# 2022 Idaho Attorney General election

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The 2022 Idaho Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next attorney general of Idaho. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Lawrence Wasden sought a sixth term in office, but was defeated in the Republican primary on May 17. Former Republican congressman Raúl Labrador won the general election, defeating Democratic candidate Tom Arkoosh.
Although Labrador comfortably won, with a victory margin of only 25.24%, this was the weakest performance by a Republican, and the strongest performance a Democrat performed since 2014. This was also the first time since 2002 Ada county voted for the Democratic candidate, as well as the first time since 1990 Latah county voted for the Democratic candidate in an attorney general election.

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Nominated

* Raúl Labrador, U.S. Representative for Idaho's 1st congressional district (2011–2019) and candidate for governor in 2018

#### Eliminated in primary

* Arthur Macomber, attorney
* Lawrence Wasden, incumbent attorney general

#### Failed to file

* Dennis Boyles, attorney

#### Endorsements

Executive branch officials
* Mike Pompeo, former Secretary of State (2018–2021), former Director of the CIA (2017–2018), former U.S. Representative from Kansas's 4th congressional district (2011–2017)
U.S. Senators
* Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas (2013–present) and candidate for president in 2016
Organizations
* Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)
* Conservatives of Idaho
U.S. Representatives
* Mike Simpson, U.S. Representative from Idaho's 2nd congressional district (1999–)
Governors
* Phil Batt, former governor of Idaho (1995–1999)
* Dirk Kempthorne, former governor of Idaho (1999–2006)
* Brad Little, Governor of Idaho (2019–)
* C.L. "Butch" Otter, former governor of Idaho (2007–2019)
Attorneys general
* Jim Jones, former attorney general of Idaho (1983–1991), former justice of the Idaho Supreme Court (2005–2017)
Organizations
* NRA Political Victory Fund

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Raul Labrador | Art Macomber | Lawrence Wasden | Undecided |
| Remington Research Group (R) | May 2–3, 2022 | 1,033 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 43% | 6% | 34% | 17% |
| Zoldak Research (R) | April 9–12, 2022 | 549 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 36% | 4% | 33% | 27% |
| WPA Intelligence (R) | March 7–9, 2022 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 35% | 2% | 14% | 49% |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Raúl Labrador | 140,576 | 51.6 |
| | Republican | Lawrence Wasden (incumbent) | 103,390 | 37.9 |
| | Republican | Arthur Macomber | 28,757 | 10.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 272,723 | 100.0 |

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Replacement nominee

* Tom Arkoosh, attorney

#### Withdrew after nomination

* Steven Scanlin, attorney

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Steven Scanlin | 31,620 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,620 | 100.0 |
On July 18, Scanlin withdrew from the race. Boise attorney Tom Arkoosh took his place on the general election ballot for November.

## General election
### Debate

2022 Idaho Attorney General debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
| 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 | Raúl Labrador | Tom Arkoosh |
| 1 | Oct. 25, 2022 | Boise State University School of Public Service Idaho Press Club Idaho State University Department of Public Service League of Women Voters University of Idaho McClure Center for Public Policy Research | Melissa Davlin | YouTube | P | P |

### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean R | November 3, 2022 |
| Elections Daily | Safe R | November 1, 2022 |

### Endorsements

Executive branch officials
* Mike Pompeo, former Secretary of State (2018–2021), former Director of the CIA (2017–2018), former U.S. Representative from Kansas's 4th congressional district (2011–2017)
U.S. Senators
* Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas (2013–present) and candidate for President in 2016
State officials
* David Leroy, former Lieutenant Governor of Idaho (1983–1987) and former Idaho Attorney General (1979–1983)
Organizations
* Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)
* Conservatives of Idaho
State officials
* Phil Batt, former Governor of Idaho (1995–1999) (Republican)
* Jerry Evans, former Superintendent of Public Instruction (1979–1995) (Republican)
* Dave High, former deputy Idaho Attorney General
* Jim Jones, former attorney general of Idaho (1983–1991), former justice of the Idaho Supreme Court (2005–2017) (Republican)
* Lydia Justice-Edwards, former Treasurer of Idaho (1987–1999) (Republican)
* W. Anthony Park, former Idaho Attorney General (1971–1975)
* Ben Ysursa, former Idaho Secretary of State (2003–2015) (Republican)
State legislators
* Pam Ahrens, former state representative (Republican)
* Max Black, former state representative (1993–2012) (Republican)
* Cherie Buckner-Webb, former state senator (2012–2020)
* Charles Coiner, former state senator (2004–2010) (Republican)
* Judi Danielson, former Republican state senator (1995–2001) (Independent)
* Denton Darrington, former state senator (1982–2012) (Republican)
* Jerry Deckard, former state representative (Republican)
* Bob Fry, former state representative (Republican)
* Cindy Haagenson, former state representative (Republican)
* Dean Haagenson, former state representative (Republican)
* Patti Anne Lodge, state senator for Idaho's 11th legislative district (Republican)
* Fred Martin, state senator for Idaho's 15th legislative district (Republican)
* Beverly Montgomery, former state representative (1998–2002) (Republican)
* Kathleen Noh, former state senator
* Laird Noh, former state senator
* Bill Ringert, former state senator (1982–1988) (Republican)
* Joe Stegner, former state senator (1998–2011)
* Scott Syme, seat A representative for Idaho's 11th legislative district (Republican)
* Rich Wills, former state representative (2012–2016) (Republican)
* Fred Wood, seat B representative for Idaho's 27th legislative district (Republican)
Organizations
* Idaho Education Association
Individuals
* Lori Otter, former First Lady of Idaho (2007–2019) (Republican)
* Eric Peterson, former chair of the Nez Perce County Republicans (Republican)
* Gary Raney, former Ada County sheriff (Republican)

### Results
#### By congressional district

Labrador won both congressional districts.
| District | Labrador | Arkoosh | Representative |
| 1st | 69% | 31% | Russ Fulcher |
| 2nd | 56% | 44% | Mike Simpson |