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The 2022 Wisconsin Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Wisconsin. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul won re-election to a second term. Party nominees were selected in a partisan primary on August 9, 2022.


Democratic primary


Candidates


Nominee

* Josh Kaul, incumbent attorney general


Endorsements


Results


Republican primary


Candidates


Nominee

*Eric Toney, Fond du Lac County prosecutor


Eliminated in primary

* Adam Jarchow, former member of the
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(2015–2019) *Karen Mueller, attorney and candidate for
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Withdrew

*Ryan Owens,
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law professor ''(endorsed Jarchow)''


Declined

*Jake Curtis, attorney and
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first lieutenant ''(endorsed Jarchow)''


Endorsements


Debate & Virtual Townhall


Results


General election


Debates


Predictions


Polling


Results


See also

* Wisconsin Attorney General


References


Notes


External links

;Official campaign websites
Josh Kaul (D) for Attorney GeneralEric Toney (R) for Attorney General
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Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
Wisconsin Attorney General elections