2022 Robloxian ministerial election

The 2022 Robloxian ministerial election was the 16th Ministerial election that occurred on August 31, 2022. Democrat incumbent Natalie O'Brien, who took office after the death of Daniel Thorne and was re-elected in the 2021 Robloxian ministerial election, was defeated by Crote senator Alex Parkland.
In Roblox, general elections follow caucuses and primary elections held by the major parties to determine their nominees. The winner of the 2022 ministerial election is scheduled to be inaugurated on September 3, 2022.
== The election ==
The fight for the seat was brutal, with both sides campaigning viciously. Parkland defeated O'Brien in Crote, IX, and Zech, while O'Brien won in Hasher and the Native Islands. It was a close election, but the people have decided. There were a total of 108,369,442 votes.
2022 Robloxian Ministerial election
Nominee 	Alex Parkland 	Natalie O'Brien *	Jason Sinema
Party 	Republican 	Democratic 	Independent
Popular vote 	52,837,153 	51,346,994 	4,185,295
Percentage 	48.7% 	47.3% 	3.8%
Running mate 	Alan Wahlberg 	Amanda McCormick 	Alyssa Winfrey
States carried	3 (CR, IX, ZE)	2 (HA, NI) 	0
== Primay election and candidates ==
=== Democratic Party ===
Democrat Natalie O'Brien is the incumbent Minister, who ascended to office after Minister Daniel Thorne's death. She has announced candidacy for re-election. She defeated former Hasher governor Harold Bentsen in the primary, facing off against senator Alex Parkland.
==== Declared candidacy ====
As of February 3, 2022, individuals in this section have officially declared candidacy for Minister in 2022.
* Jason Sinema, a former representative from Zech (2018 - 2021) on January 29, 2022
* Harold Bentsen, former governor of Hasher (2019 - 2021) on February 3, 2022
* Natalie O'Brien, 14th Minister of the Robloxian Republic (February 27, 2021 - present), 13th Vice Minister of the Robloxian Republic (September 3, 2020 - February 27, 2021) on February 15, 2022
=== Primary Election ===
The Democratic Primary Election for the 2022 Ministerial Election lasted from May 21, 2022 to May 31, 2022. It was a suspenseful election as tons of citizens across Roblox were hoping for a Harold Bentsen or Jason Sinema victory due to rising socialism on Natalie O'Brien's part. There was a total of 22,706,586 Democratic voters in the primary.
2022 Democratic Party Primary Elections
Name 	Natalie O'Brien * 	Harold Bentsen 	Jason Sinema
Popular vote	12,561,303 	8,003,274 	2,142,009
Percentage 	55.3% 	35.2% 	9.4%
Notes 	Incumbent minister	Former Hasher governor	Former Zech representative
O'Brien won the primaries by 20.1% over Harold Bentsen. It was projected by multiple sources that the election would be closer, but due to the third candidate, Jason Sinema, stealing over 2 million votes, it was way farther apart than expected.
=== Republican Party ===
Mark Derulo was defeated by Natalie O'Brien in the 2021 Robloxian ministerial election and is eligible to run again in 2022. However, he is unlikely to as he was elected the governor of Hasher in the December gubernatorial elections by over 3%.
==== Declared candidacy ====
* Alex Parkland, senior senator from Crote (November 21, 2017 - present) on December 29, 2021
* Jamie Waiters, 11th minister of the Robloxian Republic (September 3, 2017 - August 18, 2018) on February 8, 2022.
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2022 Republican Party Primary Elections
Name 	Alex Parkland 	Jamie Waiters 	None of these candidates (write-in)
Popular vote	27,281,463 	12,992,694 	671,234
Percentage 	67.6% 	32.2% 	1.6%
Notes 	Senator from Crote since 2017	11th minister from 2017 to 2018	A third option written in by voters who decided not to support either candidate
There was a total of 40,945,350 voters in the Republican Primary, 2022. Parkland won in a landslide against Jamie Waiters.
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