</a></td> <td><a href="/Kathy_Hoffman" title="Kathy Hoffman">Kathy Hoffman</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Tom_Horne_(Arizona)" title="Tom Horne (Arizona)">Tom Horne</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a></td> <td><a href="/Arizona_Corporation_Commission_election,_2022" title="Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2022">corporation commission member</a></td> <td><a href="/Sandra_Kennedy" title="Sandra Kennedy">Sandra Kennedy</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Nick_Myers_(Arizona)" title="Nick Myers (Arizona)">Nick Myers</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Idaho" title="Idaho">Idaho</a></td> <td><a href="/Idaho_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Idaho Attorney General election, 2022">attorney general</a></td> <td><a href="/Lawrence_Wasden" title="Lawrence Wasden">Lawrence Wasden</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Diego_Morales" title="Diego Morales">Diego Morales</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a></td> <td><a href="/Indiana_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Indiana Secretary of State election, 2022">secretary of state</a></td> <td><a href="/Holli_Sullivan" title="Holli Sullivan">Holli Sullivan</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Ra%C3%BAl_Labrador" title="Raúl Labrador">Raúl Labrador</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a></td> <td><a href="/Iowa_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Iowa Attorney General election, 2022">attorney general</a></td> <td><a href="/Tom_Miller" title="Tom Miller">Tom Miller</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Brenna_Bird" title="Brenna Bird">Brenna Bird</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Iowa" title="Iowa">Iowa</a></td> <td><a href="/Iowa_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Iowa Treasurer election, 2022">treasurer</a></td> <td><a href="/Michael_L._Fitzgerald" title="Michael L. Fitzgerald">Michael L. Fitzgerald</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Roby_Smith" title="Roby Smith">Roby Smith</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a></td> <td><a href="/Kansas_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Kansas Treasurer election, 2022">treasurer</a></td> <td><a href="/Lynn_Rogers_(Kansas)" title="Lynn Rogers (Kansas)">Lynn Rogers</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Steven_C._Johnson_(Kansas_state_treasurer)" title="Steven C. Johnson (Kansas state treasurer)">Steven Johnson</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a></td> <td><a href="/Kansas_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Kansas State Board of Education election, 2022">state board of education</a></td> <td><a href="/Jean_Clifford" title="Jean Clifford">Jean Clifford</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Cathy_Hopkins" title="Cathy Hopkins">Cathy Hopkins</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a></td> <td><a href="/Kansas_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Kansas State Board of Education election, 2022">state board of education</a></td> <td><a href="/Ben_Jones_(Kansas)" title="Ben Jones (Kansas)">Ben Jones</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Dennis_Hershberger" title="Dennis Hershberger">Dennis Hershberger</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Nebraska State Board of Education election, 2022">state board of education</a></td> <td><a href="/Robin_Stevens" title="Robin Stevens">Robin Stevens</a> <a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Elizabeth_Tegtmeier" title="Elizabeth Tegtmeier">Elizabeth Tegtmeier</a> <a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Public_Service_Commission_election,_2022" title="Nebraska Public Service Commission election, 2022">public service commission</a></td> <td><a href="/Rod_Johnson" title="Rod Johnson">Rod Johnson</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Eric_Kamler" title="Eric Kamler">Eric Kamler</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a></td> <td><a href="/Nebraska_Public_Service_Commission_election,_2022" title="Nebraska Public Service Commission election, 2022">public service commission</a></td> <td><a href="/Mary_Ridder" title="Mary Ridder">Mary Ridder</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Kevin_Stocker_(Nebraska)" title="Kevin Stocker (Nebraska)">Kevin Stocker</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a></td> <td><a href="/Nevada_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Nevada gubernatorial election, 2022">governor</a></td> <td><a href="/Steve_Sisolak" title="Steve Sisolak">Steve Sisolak</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Joe_Lombardo" title="Joe Lombardo">Joe Lombardo</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a></td> <td><a href="/Nevada_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">lieutenant governor</a></td> <td><a href="/Lisa_Cano_Burkhead" title="Lisa Cano Burkhead">Lisa Cano Burkhead</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Stavros_S._Anthony" title="Stavros S. Anthony">Stavros Anthony</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a></td> <td><a href="/Nevada_State_Board_of_Regents_election,_2022" title="Nevada State Board of Regents election, 2022">state board of regents</a></td> <td><a href="/John_Moran_(Nevada)" title="John Moran (Nevada)">John Moran</a> <a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Stephanie_Goodman" title="Stephanie Goodman">Stephanie Goodman</a> <a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a></td> <td><a href="/Ohio_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Ohio State Board of Education election, 2022">state board of education</a></td> <td><a href="/Jenny_Kilgore" title="Jenny Kilgore">Jenny Kilgore</a> <a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Katie_Hofmann" title="Katie Hofmann">Katie Hofmann</a> <a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a></td> <td><a href="/Ohio_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Ohio State Board of Education election, 2022">state board of education</a></td> <td><a href="/Tim_Miller_(Ohio)" title="Tim Miller (Ohio)">Tim Miller</a> <a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Tom_Jackson" title="Tom Jackson">Tom Jackson</a> <a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></td> <td><a href="/Oklahoma_Attorney_General_election,_2022_(June_28_Republican_primary)" title="Oklahoma Attorney General election, 2022 (June 28 Republican primary)">attorney general</a></td> <td><a href="/Gentner_Drummond" title="Gentner Drummond">Gentner Drummond</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/John_O%27Connor_(Oklahoma)" title="John O'Connor (Oklahoma)">John O'Connor</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota">South Dakota</a></td> <td><a href="/South_Dakota_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="South Dakota Secretary of State election, 2022">secretary of state</a></td> <td><a href="/Steve_Barnett" title="Steve Barnett">Steve Barnett</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Monae_Johnson" title="Monae Johnson">Monae Johnson</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a></td> <td><a href="/Texas_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Texas State Board of Education election, 2022">state board of education</a></td> <td><a href="/Sue_Melton-Malone" title="Sue Melton-Malone">Sue Melton-Malone</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Evelyn_Brooks" title="Evelyn Brooks">Evelyn Brooks</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a></td> <td><a href="/Texas_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Texas State Board of Education election, 2022">state board of education</a></td> <td><a href="/Jay_Johnson_(Texas)" title="Jay Johnson (Texas)">Jay Johnson</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Aaron_Kinsey" title="Aaron Kinsey">Aaron Kinsey</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a></td> <td><a href="/Utah_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Utah State Board of Education election, 2022">state board of education</a></td> <td><a href="/Scott_L._Hansen" title="Scott L. Hansen">Scott Hansen</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Joseph_Kerry" title="Joseph Kerry">Joseph Kerry</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a></td> <td><a href="/Utah_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Utah State Board of Education election, 2022">state board of education</a></td> <td><a href="/Laura_Belnap" title="Laura Belnap">Laura Belnap</a> <a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/LeAnn_Wood" title="LeAnn Wood">LeAnn Wood</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a></td> <td><a href="/Utah_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Utah State Board of Education election, 2022">state board of education</a></td> <td><a href="/Janet_Cannon" title="Janet Cannon">Janet Cannon</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Carol_Barlow_Lear" title="Carol Barlow Lear">Carol Barlow Lear</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a></td> <td><a href="/Utah_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Utah State Board of Education election, 2022">state board of education</a></td> <td><a href="/Stacey_Hutchings" title="Stacey Hutchings">Stacey Hutchings</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Christina_Boggess" title="Christina Boggess">Christina Boggess</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Wyoming" title="Wyoming">Wyoming</a></td> <td><a href="/Wyoming_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction_election,_2022" title="Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022">superintendent of public instruction</a></td> <td><a href="/Brian_Schroeder" title="Brian Schroeder">Brian Schroeder</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td><a href="/Megan_Degenfelder" title="Megan Degenfelder">Megan Degenfelder</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Offices_up_for_election">Offices up for election</span></h2> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Governor">Governor</span></h1> <p><b>There were <a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2022" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2022">36 gubernatorial offices</a> up for election in 2022.</b> To view more information on elections in a particular state, click the corresponding link below the map or click the state on the map and then click the state's name in the white box that appears.<br /><br /> <iframe title="Gubernatorial elections, 2022" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-zqCNM" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/zqCNM/4/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="472"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe[src*='"+e+"']");if(t)(t.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][e]+"px")}}))}(); </script> Out of all top state executive offices, only the <a href="/Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor">governor</a> and <a href="/Attorney_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney General">attorney general</a> exist in all 50 states, and only the governor is elected in all 50 states. As the chief executive officer, the governor is among the most powerful figures in state government. Other executive offices ordinarily report to him or her. </p> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="multicol" style="background:transparent; width:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Alabama_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Alabama gubernatorial election, 2022">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Alaska_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Alaska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Arizona_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Arizona gubernatorial election, 2022">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Arkansas_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2022">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/California_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="California gubernatorial election, 2022">California</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Colorado_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Colorado gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Connecticut_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Connecticut gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Florida_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Georgia_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Georgia gubernatorial election, 2022">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Guam_territory_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Guam territory executive official elections, 2022">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Hawaii_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Hawaii gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Idaho_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Idaho gubernatorial election, 2022">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Illinois_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Illinois gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Illinois</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Iowa_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Iowa gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Kansas_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Kansas gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Maine_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Maine gubernatorial election, 2022">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Maryland_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Massachusetts_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Massachusetts gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Michigan_gubernatorial_election,_2022" class="mw-redirect" title="Michigan gubernatorial election, 2022">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Minnesota_gubernatorial_election,_2022" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2022">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Nebraska_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Nebraska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Nevada_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Nevada gubernatorial election, 2022">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/New_Hampshire_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2022">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/New_Mexico_gubernatorial_election,_2022" class="mw-redirect" title="New Mexico gubernatorial election, 2022">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/New_York_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="New York gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Northern_Mariana_Islands_territory_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Northern Mariana Islands territory executive official elections, 2022">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Ohio_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Oklahoma_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2022">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Oregon_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Oregon gubernatorial election, 2022">Oregon</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Rhode_Island_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Rhode Island gubernatorial election, 2022">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/South_Carolina_gubernatorial_election,_2022" class="mw-redirect" title="South Carolina gubernatorial election, 2022">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/South_Dakota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="South Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Tennessee_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2022">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Texas_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Texas gubernatorial election, 2022">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Vermont_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Vermont gubernatorial election, 2022">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/U.S._Virgin_Islands_territory_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="U.S. Virgin Islands territory executive official elections, 2022">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Wisconsin_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Wisconsin gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Wyoming_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2022">Wyoming</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Lieutenant_Governor">Lieutenant Governor</span></h1> <p><b>There were <a href="/Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections,_2022" title="Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2022">30 lieutenant gubernatorial offices</a> on the ballot in 2022.</b> To view more information on elections in a particular state, click the corresponding link below the map or click the state on the map and then click the state's name in the white box that appears.<br /><br /> <iframe title="Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2022" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-jpFPe" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/jpFPe/3/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="486"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe[src*='"+e+"']");if(t)(t.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][e]+"px")}}))}(); </script> In 45 states, the <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_(state_executive_office)" title="Lieutenant Governor (state executive office)">lieutenant governor</a> is the second-highest executive office, behind the <a href="/Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor">governor</a>. Although the powers and duties of the lieutenant governor vary from state to state, lieutenant governors are responsible for filling vacancies in the office of governor. In many states, lieutenant governors often sit on boards or commissions, and they are often involved in the proceedings of the state Senate. </p> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="multicol" style="background:transparent; width:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Alabama_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Alaska_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Alaska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Arkansas_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/California_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">California</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Colorado_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Colorado gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Connecticut_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Connecticut gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Florida_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Guam_territory_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Guam territory executive official elections, 2022">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Hawaii_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Hawaii gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Idaho_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Idaho</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Illinois_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Illinois gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Iowa_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Iowa gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Kansas_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Kansas gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Maryland_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Massachusetts_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Massachusetts gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Michigan_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Michigan gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Minnesota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Nebraska_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Nebraska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Nevada_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/New_Mexico_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="New Mexico gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">New Mexico</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/New_York_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="New York gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Northern_Mariana_Islands_territory_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Northern Mariana Islands territory executive official elections, 2022">Northern Mariana Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Ohio_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Ohio gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Oklahoma_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Oklahoma lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Pennsylvania_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Rhode_Island_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Rhode Island lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/South_Carolina_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="South Carolina gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/South_Dakota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="South Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Texas_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Vermont_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/U.S._Virgin_Islands_territory_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="U.S. Virgin Islands territory executive official elections, 2022">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Wisconsin_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Wisconsin gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Wisconsin</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Attorney_General">Attorney General</span></h1> <p><b>There were <a href="/Attorney_General_elections,_2022" title="Attorney General elections, 2022">30 attorney general offices</a> on the ballot in 2022.</b> To view more information on elections in a particular state, click the corresponding link below the map or click the state on the map and then click the state's name in the white box that appears.<br /><br /> <iframe title="Attorney General elections, 2022" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-8wQ7u" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/8wQ7u/4/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="472"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe[src*='"+e+"']");if(t)(t.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][e]+"px")}}))}(); </script> As the state's chief legal officer, the attorney general is responsible for enforcing state law and advising the state government on legal matters. In many states, attorneys general play a large role in the law enforcement process. </p> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="multicol" style="background:transparent; width:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Alabama_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Alabama Attorney General election, 2022">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Arizona_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Arizona Attorney General election, 2022">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Arkansas_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Arkansas Attorney General election, 2022">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/California_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="California Attorney General election, 2022">California</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Colorado_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Colorado Attorney General election, 2022">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Connecticut_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Connecticut Attorney General election, 2022">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Delaware_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Delaware Attorney General election, 2022">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Florida_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Florida Attorney General election, 2022">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Georgia_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Georgia Attorney General election, 2022">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Guam_territory_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="Guam territory executive official elections, 2022">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Idaho_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Idaho Attorney General election, 2022">Idaho</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Illinois_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Illinois Attorney General election, 2022">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Iowa_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Iowa Attorney General election, 2022">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Kansas_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Kansas Attorney General election, 2022">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Maryland_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Maryland Attorney General election, 2022">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Massachusetts_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Massachusetts Attorney General election, 2022">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Michigan_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Michigan Attorney General election, 2022">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Minnesota_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Minnesota Attorney General election, 2022">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Nebraska_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Nebraska Attorney General election, 2022">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Nevada_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Nevada Attorney General election, 2022">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/New_Mexico_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="New Mexico Attorney General election, 2022">New Mexico</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/New_York_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="New York Attorney General election, 2022">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/North_Dakota_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="North Dakota Attorney General election, 2022">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Ohio_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Ohio Attorney General election, 2022">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Oklahoma_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Oklahoma Attorney General election, 2022">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Rhode_Island_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Rhode Island Attorney General election, 2022">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/South_Carolina_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="South Carolina Attorney General election, 2022">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/South_Dakota_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="South Dakota Attorney General election, 2022">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Texas_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Texas Attorney General election, 2022">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Vermont_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Vermont Attorney General election, 2022">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Wisconsin_Attorney_General_election,_2022" title="Wisconsin Attorney General election, 2022">Wisconsin</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Secretary_of_State">Secretary of State</span></h1> <p><b>There were <a href="/Secretary_of_State_elections,_2022" title="Secretary of State elections, 2022">27 secretary of state offices</a> on the ballot in 2022.</b> To view more information on elections in a particular state, click the corresponding link below the map or click the state on the map and then click the state's name in the white box that appears.<br /><br /> <iframe title="Secretary of State elections, 2022" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-VQZm2" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/VQZm2/6/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="468"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<t.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data["datawrapper-height"][a]+"px"}}}))}(); </script> Although the duties and powers of the secretary of state vary from state to state, a common responsibility is management and oversight of elections and voter rolls, which are assigned to the secretary of state in 41 states. Other common responsibilities include registration of businesses, maintenance of state records, and certification of official documents. </p> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="multicol" style="background:transparent; width:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Alabama_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Alabama Secretary of State election, 2022">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Arizona_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Arizona Secretary of State election, 2022">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Arkansas_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Arkansas Secretary of State election, 2022">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/California_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="California Secretary of State election, 2022">California</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Colorado_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Colorado Secretary of State election, 2022">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Connecticut_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Connecticut Secretary of State election, 2022">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Georgia_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Georgia Secretary of State election, 2022">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Idaho_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Idaho Secretary of State election, 2022">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Illinois_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Illinois Secretary of State election, 2022">Illinois</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Indiana_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Indiana Secretary of State election, 2022">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Iowa_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Iowa Secretary of State election, 2022">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Kansas_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Kansas Secretary of State election, 2022">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Massachusetts_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Massachusetts Secretary of State election, 2022">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Michigan_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Michigan Secretary of State election, 2022">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Minnesota_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2022">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Nebraska_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Nebraska Secretary of State election, 2022">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Nevada_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Nevada Secretary of State election, 2022">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/New_Mexico_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="New Mexico Secretary of State election, 2022">New Mexico</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/North_Dakota_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="North Dakota Secretary of State election, 2022">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Ohio_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Ohio Secretary of State election, 2022">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Rhode_Island_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Rhode Island Secretary of State election, 2022">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/South_Carolina_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="South Carolina Secretary of State election, 2022">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/South_Dakota_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="South Dakota Secretary of State election, 2022">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Vermont_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Vermont Secretary of State election, 2022">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Washington_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Washington Secretary of State election, 2022">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Wisconsin_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Wisconsin Secretary of State election, 2022">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Wyoming_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Wyoming Secretary of State election, 2022">Wyoming</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Down-ballot">Down-ballot</span></h1> <p><b>There were 184 down-ballot offices up for election in 2022.</b> To view more information on elections in a particular state, click the corresponding link below the map or click the state on the map and then click the state's name in the white box that appears.<br /><br /> <iframe title="Down-ballot state executive official elections, 2022" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-9To4G" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/9To4G/8/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="449"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<t.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data["datawrapper-height"][a]+"px"}}}))}(); </script> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Treasurer">Treasurer</span></h3> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="multicol" style="background:transparent; width:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Alabama_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Alabama Treasurer election, 2022">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/Arizona_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Arizona Treasurer election, 2022">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/Arkansas_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Arkansas Treasurer election, 2022">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/California_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="California Treasurer election, 2022">California</a></li> <li><a href="/Colorado_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Colorado Treasurer election, 2022">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/Connecticut_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Connecticut Treasurer election, 2022">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/Delaware_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Delaware Treasurer election, 2022">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/Florida_Chief_Financial_Officer_election,_2022" title="Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2022">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/Idaho_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Idaho Treasurer election, 2022">Idaho</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Illinois_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Illinois Treasurer election, 2022">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/Indiana_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Indiana Treasurer election, 2022">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/Iowa_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Iowa Treasurer election, 2022">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/Kansas_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Kansas Treasurer election, 2022">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/Massachusetts_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Massachusetts Treasurer election, 2022">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/Nebraska_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Nebraska Treasurer election, 2022">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/Nevada_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Nevada Treasurer election, 2022">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/New_Mexico_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="New Mexico Treasurer election, 2022">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/Ohio_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Ohio Treasurer election, 2022">Ohio</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Oklahoma_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Oklahoma Treasurer election, 2022">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/Rhode_Island_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Rhode Island Treasurer election, 2022">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Carolina_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="South Carolina Treasurer election, 2022">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="South Dakota Treasurer election, 2022">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Utah_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Utah Treasurer election, 2022">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/Vermont_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Vermont Treasurer election, 2022">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/Wisconsin_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Wisconsin Treasurer election, 2022">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/Wyoming_Treasurer_election,_2022" title="Wyoming Treasurer election, 2022">Wyoming</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Auditor">Auditor</span></h3> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="multicol" style="background:transparent; width:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Alabama_Auditor_election,_2022" title="Alabama Auditor election, 2022">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/Arkansas_Auditor_election,_2022" title="Arkansas Auditor election, 2022">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/Delaware_Auditor_election,_2022" title="Delaware Auditor election, 2022">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/Indiana_Auditor_election,_2022" title="Indiana Auditor election, 2022">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/Iowa_Auditor_election,_2022" title="Iowa Auditor election, 2022">Iowa</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Massachusetts_Auditor_election,_2022" title="Massachusetts Auditor election, 2022">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/Minnesota_Auditor_election,_2022" title="Minnesota Auditor election, 2022">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/Missouri_Auditor_election,_2022" title="Missouri Auditor election, 2022">Missouri</a></li> <li><a href="/Nebraska_Auditor_election,_2022" title="Nebraska Auditor election, 2022">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/New_Mexico_Auditor_election,_2022" title="New Mexico Auditor election, 2022">New Mexico</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Ohio_Auditor_election,_2022" title="Ohio Auditor election, 2022">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/Oklahoma_Auditor_election,_2022" title="Oklahoma Auditor election, 2022">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_Auditor_election,_2022" title="South Dakota Auditor election, 2022">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Vermont_Auditor_election,_2022" title="Vermont Auditor election, 2022">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/Wyoming_Auditor_election,_2022" title="Wyoming Auditor election, 2022">Wyoming</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Comptroller">Comptroller</span></h3> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="multicol" style="background:transparent; width:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/California_Controller_election,_2022" title="California Controller election, 2022">California</a></li> <li><a href="/Connecticut_Comptroller_election,_2022" title="Connecticut Comptroller election, 2022">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/Idaho_Controller_election,_2022" title="Idaho Controller election, 2022">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/Illinois_Comptroller_election,_2022" title="Illinois Comptroller election, 2022">Illinois</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Maryland_Comptroller_election,_2022" title="Maryland Comptroller election, 2022">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/Nevada_Controller_election,_2022" title="Nevada Controller election, 2022">Nevada</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/New_York_Comptroller_election,_2022" title="New York Comptroller election, 2022">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Carolina_Comptroller_election,_2022" title="South Carolina Comptroller election, 2022">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/Texas_Comptroller_election,_2022" title="Texas Comptroller election, 2022">Texas</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Education_officials">Education officials</span></h3> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="multicol" style="background:transparent; width:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Alabama_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Alabama State Board of Education election, 2022">Alabama (board of education)</a></li> <li><a href="/Arizona_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction_election,_2022" title="Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022">Arizona (superintendent)</a></li> <li><a href="/California_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction_election,_2022" title="California Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022">California (superintendent)</a></li> <li><a href="/Colorado_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Colorado State Board of Education election, 2022">Colorado (board of education)</a></li> <li><a href="/Colorado_State_Board_of_Regents_election,_2022" title="Colorado State Board of Regents election, 2022">Colorado (board of regent)</a></li> <li><a href="/District_of_Columbia_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="District of Columbia State Board of Education election, 2022">District of Columbia (board of education)</a></li> <li><a href="/Georgia_Superintendent_of_Schools_election,_2022" title="Georgia Superintendent of Schools election, 2022">Georgia (superintendent)</a></li> <li><a href="/Guam_Education_Board_election,_2022" title="Guam Education Board election, 2022">Guam (education board)</a></li> <li><a href="/Idaho_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction_election,_2022" title="Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022">Idaho (superintendent)</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Kansas_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Kansas State Board of Education election, 2022">Kansas (board of education)</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Michigan State Board of Education election, 2022">Michigan (board of education)</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_State_Board_of_Regents_election,_2022" title="Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2022">Michigan (board of regent)</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_State_Board_of_Regents_election,_2022" title="Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2022">Michigan (board of trustees)</a></li> <li><a href="/Michigan_State_Board_of_Regents_election,_2022" title="Michigan State Board of Regents election, 2022">Michigan (board of governors)</a></li> <li><a href="/Nebraska_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Nebraska State Board of Education election, 2022">Nebraska (board of education)</a></li> <li><a href="/Nebraska_State_Board_of_Regents_election,_2022" title="Nebraska State Board of Regents election, 2022">Nebraska (board of regents)</a></li> <li><a href="/Nevada_State_Board_of_Regents_election,_2022" title="Nevada State Board of Regents election, 2022">Nevada (board of regents)</a></li> <li><a href="/New_Mexico_Public_Education_Commission_election,_2022" title="New Mexico Public Education Commission election, 2022">New Mexico (board of education)</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Northern Mariana Islands Board of Education election, 2022">Northern Mariana Islands (board of education)</a></li> <li><a href="/Ohio_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Ohio State Board of Education election, 2022">Ohio (board of education)</a></li> <li><a href="/Oklahoma_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction_election,_2022" title="Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022">Oklahoma (superintendent)</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Carolina_Superintendent_of_Education_election,_2022" title="South Carolina Superintendent of Education election, 2022">South Carolina (superintendent)</a></li> <li><a href="/Texas_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Texas State Board of Education election, 2022">Texas (board of education)</a></li> <li><a href="/Utah_State_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="Utah State Board of Education election, 2022">Utah (board of education)</a></li> <li><a href="/U.S._Virgin_Islands_Board_of_Education_election,_2022" title="U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Education election, 2022">U.S. Virgin Islands (board of education)</a></li> <li><a href="/Wyoming_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction_election,_2022" title="Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022">Wyoming (superintendent)</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Commissioners">Commissioners</span></h3> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="multicol" style="background:transparent; width:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Alabama_Agriculture_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="Alabama Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022">Alabama (agriculture)</a></li> <li><a href="/Alabama_Public_Service_Commission_election,_2022" title="Alabama Public Service Commission election, 2022">Alabama (public service)</a></li> <li><a href="/Arizona_Corporation_Commission_election,_2022" title="Arizona Corporation Commission election, 2022">Arizona (corporation)</a></li> <li><a href="/Arizona_Mine_Inspector_election,_2022" title="Arizona Mine Inspector election, 2022">Arizona (mine inspector)</a></li> <li><a href="/Arkansas_Public_Lands_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="Arkansas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022">Arkansas (public lands)</a></li> <li><a href="/California_State_Board_of_Equalization_election,_2022" title="California State Board of Equalization election, 2022">California (board of equalization)</a></li> <li><a href="/California_Insurance_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="California Insurance Commissioner election, 2022">California (insurance)</a></li> <li><a href="/Florida_Agriculture_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="Florida Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022">Florida (agriculture)</a></li> <li><a href="/Georgia_Agriculture_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="Georgia Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022">Georgia (agriculture)</a></li> <li><a href="/Georgia_Labor_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="Georgia Labor Commissioner election, 2022">Georgia (labor)</a></li> <li><a href="/Georgia_Insurance_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="Georgia Insurance Commissioner election, 2022">Georgia (insurance)</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/Guam_Consolidated_Commission_on_Utilities_election,_2022" title="Guam Consolidated Commission on Utilities election, 2022">Guam (utilities)</a></li> <li><a href="/Hawaii_Office_of_Hawaiian_Affairs_Board_of_Trustees_election,_2022" title="Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees election, 2022">Hawaii (Hawaiian affairs)</a></li> <li><a href="/Iowa_Agriculture_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="Iowa Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022">Iowa (agriculture)</a></li> <li><a href="/Kansas_Insurance_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="Kansas Insurance Commissioner election, 2022">Kansas (insurance)</a></li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_Public_Service_Commission_election,_2022" title="Louisiana Public Service Commission election, 2022">Louisiana (public service)</a></li> <li><a href="/Massachusetts_Governor%27s_Council_election,_2022" title="Massachusetts Governor's Council election, 2022">Massachusetts (governor's council)</a></li> <li><a href="/Montana_Public_Service_Commission_election,_2022" title="Montana Public Service Commission election, 2022">Montana (public service)</a></li> <li><a href="/Nebraska_Public_Service_Commission_election,_2022" title="Nebraska Public Service Commission election, 2022">Nebraska (public service)</a></li> <li><a href="/New_Hampshire_Executive_Council_election,_2022" title="New Hampshire Executive Council election, 2022">New Hampshire (executive council)</a></li> <li><a href="/New_Mexico_Public_Lands_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="New Mexico Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022">New Mexico (public lands)</a></li> <li><a href="/North_Dakota_Agriculture_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022">North Dakota (agriculture)</a></li> <li><a href="/North_Dakota_Public_Service_Commission_election,_2022" title="North Dakota Public Service Commission election, 2022">North Dakota (public service)</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/North_Dakota_Tax_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="North Dakota Tax Commissioner election, 2022">North Dakota (tax)</a></li> <li><a href="/Oklahoma_Corporation_Commission_election,_2022" title="Oklahoma Corporation Commission election, 2022">Oklahoma (corporation)</a></li> <li><a href="/Oklahoma_Insurance_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner election, 2022">Oklahoma (insurance)</a></li> <li><a href="/Oklahoma_Labor_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="Oklahoma Labor Commissioner election, 2022">Oklahoma (labor)</a></li> <li><a href="/Oregon_Labor_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="Oregon Labor Commissioner election, 2022">Oregon (labor)</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Carolina_Agriculture_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022">South Carolina (agriculture)</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_Public_Lands_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="South Dakota Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022">South Dakota (public lands)</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_Public_Utilities_Commission_election,_2022" title="South Dakota Public Utilities Commission election, 2022">South Dakota (public utilities)</a></li> <li><a href="/Texas_Agriculture_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="Texas Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022">Texas (agriculture)</a></li> <li><a href="/Texas_Public_Lands_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="Texas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022">Texas (public lands)</a></li> <li><a href="/Texas_Railroad_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2022">Texas (railroad)</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Other_officials">Other officials</span></h3> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="multicol" style="background:transparent; width:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/U.S._Virgin_Islands_Board_of_Elections_election,_2022" title="U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections election, 2022">U.S. Virgin Islands (board of elections)</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div id="stopHeaderTabs" style="display:none;"></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Total_executive_officials_by_party">Total executive officials by party</span></h2> <p>Of the <b>307</b> state executive positions up for election in 2022, <b>156</b> were held by Republicans heading into the election, <b>125</b> were held by Democrats, and <b>24</b> were nonpartisan offices or held by an independent or minor party officeholder. In addition, <b>two</b> of the seats on the <a href="/Colorado_State_Board_of_Education" title="Colorado State Board of Education">Colorado State Board of Education</a> that were up for election in 2022 did not have an incumbent because they were created in 2022 following redistricting. </p><p>The chart below shows a breakdown of partisan control by office type. </p><p><iframe title="Partisan control of state executive offices up for election in 2022" aria-label="Split Bars" id="datawrapper-chart-SdOo4" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/SdOo4/7/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="590"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<t.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data["datawrapper-height"][a]+"px"}}}))}(); </script> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Competitiveness">Competitiveness</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Primary_competitiveness">Primary competitiveness</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Primary_election_competitiveness_in_state_and_federal_government,_2022" title="Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022">Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>State executive primaries were more competitive in 2022 than in <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2018" title="State executive official elections, 2018">2018</a>—the last time a comparable number of state executive offices were up for election. The number of <i>open seats</i> where the incumbent did not seek re-election was 89 in both years, while the number of incumbents facing a challenger increased from 60 to 95. </p><p>The number of overall contested primaries also increased. In 2018, there were 226 contested state executive primaries, including 109 Republican, 95 Democratic, and 12 top-two. In 2022, there were 254 contested primaries, including 137 Republican primaries, 91 Democratic primaries, and 26 top-two primaries. </p><p><a href="/Number_of_Democratic_and_Republican_candidates_on_the_ballot_for_federal_and_state_offices,_2022" title="Number of Democratic and Republican candidates on the ballot for federal and state offices, 2022">Click here to see our analysis on the number of Democratic and Republican candidates on the ballot for federal and state offices, 2022</a> </p><p><iframe title="State executive primary election competitiveness, 2014-2022" aria-label="Grouped Column Chart" id="datawrapper-chart-q6MTo" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/q6MTo/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 50% !important; border: none;" height="400"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<t.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data["datawrapper-height"][a]+"px"}}}))}(); </script><iframe title="Total state executive candidates and seats, 2014-2022" aria-label="Column Chart" id="datawrapper-chart-gVaJT" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/gVaJT/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 50% !important; border: none;" height="400"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<t.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data["datawrapper-height"][a]+"px"}}}))}(); </script> </p><p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="State_government_trifectas">State government trifectas</span></h2> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">State government trifectas</a></i></dd></dl> <p>A <b>state government trifecta</b> is a term used to describe when a single party controls the governorship and both chambers of a state's legislature. </p><p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="State_government_triplexes">State government triplexes</span></h2> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_government_triplexes" title="State government triplexes">State government triplexes</a></i></dd></dl><p> A <b>state government triplex</b> is a term used to describe when a state's governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same party. </p><p>As of November 25, 2024, there are 25 Republican triplexes, 20 Democratic triplexes, and 5 divided governments where neither party holds triplex control.</p> <p><iframe title="Partisan Control of Top Executive Offices" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-HUFHG" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/HUFHG/97/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 70% !important; border: none;" height="450" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe[src*='"+e+"']");if(t)(t.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][e]+"px")}}))}(); </script> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Historical_election_data">Historical election data</span></h2> <p>Ballotpedia covers <a href="/State_executive_officials" title="State executive officials">America's 748 state executive seats</a> across all 50 states. The following sections look at incumbency and partisanship in state executive elections from 2011 to 2021. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Incumbency">Incumbency</span></h3> <p>From 2011 to 2021, 63.8% of incumbents sought re-election. Of the incumbents who sought re-election during that period, 86.3% were successful. The first chart below shows the number of incumbents who sought election each year compared to the number of seats up for election. The second chart shows the number of incumbents who were re-elected compared to the number of incumbents who ran for re-election. </p> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="multicol" style="background:transparent; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="47%" align="left" valign="top"> <p><iframe title="State executive incumbents who sought re-election, 2011-2021" aria-label="Bullet Bars" id="datawrapper-chart-jHvHj" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/jHvHj/1/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border: none;" width="600" height="457" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe[src*='"+e+"']");if(t)(t.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][e]+"px")}}))}(); </script> </p> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td width="47%" align="left" valign="top"> <p><iframe title="State executive incumbents who were re-elected, 2011-2021" aria-label="Bullet Bars" id="datawrapper-chart-su3oZ" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/su3oZ/1/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border: none;" width="600" height="457" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe[src*='"+e+"']");if(t)(t.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][e]+"px")}}))}(); </script> </p> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The table below is organized by year and includes the total number of offices up for election, the number and percentage of incumbents who sought re-election, and the number and percentage of incumbents who won another term. </p> <table class="bptable" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10" border="0" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" align="center" style="background-color: #00008B; color: white;">State executive incumbents who sought re-election, 2011-2021 </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Year </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Total seats </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Incumbents who <br />sought re-election </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">% incumbents who <br />sought re-election </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">Incumbents who <br />were re-elected </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="1">% incumbents who <br />were re-elected </th></tr> <tr> <td><center>2021</center></td> <td><center>7</center></td> <td><center>4</center></td> <td><center>57.1%</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>75.0%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2020</center></td> <td><center>171</center></td> <td><center>113</center></td> <td><center>66.1%</center></td> <td><center>98</center></td> <td><center>86.7%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2019</center></td> <td><center>36</center></td> <td><center>21</center></td> <td><center>58.3%</center></td> <td><center>20</center></td> <td><center>95.2%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2018</center></td> <td><center>303</center></td> <td><center>186</center></td> <td><center>61.4%</center></td> <td><center>151</center></td> <td><center>81.2%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2017</center></td> <td><center>8</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>37.5%</center></td> <td><center>2</center></td> <td><center>66.7%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2016</center></td> <td><center>93</center></td> <td><center>51</center></td> <td><center>54.8%</center></td> <td><center>40</center></td> <td><center>78.4%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2015</center></td> <td><center>25</center></td> <td><center>16</center></td> <td><center>64.0%</center></td> <td><center>15</center></td> <td><center>93.8%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2014</center></td> <td><center>226</center></td> <td><center>152</center></td> <td><center>67.3%</center></td> <td><center>139</center></td> <td><center>91.4%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2013</center></td> <td><center>6</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>50.0%</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>100.0%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2012</center></td> <td><center>94</center></td> <td><center>67</center></td> <td><center>71.3%</center></td> <td><center>59</center></td> <td><center>88.1%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2011</center></td> <td><center>26</center></td> <td><center>19</center></td> <td><center>73.1%</center></td> <td><center>18</center></td> <td><center>94.7%</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><b>Total</b></center></td> <td><center><b>995</b></center></td> <td><center><b>635</b></center></td> <td><center><b>63.8%</b></center></td> <td><center><b>548</b></center></td> <td><center><b>86.3%</b></center> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Partisanship">Partisanship</span></h3> <p>The table below details how many state executive seats changed parties from 2011 to 2021. The largest single-year gain by a party was in 2018, when Democrats gained 41 net seats. That year also had the highest number of seats up for election, with 303. The lowest net change was in 2011, when no parties gained or lost any seats. Twenty-six seats were on the ballot that year. The table is organized by year and shows the number of seats held by each party before the election and after the election and the net change each party saw. </p> <table class="bptable" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="10" border="0" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="11" align="center" style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;">State executive partisanship, 2011-2021 </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" rowspan="2">Total seats </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" colspan="3">Before election </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" colspan="3">After election </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#bbccee; color: black;" colspan="3">Net change </th></tr> <tr> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><br /><small>Democrats</small> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><br /><small>Republicans</small> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;"><a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><br /><small>Other</small> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><br /><small>Democrats</small> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><br /><small>Republicans</small> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;"><a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><br /><small>Other</small> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><br /><small>Democrats</small> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><br /><small>Republicans</small> </th> <th valign="middle" style="background-color:#D5D8DC; color: black;"><a href="/File:Grey.png" class="image"><img alt="Grey.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a><br /><small>Other</small> </th></tr> <tr> <td><center>2021</center></td> <td><center>7</center></td> <td><center>5</center></td> <td><center>1</center></td> <td><center>1</center></td> <td><center>2</center></td> <td><center>4</center></td> <td><center>1</center></td> <td><center>-3</center></td> <td><center>+3</center></td> <td><center>0</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2020</center></td> <td><center>171</center></td> <td><center>59</center></td> <td><center>71</center></td> <td><center>41</center></td> <td><center>56</center></td> <td><center>75</center></td> <td><center>40</center></td> <td><center>-3</center></td> <td><center>+4</center></td> <td><center>-1</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2019</center></td> <td><center>36</center></td> <td><center>8</center></td> <td><center>28</center></td> <td><center>0</center></td> <td><center>7</center></td> <td><center>29</center></td> <td><center>0</center></td> <td><center>-1</center></td> <td><center>+1</center></td> <td><center>0</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2018</center></td> <td><center>303</center></td> <td><center>81</center></td> <td><center>184</center></td> <td><center>38</center></td> <td><center>122</center></td> <td><center>143</center></td> <td><center>38</center></td> <td><center>+41</center></td> <td><center>-41</center></td> <td><center>0</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2017</center></td> <td><center>8</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>4</center></td> <td><center>1</center></td> <td><center>5</center></td> <td><center>2</center></td> <td><center>1</center></td> <td><center>+2</center></td> <td><center>-2</center></td> <td><center>0</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2016</center></td> <td><center>93</center></td> <td><center>50</center></td> <td><center>39</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>37</center></td> <td><center>53</center></td> <td><center>2</center></td> <td><center>-13</center></td> <td><center>+14</center></td> <td><center>-1</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2015</center></td> <td><center>25</center></td> <td><center>8</center></td> <td><center>16</center></td> <td><center>1</center></td> <td><center>6</center></td> <td><center>19</center></td> <td><center>0</center></td> <td><center>-2</center></td> <td><center>+3</center></td> <td><center>-1</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2014</center></td> <td><center>226</center></td> <td><center>79</center></td> <td><center>144</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>67</center></td> <td><center>156</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>-12</center></td> <td><center>+12</center></td> <td><center>0</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2013</center></td> <td><center>6</center></td> <td><center>0</center></td> <td><center>5</center></td> <td><center>1</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>2</center></td> <td><center>1</center></td> <td><center>+3</center></td> <td><center>-3</center></td> <td><center>0</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2012</center></td> <td><center>94</center></td> <td><center>50</center></td> <td><center>38</center></td> <td><center>6</center></td> <td><center>49</center></td> <td><center>42</center></td> <td><center>3</center></td> <td><center>-1</center></td> <td><center>+4</center></td> <td><center>-3</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center>2011</center></td> <td><center>26</center></td> <td><center>9</center></td> <td><center>17</center></td> <td><center>0</center></td> <td><center>9</center></td> <td><center>17</center></td> <td><center>0</center></td> <td><center>0</center></td> <td><center>0</center></td> <td><center>0</center> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Partisan_control_of_governorships">Partisan control of governorships</span></h4> <p>The chart below looks at the number of governorships held by the Democratic and Republican parties between 1977 and 2021. The biggest difference between the number of seats held by Democrats compared to those held by Republicans was in 1977 and 1978, when Democrats held 37 seats and Republicans held 12. The lowest difference between the number of seats held by Democrats compared to those held by Republicans was in 1987, 2003, and 2019. In 1987, Democrats held 26 governorships and Republicans held 24; in both 2003 and 2019, Democrats held 24 governorships and Republicans held 26. Republicans gained one governorship in both the 2020 and 2021 elections. </p><p><iframe title="Partisan control of governorships, 1977-2021" aria-label="Interactive line chart" id="datawrapper-chart-upwXH" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/upwXH/1/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border: none;" width="600" height="500" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe[src*='"+e+"']");if(t)(t.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][e]+"px")}}))}(); </script> </p><p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Important_dates_and_deadlines">Important dates and deadlines</span></h2> <p>The table below lists important dates throughout the 2022 election cycle, including filing deadlines and primary dates. </p> <table class="marqueetable sortable" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="auto"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="5" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white">Primary dates and filing deadlines, 2022 </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Primary date </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Primary runoff date </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Filing deadline for primary candidates </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Source </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Alabama_elections,_2022" title="Alabama elections, 2022">Alabama</a></td> <td>5/24/2022</td> <td>6/21/2022</td> <td>1/28/2022<br />2/11/2022 (congressional)</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://19poes3rcg0c1m7igk1w07gm-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Alabama-Congressional-Map-case.pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Alaska_elections,_2022" title="Alaska elections, 2022">Alaska</a></td> <td>8/16/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>6/1/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/2022-state-primary-election-dates-and-filing-deadlines.aspx">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arizona_elections,_2022" title="Arizona elections, 2022">Arizona</a></td> <td>8/2/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>4/4/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://azsos.gov/elections/elections-calendar-upcoming-events">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Arkansas_elections,_2022" title="Arkansas elections, 2022">Arkansas</a></td> <td>5/24/2022</td> <td>6/21/2022</td> <td>3/1/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/for-candidates">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/California_elections,_2022" title="California elections, 2022">California</a></td> <td>6/7/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>3/11/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/statewide-direct-primary-election-june-7-2022">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Colorado_elections,_2022" title="Colorado elections, 2022">Colorado</a></td> <td>6/28/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>3/15/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/calendars/2022ElectionCalendar.pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Connecticut_elections,_2022" title="Connecticut elections, 2022">Connecticut</a></td> <td>8/9/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>6/7/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Election-Services/Calendars/Election-Calendars">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Delaware_elections,_2022" title="Delaware elections, 2022">Delaware</a></td> <td>9/13/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>7/12/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://elections.delaware.gov/calendars.shtml">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Florida_elections,_2022" title="Florida elections, 2022">Florida</a></td> <td>8/23/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>6/17/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.dos.myflorida.com/elections/for-voters/election-dates/">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Georgia_elections,_2022" title="Georgia elections, 2022">Georgia</a></td> <td>5/24/2022</td> <td>6/21/2022</td> <td>3/11/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://sos.ga.gov/admin/uploads/2022_State_Short_Calendar9.pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Hawaii_elections,_2022" title="Hawaii elections, 2022">Hawaii</a></td> <td>8/13/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>6/7/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://elections.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/FS100BO011-Election-Calendar-2022.pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Idaho_elections,_2022" title="Idaho elections, 2022">Idaho</a></td> <td>5/17/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>3/11/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://sos.idaho.gov/elections-division/calendars/">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Illinois_elections,_2022" title="Illinois elections, 2022">Illinois</a></td> <td>6/28/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>3/14/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/2022-state-primary-election-dates-and-filing-deadlines.aspx">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Indiana_elections,_2022" title="Indiana elections, 2022">Indiana</a></td> <td>5/3/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>2/4/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2022-Calendar-Brochure.FINAL.pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Iowa_elections,_2022" title="Iowa elections, 2022">Iowa</a></td> <td>6/7/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>3/18/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/electioninfo/3yrelectioncal.html">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kansas_elections,_2022" title="Kansas elections, 2022">Kansas</a></td> <td>8/2/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>6/1/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/2022-state-primary-election-dates-and-filing-deadlines.aspx">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kentucky_elections,_2022" title="Kentucky elections, 2022">Kentucky</a></td> <td>5/17/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1/25/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://elect.ky.gov/Resources/Documents/2022%20Election%20Calendar.pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Louisiana_elections,_2022" title="Louisiana elections, 2022">Louisiana</a></td> <td>11/8/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>7/22/2022<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup></td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/PublishedDocuments/ElectionsCalendar2022.pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Maine_elections,_2022" title="Maine elections, 2022">Maine</a></td> <td>6/14/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>3/15/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/candidate/index.html">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Maryland_elections,_2022" title="Maryland elections, 2022">Maryland</a></td> <td>7/19/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>4/15/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.courts.state.md.us/media/news/2022/pr20220315">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Massachusetts_elections,_2022" title="Massachusetts elections, 2022">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>9/6/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>5/31/2022<br />6/7/2022 (Congress and statewide office)</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.sec.state.ma.us/CalendarWeb/Pages/MonthWeekCalendar.aspx">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Michigan_elections,_2022" title="Michigan elections, 2022">Michigan</a></td> <td>8/2/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>4/19/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1633_8721_8739---,00.html">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Minnesota_elections,_2022" title="Minnesota elections, 2022">Minnesota</a></td> <td>8/9/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>5/31/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.sos.state.mn.us/election-administration-campaigns/become-a-candidate/candidate-filing-periods/">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_elections,_2022" title="Mississippi elections, 2022">Mississippi</a></td> <td>6/7/2022</td> <td>6/28/2022</td> <td>3/1/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Missouri_elections,_2022" title="Missouri elections, 2022">Missouri</a></td> <td>8/2/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>3/29/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/calendar/">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Montana_elections,_2022" title="Montana elections, 2022">Montana</a></td> <td>6/7/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>3/14/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://sosmt.gov/elections/calendars/">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nebraska_elections,_2022" title="Nebraska elections, 2022">Nebraska</a></td> <td>5/10/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>2/15/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/information-candidates">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nevada_elections,_2022" title="Nevada elections, 2022">Nevada</a></td> <td>6/14/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>3/18/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/elections/2022-election-information">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Hampshire_elections,_2022" title="New Hampshire elections, 2022">New Hampshire</a></td> <td>9/13/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>6/10/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://sos.nh.gov/elections/elections/election-dates/">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Jersey_elections,_2022" title="New Jersey elections, 2022">New Jersey</a></td> <td>6/7/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>4/4/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-chronological-timelines.shtml">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_Mexico_elections,_2022" title="New Mexico elections, 2022">New Mexico</a></td> <td>6/7/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>3/24/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.sos.state.nm.us/candidate-and-campaigns/how-to-become-a-candidate/faqs-for-primary-general-election-candidacy/">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_York_elections,_2022" title="New York elections, 2022">New York</a></td> <td>6/28/2022; 8/23/2022 (congressional and state senate only)</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>4/7/2022; 6/10/2022 (congressional and state senate only)</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.elections.ny.gov/PoliticalCalendar.html">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/North_Carolina_elections,_2022" title="North Carolina elections, 2022">North Carolina</a></td> <td>5/17/2022</td> <td>7/5/2022 (if no federal office is involved); 7/26/2022 (if a federal office is involved)</td> <td>3/4/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.ncsbe.gov/current-sbe-events">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/North_Dakota_elections,_2022" title="North Dakota elections, 2022">North Dakota</a></td> <td>6/14/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>4/11/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://vip.sos.nd.gov/pdfs/Portals/electioncalendar.pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Ohio_elections,_2022" title="Ohio elections, 2022">Ohio</a></td> <td>5/3/2022 (Congress and statewide offices)<br />8/2/2022 (state legislative offices)</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>2/2/2022 (U.S. House candidates: 3/4/2022)</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.ohiosos.gov/publications/">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Oklahoma_elections,_2022" title="Oklahoma elections, 2022">Oklahoma</a></td> <td>6/28/2022</td> <td>8/23/2022</td> <td>4/15/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/dates-and-deadlines/2022-statutory-dates-deadlines.pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Oregon_elections,_2022" title="Oregon elections, 2022">Oregon</a></td> <td>5/17/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>3/8/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/statecandidates.pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Pennsylvania_elections,_2022" title="Pennsylvania elections, 2022">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>5/17/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>3/15/2022 (Congress and statewide offices only)<br />3/28/2022 (state legislative candidates)</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.votespa.com/About-Elections/Pages/Election-Calendar.aspx">Source</a><br /><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Supreme/out/7mm2022pco%20-%202-9-2022.pdf?cb=1">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Rhode_Island_elections,_2022" title="Rhode Island elections, 2022">Rhode Island</a></td> <td>9/13/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>7/15/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://vote.sos.ri.gov/Candidates/CandidateCalendar">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/South_Carolina_elections,_2022" title="South Carolina elections, 2022">South Carolina</a></td> <td>6/14/2022</td> <td>6/28/2022</td> <td>3/30/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.scvotes.gov/election-calendar">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/South_Dakota_elections,_2022" title="South Dakota elections, 2022">South Dakota</a></td> <td>6/7/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>3/29/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/2022GeneralElectionInformation.pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Tennessee_elections,_2022" title="Tennessee elections, 2022">Tennessee</a></td> <td>8/4/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>4/7/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://sos.tn.gov/products/elections/2022-election-calendar">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Texas_elections,_2022" title="Texas elections, 2022">Texas</a></td> <td>3/1/2022</td> <td>5/24/2022</td> <td>12/13/2021</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/important-election-dates.shtml#f2-1-2">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Utah_elections,_2022" title="Utah elections, 2022">Utah</a></td> <td>6/28/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>3/4/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://voteinfo.utah.gov/election-dates-deadlines/">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Vermont_elections,_2022" title="Vermont elections, 2022">Vermont</a></td> <td>8/9/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>5/26/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://sos.vermont.gov/elections/election-info-resources/candidates/">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Virginia_elections,_2022" title="Virginia elections, 2022">Virginia</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup></td> <td>6/21/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>4/7/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/calendars-schedules/">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Washington_elections,_2022" title="Washington elections, 2022">Washington</a></td> <td>8/2/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>5/20/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/calendar_list.aspx?y=2022">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/West_Virginia_elections,_2022" title="West Virginia elections, 2022">West Virginia</a></td> <td>5/10/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1/29/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/2022-state-primary-election-dates-and-filing-deadlines.aspx">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Wisconsin_elections,_2022" title="Wisconsin elections, 2022">Wisconsin</a></td> <td>8/9/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>6/1/2022</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://elections.wi.gov/calendar">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Wyoming_elections,_2022" title="Wyoming elections, 2022">Wyoming</a></td> <td>8/16/2022</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>5/27/2022</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> The table below lists changes made to election dates and deadlines in the 2022 election cycle. Items are listed in reverse chronological order by date of change, with the most recent change appearing first. </p> <table class="marqueetable sortable collapsible" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellpadding="6px" width="auto"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white">Record of date and deadline changes, 2022 </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Date of change </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Description of change </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; border-radius:0px;">Source </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Louisiana_elections,_2022" title="Louisiana elections, 2022">Louisiana</a></td> <td>6/6/2022</td> <td>A federal district court, in striking down the state's congressional redistricting plan, postponed the deadline for candidates qualifying by petition in lieu of paying the filing fee from June 22, 2022, to July 8, 2022. The court's order did not affect the July 22, 2022, deadline for candidates qualifying by paying the filing fee.</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022-06-06-Ruling-And-Order-dckt-173_0.pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Ohio_elections,_2022" title="Ohio elections, 2022">Ohio</a></td> <td>5/28/2022</td> <td>Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) called for the state legislative primary to be held on August 2, 2022 (the primary was originally scheduled for May 3, 2022).</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.ohiosos.gov/globalassets/elections/directives/2022/dir2022-34.pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/New_York_elections,_2022" title="New York elections, 2022">New York</a></td> <td>5/10/2022</td> <td>A federal district court judge affirmed the decision of a state-level judge to postpone the primaries for congressional and state senate offices to August 23, 2022 (the primary was originally scheduled for June 28, 2022). The state court then issued an order establishing new candidate filing deadlines.</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ny-state-of-politics/2022/05/10/federal-judge-sustains-aug--23-primary-for-state-senate--u-s--house-">Source</a>; <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://ballot-access.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ordered-august-calendar.pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Pennsylvania_elections,_2022" title="Pennsylvania elections, 2022">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>3/16/2022</td> <td>The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania fixed March 28, 2022, as the filing deadline for General Assembly candidates.</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.pacourts.us/Storage/media/pdfs/20220316/195658-569jadorder3-16-2022.pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Maryland_elections,_2022" title="Maryland elections, 2022">Maryland</a></td> <td>3/15/2022</td> <td>The Maryland Court of Appeals postponed the primary election from June 28, 2022, to July 19, 2022. The court also extended the filing deadline from March 22, 2022, to April 15, 2022.</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.courts.state.md.us/media/news/2022/pr20220315">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Massachusetts_elections,_2022" title="Massachusetts elections, 2022">Massachusetts</a></td> <td>2/14/2022</td> <td>Governor Charlie Baker (R) signed a bill into law that rescheduled the state's primary election from September 20, 2022, to September 6, 2022.</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.masslive.com/politics/2022/02/gov-charlie-baker-signs-101-million-covid-bill-sets-primary-date-for-sept-6.html">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Ohio_elections,_2022" title="Ohio elections, 2022">Ohio</a></td> <td>5/28/2022</td> <td>Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R), in response to a federal court order, directed that the primary for state legislative offices be held on August 2, 2022.</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.ohiosos.gov/media-center/press-releases/2022/2022-05-28/">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Utah_elections,_2022" title="Utah elections, 2022">Utah</a></td> <td>2/14/2022</td> <td>Governor Spencer Cox (R) signed SB170 into law, moving the candidate filing deadline to March 4, 2022. The original filing deadline was set for March 11, 2022.</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://le.utah.gov/~2022/bills/static/SB0170.html">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Maryland_elections,_2022" title="Maryland elections, 2022">Maryland</a></td> <td>2/11/2022</td> <td>The Maryland Court of Appeals extended the candidate filing deadline from February 22, 2022, to March 22, 2022.</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/02/11/court-of-appeals-extends-candidate-filing-deadline-amid-challenges-to-legislative-map/">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Pennsylvania_elections,_2022" title="Pennsylvania elections, 2022">Pennsylvania</a></td> <td>2/9/2022</td> <td>The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania suspended the candidate filing period for the primary election, pending resolution of a redistricting dispute. The original filing deadline was set for March 8, 2022. The court later fixed March 15, 2022, as the filing deadline for statewide offices and the U.S. Congress.</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.pacourts.us/assets/opinions/Supreme/out/7mm2022pco%20-%202-9-2022.pdf?cb=1">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Alabama_elections,_2022" title="Alabama elections, 2022">Alabama</a></td> <td>1/24/2022</td> <td>The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama postponed the filing deadline for primary congressional candidates from January 28, 2022, to February 11, 2022.</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://19poes3rcg0c1m7igk1w07gm-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Alabama-Congressional-Map-case.pdf">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kentucky_elections,_2022" title="Kentucky elections, 2022">Kentucky</a></td> <td>1/6/2022</td> <td>Governor Andy Beshear (D) signed HB172 into law, extending the filing deadline for partisan candidates from January 7, 2022, to January 25, 2022.</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-general-assembly/2022/01/06/bill-passes-push-back-filing-deadline-kentucky-candidates/9118875002/">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/North_Carolina_elections,_2022" title="North Carolina elections, 2022">North Carolina</a></td> <td>12/8/2021</td> <td>The Supreme Court of North Carolina ordered the postponement of the statewide primary, originally scheduled for March 8, 2022, to May 17, 2022. The court also suspended candidate filing, which subsequently resumed on February 24, 2022, and concluded on March 4, 2022.</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2021/12/08/supreme-court-suspends-all-candidate-filing-moves-2022-primary-may-17">Source</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/North_Carolina_elections,_2022" title="North Carolina elections, 2022">North Carolina</a></td> <td>2/9/2022</td> <td>The North Carolina State Board of Elections announced that candidate filing, having been suspended by the state supreme court in December 2021, would resume on February 24, 2022, and conclude on March 4, 2022.</td> <td><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.ncsbe.gov/news/press-releases/2022/02/09/candidate-filing-2022-elections-resume-february-24">Source</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="The_offices">The offices</span></h2> <p><a href="/State_executive_officials" title="State executive officials">State executives</a> act in many capacities according to the powers granted to them by their state's constitution. They are also charged with implementing and enforcing laws made by state legislatures. There are 748 <a href="/Chart_of_state_executive_officers#Chart_of_state_officers" title="Chart of state executive officers">executive offices</a> spread across <a href="/State_executive_offices" title="State executive offices">13 distinct types of offices</a> in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup> Of the 13 executive offices, only seven exist in all 50 states: <a href="/Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor">governor</a>, <a href="/Attorney_general" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney general">attorney general</a>, <a href="/Superintendent_of_Schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Superintendent of Schools">superintendent of schools</a>, <a href="/Insurance_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Insurance Commissioner">insurance commissioner</a>, <a href="/Agriculture_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Agriculture Commissioner">agriculture commissioner</a>, <a href="/Labor_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Labor Commissioner">labor commissioner</a>, and <a href="/Public_Service_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Service Commissioner">public service commissioner</a>. </p><p>Other <a href="/State_executive_offices#Common_state_executive_offices" title="State executive offices">common offices</a> include <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor">lieutenant governor</a>, <a href="/Secretary_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State">secretary of state</a>, <a href="/Treasurer" class="mw-redirect" title="Treasurer">treasurer</a>, <a href="/Controller" class="mw-redirect" title="Controller">controller</a>, <a href="/Auditor" class="mw-redirect" title="Auditor">auditor</a>, and <a href="/Natural_Resources_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Natural Resources Commissioner">natural resources commissioner</a>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Analysis_of_state_elections">Analysis of state elections</span></h2> <p>In 2022, 44 states held elections for <a class="mw-selflink selflink">executive</a>, <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2022" title="State legislative elections, 2022">legislative</a>, or <a href="/State_judicial_elections,_2022" title="State judicial elections, 2022">judicial seats</a>, including elections for <b>88</b> of the nation's <b>99</b> state legislative chambers, <b>36</b> gubernatorial offices, and <b>32</b> state supreme court seats. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="State_legislative_elections">State legislative elections</span></h3> <div class="thumb tleft"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:127px;"><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2022" title="State legislative elections, 2022"><img alt="State Houses-Tile image.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/32/State_Houses-Tile_image.png/125px-State_Houses-Tile_image.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="125" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/32/State_Houses-Tile_image.png/188px-State_Houses-Tile_image.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/3/32/State_Houses-Tile_image.png/250px-State_Houses-Tile_image.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1000" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:State_Houses-Tile_image.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div></div></div></div> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2022" title="State legislative elections, 2022">State legislative elections, 2022</a></i></dd></dl> <p>On November 8, 2022, members in 88 of the country's 99 state legislative chambers were up for election across 46 states. These elections were for 6,278 of the country's 7,383 state legislative seats (85%). </p><p>Heading into the election, <b style="color:#334aab">Democrats</b> controlled 36 chambers and <b style="color:#ab333f">Republicans</b> controlled 62. A <a href="/Unique_chamber_leadership_arrangements_in_state_legislatures,_1994-Present" title="Unique chamber leadership arrangements in state legislatures, 1994-Present">bipartisan coalition</a> controlled the <a href="/Alaska_House_of_Representatives" title="Alaska House of Representatives">Alaska House</a>. </p><p>As a result of the election: </p> <ul><li><b style="color:#334aab">Democrats</b> gained control of four chambers—the Michigan House and Senate, Minnesota Senate, and Pennsylvania House—bringing their total to 40.<sup id="cite_ref-paexplain_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-paexplain-25">[25]</a></sup> Wins in Minnesota and Michigan created new Democratic trifectas in those states. Both had previously been divided governments.</li> <li>In Alaska, a <a href="/Unique_chamber_leadership_arrangements_in_state_legislatures,_1994-Present" title="Unique chamber leadership arrangements in state legislatures, 1994-Present">bipartisan coalition</a> gained control of the Senate. The coalition in the House changed from being made primarily of Democrats and independents to one made primarily of Republicans.</li> <li><b style="color:#ab333f">Republicans</b> lost control of five chambers, bringing their total to 57.</li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Featured_analysis">Featured analysis</span></h4> <ul><li><b><a href="/Election_results,_2022:_State_legislative_seats_that_changed_party_control" title="Election results, 2022: State legislative seats that changed party control">State legislative seats that changed party control in 2022</a></b>: As a result of the Nov. 8, 2022, elections, partisan composition of all 7,386 state legislative seats changed by less than half a percentage point. <b style="color:#334aab">Democrats</b> had a net loss of six seats, representing 0.1% of all state legislative seats. <b style="color:#ab333f">Republicans</b> had a net gain of 28 seats, representing 0.4% of all state legislative seats.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup> <b style="color:#727272">Independents and minor party officeholders</b> had a net loss of <b>20 seats</b>, representing 0.2% of all state legislative seats.</li> <li><b><a href="/Annual_State_Legislative_Competitiveness_Report:_Vol._12,_2022" title="Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 12, 2022">Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 12, 2022</a></b>: Competitiveness refers to the presence of choice throughout the election cycle. A greater level of competitiveness means voters have the ability to make more decisions. A lower level of competitiveness equals fewer choices. State legislative competitiveness in 2022 reached its highest level compared to all even-year election cycles since 2010. In 2022, the nationwide State Legislative Competitiveness Index is 36.2, beating out 2018 (36.1) and the 2012 post-redistricting cycle (35.2).</li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="More_related_articles">More related articles</span></h4> <ul><li><a href="/State_legislative_special_elections,_2022" title="State legislative special elections, 2022">State legislative special elections</a></li> <li><a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_legislative_elections_in_2022" title="Impact of term limits on state legislative elections in 2022">Impact of term limits</a></li> <li><a href="/Open_seats_in_state_legislative_elections,_2022" title="Open seats in state legislative elections, 2022">Open seats</a></li> <li><a href="/Contested_state_legislative_primaries,_2022" title="Contested state legislative primaries, 2022">Contested primaries</a></li> <li><a href="/State_legislative_incumbents_in_contested_primaries,_2022" title="State legislative incumbents in contested primaries, 2022">Incumbents in contested primaries</a></li> <li><a href="/Incumbents_defeated_in_state_legislative_elections,_2022" title="Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections, 2022">Data on incumbents defeated</a></li> <li><a href="/Defeated_state_legislative_incumbents,_2022" title="Defeated state legislative incumbents, 2022">Summaries of incumbents defeated in primaries</a></li> <li><a href="/Election_results,_2022:_Incumbent_win_rates_by_state" title="Election results, 2022: Incumbent win rates by state">Incumbent win rates by state</a></li> <li><a href="/Election_results,_2022:_Pivot_counties_in_state_legislative_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="Election results, 2022: Pivot counties in state legislative elections">Pivot counties in state legislative elections</a></li> <li><a href="/Trifecta_vulnerability_in_the_2022_elections" title="Trifecta vulnerability in the 2022 elections">Trifecta vulnerability in the 2022 elections</a></li> <li><a href="/Rematches_in_2022_general_elections" title="Rematches in 2022 general elections">Rematches in 2022 general elections</a></li> <li><a href="/State_legislative_elections_without_a_Democratic_or_Republican_candidate,_2022" title="State legislative elections without a Democratic or Republican candidate, 2022">Elections without a Democratic or Republican candidate</a></li> <li><a href="/States_with_two_or_more_statewide_offices_up_for_election_in_2022" title="States with two or more statewide offices up for election in 2022">States with two or more statewide offices up for election</a></li> <li><a href="/Election_results,_2022:_Wave_elections" title="Election results, 2022: Wave elections">Wave election analysis</a></li> <li><a href="/Election_results,_2022:_State_legislative_seats_that_changed_party_control" title="Election results, 2022: State legislative seats that changed party control">Seats that changed party control</a></li> <li><a href="/Veto-proof_state_legislatures_and_opposing_party_governors_in_the_2022_elections" title="Veto-proof state legislatures and opposing party governors in the 2022 elections">Veto-proof state legislatures with opposing party governors</a></li> <li><a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Top_15_elections_to_watch,_2022" title="Ballotpedia's Top 15 elections to watch, 2022">Ballotpedia's Top 15 elections to watch, 2022</a></li> <li><a href="/Candidates_with_the_same_last_names,_2022" title="Candidates with the same last names, 2022">Candidates with the same last names, 2022</a></li> <li><a href="/Trends_in_the_margins_of_victory_for_incumbents_of_three_or_more_terms,_2018-2024" title="Trends in the margins of victory for incumbents of three or more terms, 2018-2024">Trends in the margins of victory for incumbents of three or more terms, 2018-2024</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="State_executive_elections">State executive elections</span></h3> <div class="thumb tleft"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:127px;"><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="State executive official elections, 2022"><img alt="State-capitol-utah.jpg" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/8/86/State-capitol-utah.jpg/125px-State-capitol-utah.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="125" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/8/86/State-capitol-utah.jpg/188px-State-capitol-utah.jpg 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/8/86/State-capitol-utah.jpg/250px-State-capitol-utah.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3017" data-file-height="3017" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:State-capitol-utah.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div></div></div></div> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">State executive official elections, 2022</a></i></dd></dl> <p>State executive offices up for election in 2022 included <b>36</b> <a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2022" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2022">gubernatorial seats</a>, <b>30</b> <a href="/Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections,_2022" title="Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2022">lieutenant gubernatorial seats</a>, <b>30</b> <a href="/Attorney_General_elections,_2022" title="Attorney General elections, 2022">attorney general seats</a>, and <b>27</b> <a href="/Secretary_of_State_elections,_2022" title="Secretary of State elections, 2022">secretary of state seats</a>. Including down-ballot races, there were <b>307</b> state executive seats up for election across 44 states in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup> </p><p>Of the 36 that held elections for <a href="/Election_results,_2022:_Governors" title="Election results, 2022: Governors">governor</a>, four offices changed party hands. Partisan control changed from Republican to Democratic in <a href="/Arizona_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Arizona gubernatorial election, 2022">Arizona</a>, <a href="/Maryland_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Maryland gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Maryland</a>, and <a href="/Massachusetts_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Massachusetts gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Massachusetts</a>. Partisan control changed from Democratic to Republican in <a href="/Nevada_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Nevada gubernatorial election, 2022">Nevada</a>, where incumbent Governor <a href="/Steve_Sisolak" title="Steve Sisolak">Steve Sisolak</a> (D) was the only incumbent governor to lose re-election in 2022. </p><p>The partisan control of three lieutenant governors' offices changed. The office switched from Democrat to Republican in Nevada and from Republican to Democrat in Maryland and Massachusetts. </p><p>The partisan control of two secretary of State offices changed from Republican to Democrat. </p><p>In three states—Arizona, Iowa, and Vermont—the office of attorney general changed party control, resulting in a net gain of one office for Democrats and a net loss of one office for Republicans. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Featured_analysis_2">Featured analysis</span></h4> <ul><li><b><a href="/Trifecta_vulnerability_in_the_2022_elections" title="Trifecta vulnerability in the 2022 elections">Trifecta vulnerability in the 2022 elections</a></b>: Thirteen state government trifectas were vulnerable in the 2022 elections, according to Ballotpedia's annual trifecta vulnerability ratings. Democrats defended seven vulnerable trifectas and Republicans defended six. A state government trifecta occurs when one party holds the governorship and majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. At the time of the 2022 elections, there were 37 <a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">state government trifectas</a>: 23 Republican trifectas and 14 Democratic trifectas. The remaining 13 states had a divided government where neither party had a trifecta.</li> <li><b><a href="/State_government_triplexes" title="State government triplexes">State government triplexes</a></b>: Heading into the November 8 elections, there were 23 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and 9 divided governments where neither party held triplex control. A state government triplex is a term to describe when one political party holds the following three positions in a state's government: <a href="/Governor_(state_executive_office)" title="Governor (state executive office)">governor</a>, <a href="/Attorney_General_(state_executive_office)" title="Attorney General (state executive office)">attorney general</a>, and <a href="/Secretary_of_State_(state_executive_office)" title="Secretary of State (state executive office)">secretary of state</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup> In states where the attorney general or secretary of state are appointed by the governor, Ballotpedia considers the office to be held by the governor's party for the purposes of defining triplexes.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup></li> <li><b><a href="/Annual_State_Executive_Competitiveness_Report,_2022" title="Annual State Executive Competitiveness Report, 2022">Annual State Executive Competitiveness Report</a></b>: Ballotpedia's 2022 study of competitiveness in <a class="mw-selflink selflink">state executive official elections</a> found that 37.1% of incumbents did not seek re-election, leaving those offices open. This was higher than in 2020 (35.6%) and 2014 (32.7%) but lower than in 2018 (38.6%) and 2016 (45.2%). The decade average for open offices was 37.8%.</li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="More_related_articles_2">More related articles</span></h4> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">State executive official elections overview</a></li> <li><a href="/Gubernatorial_elections,_2022" title="Gubernatorial elections, 2022">Gubernatorial elections</a></li> <li><a href="/Secretary_of_State_elections,_2022" title="Secretary of State elections, 2022">Secretary of State elections</a></li> <li><a href="/Attorney_General_elections,_2022" title="Attorney General elections, 2022">Attorney General elections</a></li> <li><a href="/Historical_and_potential_changes_in_trifectas" title="Historical and potential changes in trifectas">Historical and potential changes in trifectas</a></li> <li><a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">State government trifectas</a></li> <li><a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_executive_elections_in_2022" title="Impact of term limits on state executive elections in 2022">Impact of term limits on state executive elections</a></li> <li><a href="/Rematches_in_2022_general_elections" title="Rematches in 2022 general elections">Rematches in 2022 general elections</a></li> <li><a href="/State_executive_official_elections_without_a_Democratic_or_Republican_candidate,_2022" title="State executive official elections without a Democratic or Republican candidate, 2022">Elections without a Democratic or Republican candidate</a></li> <li><a href="/Election_results,_2022:_Wave_elections" title="Election results, 2022: Wave elections">Wave election analysis</a></li> <li><a href="/Veto-proof_state_legislatures_and_opposing_party_governors_in_the_2022_elections" title="Veto-proof state legislatures and opposing party governors in the 2022 elections">Veto-proof state legislatures and opposing party governors</a></li> <li><a href="/Democratic_Party_battleground_primaries,_2022" title="Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2022">Democratic Party battleground primaries</a></li> <li><a href="/Republican_Party_battleground_primaries,_2022" title="Republican Party battleground primaries, 2022">Republican Party battleground primaries</a></li> <li><a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Top_15_elections_to_watch,_2022" title="Ballotpedia's Top 15 elections to watch, 2022">Ballotpedia's Top 15 elections to watch, 2022</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="State_judicial_elections">State judicial elections</span></h3> <div class="thumb tleft"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:127px;"><a href="/State_judicial_elections,_2022" title="State judicial elections, 2022"><img alt="Gavel-square.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/d/d0/Gavel-square.png/125px-Gavel-square.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="125" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/d/d0/Gavel-square.png/188px-Gavel-square.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/d/d0/Gavel-square.png/250px-Gavel-square.png 2x" data-file-width="327" data-file-height="327" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:Gavel-square.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div></div></div></div> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_judicial_elections,_2022" title="State judicial elections, 2022">State judicial elections, 2022</a></i></dd></dl> <p>A total of <b>382</b> appellate court seats were up for election in 2022. This included <b>84</b> supreme court seats and <b>298</b> intermediate appellate court seats. </p><p>In addition, in the <a href="/U.S._Territories" title="U.S. Territories">U.S. Territories</a>, the <a href="/Northern_Mariana_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a> held <a href="/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Superior_Court_elections,_2022" title="Northern Mariana Islands Superior Court elections, 2022">retention elections</a> for two judges on the <a href="/Northern_Mariana_Islands_Superior_Court" title="Northern Mariana Islands Superior Court">Northern Mariana Islands Superior Court</a> in 2022. </p><p>Ballotpedia provided coverage of <a href="/State_supreme_court_elections,_2022" title="State supreme court elections, 2022">supreme court</a> and <a href="/State_intermediate_appellate_court_elections,_2022" title="State intermediate appellate court elections, 2022">intermediate appellate court</a> elections, as well as <a href="/Local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2022" title="Local trial court judicial elections, 2022">local trial court</a> elections for judges within the <a href="/Largest_cities_in_the_United_States_by_population" title="Largest cities in the United States by population">100 largest cities in the United States</a> as measured by population. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Featured_analysis_3">Featured analysis</span></h4> <ul><li><b><a href="/Ballotpedia_Courts:_State_Partisanship" title="Ballotpedia Courts: State Partisanship">Partisanship of state supreme court judges</a></b>: In June 2020, Ballotpedia conducted a study into the partisanship of state supreme court justices. The study placed each justice into one of five categories indicating confidence in their affiliations with either the Democratic or Republican Parties. These categories were Strong Democratic, Mild Democratic, Indeterminate, Mild Republican, and Strong Republican.</li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="More_related_articles_3">More related articles</span></h4> <ul><li><a href="/State_supreme_court_elections,_2022" title="State supreme court elections, 2022">State supreme court elections, 2022</a></li> <li><a href="/State_judicial_elections,_2022" title="State judicial elections, 2022">State judicial elections, 2022</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); });</script></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="multicol" style="background:transparent; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><b>2022 elections:</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/State_legislative_elections,_2022" title="State legislative elections, 2022">State legislative elections, 2022</a></li> <li><a href="/State_judicial_elections,_2022" title="State judicial elections, 2022">State judicial elections, 2022</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><b>Previous elections:</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2021" title="State executive official elections, 2021">State executive official elections, 2021</a></li> <li><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2020" title="State executive official elections, 2020">State executive official elections, 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2019" title="State executive official elections, 2019">State executive official elections, 2019</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top"> <p><b>Ballotpedia exclusives:</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/Compensation_of_state_executive_officers" title="Compensation of state executive officers">State executives compensation</a></li> <li><a href="/Ballotpedia:Who_Runs_the_States" title="Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States">Who runs the states?</a></li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"></p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Footnotes">Footnotes</span></h2> <p> <script type="text/javascript"> if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; </script> </p> <div class="references-small"><div class="mobile-columns"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Ballotpedia describes the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state as top-ballot state executive offices. Down-ballot state executive offices that exist in all 50 states include superintendent of schools, insurance commissioner, agriculture commissioner, labor commissioner, and public service commissioner. Examples of other down-ballot state executive offices include treasurer, auditor, and comptroller.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">There are 13 state executive offices as Ballotpedia <a href="/State_executive_offices" title="State executive offices">defines the term</a>, however there are other executive offices in some states that are not covered by Ballotpedia.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The partisan control of the lieutenant governor's office changed as the lieutenant governor was elected on a joint ticket with the governor.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The partisan control of the lieutenant governor's office changed as the lieutenant governor was elected on a joint ticket with the governor.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Belnap did not appear on the ballot for the Republican nominating convention.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Melanie Monestere defeated the incumbent, Janet Cannon, at the Republican nominating convention. Incumbent Carol Barlow Lear defeated Monestere in the general election. Two incumbents—Janet Cannon (R) and Carol Barlow Lear (D)—ran for the same office due to redistricting.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Morales defeated the incumbent, Lawrence Wasden, in the Republican primary.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Labrador defeated the incumbent, Holli Sullivan, at the Republican nominating convention.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Hopkins defeated the incumbent, Jean Clifford, in the Republican primary.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Hershberger defeated the incumbent, Ben Jones, in the Republican primary.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-11">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Kamler defeated the incumbent, Rod Johnson, in the Republican primary.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-12">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Stocker defeated the incumbent, Mary Ridder, in the Republican primary.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-13">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Drummond defeated the incumbent, John O'Connor, in the Republican primary.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-14">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Johnson defeated the incumbent, Steve Barnett, at the Republican nominating convention.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-15">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Brooks defeated the incumbent, Sue Melton-Malone, in the Republican primary.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-16">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Kinsey defeated the incumbent, Jay Johnson, in the Republican primary.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-17">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Kerry defeated the incumbent, Scott Hansen, at the Republican nominating convention.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-18">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Belnap did not appear on the ballot for the Republican nominating convention.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-19">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Melanie Monestere defeated the incumbent, Janet Cannon, at the Republican nominating convention. Incumbent Carol Barlow Lear defeated Monestere in the general election. Two incumbents—Janet Cannon (R) and Carol Barlow Lear (D)—ran for the same office due to redistricting.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-20">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Boggess defeated the incumbent, Stacey Hutchings, at the Republican nominating convention.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-21">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Degenfelder defeated the incumbent, Brian Schroeder, in the Republican primary.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-22">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">A federal district court, in striking down the state's congressional redistricting plan, postponed the deadline for candidates qualifying by petition in lieu of paying the filing fee from June 22, 2022, to July 8, 2022. The court's order did not affect the July 22, 2022, deadline for candidates qualifying by paying the filing fee.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-23">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <i>In Virginia, the Democratic and Republican parties form committees to decide on the method of nomination used for congressional races. These non-primary methods of nomination may take place on a date other than the statewide primary.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-24">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">There are 13 state executive offices as Ballotpedia <a href="/State_executive_offices" title="State executive offices">defines the term</a>; however, there are other executive offices in some states that are not covered by Ballotpedia.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-paexplain-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-paexplain_25-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>In the Pennsylvania House, Democrats won 102 seats but would enter the legislative session with 99 members due to three vacancies: one due to the death of an incumbent and the others due to resignations to assume higher office. Vacancies are filled by special elections. According to </i><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://projects.cnalysis.com/21-22/state-legislative/pennsylvania#lower">CNalysis</a><i>, all three vacant districts voted for President Joe Biden (D) by margins of more than 15 percentage points in 2020:</i> <ul><li><a href="/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_District_32" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 32">House District 32</a>: Biden +26</li> <li><a href="/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_District_34" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 34">House District 34</a>: Biden +62</li> <li><a href="/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives_District_35" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 35">House District 35</a>: Biden +16</li></ul> Learn more <a href="/State_legislative_special_elections,_2023" title="State legislative special elections, 2023">here</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-26">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>This total includes three seats created in Wyoming during the <a href="/Redistricting_in_Wyoming_after_the_2020_census" title="Redistricting in Wyoming after the 2020 census">2020 redistricting process</a>, which affects the net changes before and after the Nov. 8 elections.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-27">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Ballotpedia describes the offices of governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and secretary of state as top-ballot state executive offices. Down-ballot state executive offices that exist in all 50 states include superintendent of schools, insurance commissioner, agriculture commissioner, labor commissioner, and public service commissioner. Examples of other down-ballot state executive offices include treasurer, auditor, and comptroller.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-28">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Ballotpedia chose to highlight these offices because they are typically the most visible positions in states and serve important administrative functions.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-29">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">This is because it is very uncommon for an attorney general or secretary of state appointed by a governor to often be in direct conflict with that governor.</span> </li> </ol></div></div></div> <table class="navbox" cellspacing="0" style=";"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:2px;"><table cellspacing="0" class="collapsible autocollapse" style="width:100%;background:transparent;color:inherit;;"><tbody><tr><th style=";background:#bbccee;" colspan="2" class="navbox-title"><div style="float:left; width:6em;text-align:left;"><div class="noprint plainlinksneverexpand" style="background-color:transparent; padding:0; white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal; font-size:xx-small; ;background:#bbccee;;border:none;;"><a href="/Template:2022_state_executive_election" title="Template:2022 state executive election"><span title="View this template" style=";background:#bbccee;;border:none;;">v</span></a> <span style="font-size:80%;">•</span> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Template:2022_state_executive_election&action=edit"><span style="color:#002bb8;;background:#bbccee;;border:none;;" title="You can edit this template. 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style="height:2px"><td></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-group" style=";background:#bbccee;;"><a href="/Lieutenant_Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor">Lieutenant Governor</a></td><td style="text-align:left;border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;width:100%;padding:0px;padding:0.25em 0; line-height:1.4em;;;" class="navbox-list navbox-even"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"><a href="/Alabama_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Alabama</a> • <a href="/Alaska_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Alaska</a> • <a href="/Arkansas_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">Arkansas</a> • <a href="/California_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" title="California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022">California</a> • <a href="/Colorado_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2022" 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