# 2022 Hennepin County Attorney election

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The 2022 Hennepin County Attorney election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the county attorney of Hennepin County, Minnesota. On September 1, 2021, incumbent county attorney Michael O. Freeman announced that he would retire at the end of his term after 24 years in the role. Former Hennepin County Chief Public Defender Mary Moriarty defeated former Hennepin County judge Martha Holton Dimick and became the first openly LGBTQ woman elected as Hennepin County Attorney.

## Primary election
### Candidates
#### Advanced to general

* Martha Holton Dimick, former Minneapolis deputy city attorney and former judge of Minnesota's 4th judicial district
* Mary Moriarty, former chief public defender of Hennepin County

#### Eliminated in primary

* Jarvis Jones, attorney and former president of the Minnesota State Bar Association
* Tad Jude, former judge of Minnesota's 10th judicial district
* Paul Ostrow, former Minneapolis city council president and candidate for Minnesota's 5th congressional district in 2006
* Saraswati Singh, assistant Ramsey County prosecutor and former assistant attorney general
* Ryan Winkler, majority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives

#### Withdrawn

* Simon Trautmann, attorney and Richfield city councilman

#### Declined

* Cedrick Frazier, state representative (endorsed Moriarty)
* Michael O. Freeman, incumbent county attorney (endorsed Dimick)

### Endorsements

Local officials
* Jacob Frey, mayor of Minneapolis
* Lisa Goodman, Minneapolis city councilwoman
* Barb Johnson, former Minneapolis city council president
* Michael Rainville, Minneapolis city councilman
* Latrisha Vetaw, Minneapolis city councilwoman
Newspapers
* Star Tribune (co-endorsed with Winkler)
Local officials
* Richard W. Stanek, former sheriff of Hennepin County (2007–2019)
U.S. representatives
* Ilhan Omar, U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district
State officials
* Keith Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota
State legislators
* Scott Dibble, state senator
* Cedrick Frazier, state representative
Organizations
* Hennepin County Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
* LGBTQ Victory Fund
* LPAC
* Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
* Real Justice PAC
* TakeAction Minnesota
Labor unions
* National Association of Social Workers Minnesota Chapter
U.S. senators
* David Durenberger, former U.S. senator from Minnesota (1978–1995)
State officials
* Arne Carlson, former governor of Minnesota (1991–1999)
State legislators
* Esther Agbaje, state representative
* Athena Hollins, state representative
Local officials
* John Choi, Ramsey County county attorney
Organizations
* Run for Something
State legislators
* Hodan Hassan, state representative
* Melissa Hortman, speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
* Samantha Vang, state representative
Labor unions
* IBEW Local 292
* IUPAT District Council 82
* LiUNA Minnesota & North Dakota
* Minnesota AFSCME Council 5
* Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation AFL–CIO
* SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa
* SEIU Local 284
* SMART Local 10
* Teamsters Joint Council 32
* Teamsters Local 120
* UFCW Local 1189
* UNITE HERE Local 17
* United Steelworkers District 11
Newspapers
* Star Tribune (co-endorsed with Dimick)

### Forums

2022 Hennepin County Attorney candidate forums :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | | | | | | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Martha Holton Dimick | Jarvis Jones | Tad Jude | Mary Moriarty | Paul Ostrow | Saraswati Singh | Simon Trautmann | Ryan Winkler |
| 1 | Mar. 29, 2022 | Minneapolis–St. Paul American Constitution Society | Tane Danger | YouTube | P | N | N | P | P | P | P | P |
| 2 | May 5, 2022 | Minneapolis Foundation Minnesota Justice Research Center | Nadine Graves Mark Haase | YouTube | P | N | N | P | P | P | P | P |
| 3 | May 11, 2022 | Minneapolis Justice Coalition | Toussaint Morrison | YouTube | A | P | N | P | N | P | N | A |
| 4 | Jun. 28, 2022 | League of Women Voters | Laura Helmer | YouTube | P | P | P | P | P | P | W | P |
| 5 | Jul. 27, 2022 | Building Owners & Managers Association of Minneapolis Minneapolis Downtown Council Minneapolis Regional Chamber | DeWayne Davis | YouTube | P | P | P | P | P | P | W | P |

### Results

Nonpartisan primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Mary Moriarty | 62,336 | 36.36 |
| | Nonpartisan | Martha Holton Dimick | 30,668 | 17.89 |
| | Nonpartisan | Ryan Winkler | 27,924 | 16.29 |
| | Nonpartisan | Tad Jude | 18,124 | 10.58 |
| | Nonpartisan | Paul Ostrow | 14,500 | 8.46 |
| | Nonpartisan | Saraswati Singh | 12,280 | 7.16 |
| | Nonpartisan | Jarvis Jones | 5,586 | 3.26 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 171,418 | 100.00 |

## General election
### Forums and debate

A candidate forum was held on September 29, and a second forum was held via Zoom on October 18. A debate was held on October 14 on Twin Cities Public Television's Almanac program.
2022 Hennepin County Attorney forums and debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Martha Holton Dimick | Mary Moriarty |
| 1 | Sep. 29, 2022 | League of Women Voters Minneapolis | Linda McLoon | YouTube | P | P |
| 2 | Oct. 14, 2022 | Twin Cities Public Television | Eric Eskola Cathy Wurzer | PBS | P | P |
| 3 | Oct. 18, 2022 | Minnesota Justice Research Center | Andy Martens | YouTube | P | P |

### Endorsements

Endorsements in bold were made after the primary.
U.S. representatives
* Dean Phillips, U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 3rd congressional district
Mayors
* Jim Adams, mayor of Crystal
* Todd Carlson, mayor of Excelsior
* Ron Case, mayor of Eden Prairie
* Jacob Frey, mayor of Minneapolis
* James Hovland, mayor of Edina
* Rick Ihli, mayor of Rogers
* Lisa Jacobson, mayor of Brooklyn Park
* Brad Johnson, mayor of Greenfield
* Marvin Johnson, mayor of Independence
* Ryan Karasek, mayor of Champlin
* Chris Kauffman, mayor of Hanover
* Kent Koch, mayor of Loretto
* Jennifer Labadie, mayor of Shorewood
* Jaci Lindstrom, mayor of Minnetonka Beach
* Julie Maas-Kusske, mayor of Maple Plain
* Kathleen Martin, mayor of Medina
* Tom McKee, mayor of Corcoran
* Melissa McNeill, mayor of Deephaven
* Charlie Miner, mayor of Long Lake
* Johanna Mouton, mayor of Wayzata
* Duane Poppe, mayor of Osseo
* Ray Salazar, mayor of Mound
* Jake Spano, mayor of St. Louis Park
* Mark Steffenson, mayor of Maple Grove
* Randy Stille, mayor of St. Anthony Village
* Vince Suerth, mayor of Woodland
* Kerry Taylor, mayor of St. Bonifacius
* Brad Weirsum, mayor of Minnetonka
* Lisa Whalen, mayor of Minnetrista
* Jeffrey Wosje, mayor of Plymouth
Local officials
* Michael O. Freeman, incumbent county attorney
* Lisa Goodman, Minneapolis city councilwoman
* Barb Johnson, former Minneapolis city council president
* Michael Rainville, Minneapolis city councilman
* Don Samuels, former Minneapolis city councilman
* Latrisha Vetaw, Minneapolis city councilwoman
Newspapers
* Star Tribune
U.S. representatives
* Ilhan Omar, U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district
State officials
* Julie Blaha, Minnesota State Auditor
* Keith Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota
State legislators
* Scott Dibble, state senator
* Cedrick Frazier, state representative
Local officials
* Angela Conley, Hennepin County commissioner
* Irene Fernando, Hennepin County commissioner
* Marion Greene, chair of the Hennepin County board of commissioners
Individuals
* John Legend, singer
* Mark Osler, law professor at University of St. Thomas School of Law
Organizations
* Color of Change PAC
* Hennepin County Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
* LGBTQ Victory Fund
* LPAC
* Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
* Real Justice PAC
* TakeAction Minnesota
Labor unions
* National Association of Social Workers Minnesota Chapter
* Teamsters Joint Council 32 (endorsed Winkler in primary)

### Results

2022 Hennepin County Attorney election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Nonpartisan | Mary Moriarty | 254,418 | 57.59 |
| | Nonpartisan | Martha Holton Dimick | 184,739 | 41.82 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2,589 | 0.59 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 441,746 | 100.00 |