The2022 Oklahoma Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the nextattorney general ofOklahoma . The primary election was scheduled for Tuesday, June 28, 2022.[ 1] The candidate filing deadline was April 15, 2022.[ 2]
Appointed incumbentRepublican Attorney GeneralJohn O'Connor sought election to a full term, but lost his party's nomination toGentner Drummond . NoDemocratic candidates filed to run for the position. Lynda Steele was the Libertarian nominee. Drummond won the November general election.[ 3]
John M. O'Connor was the incumbent attorney general after being appointed by GovernorKevin Stitt .[ 4] The seat had been vacated afterMichael J. Hunter resigned due to an infidelity scandal.[ 5] Gentner Drummond , who had narrowly lost to Hunter in2018 , challenged O'Connor in the Republican primary. Drummond campaigned as being independent of Governor Stitt.[ 6] The aftermath ofMcGirt v. Oklahoma was a dominant issue in the campaign.[ 7] O'Connor argued that litigation to overturn or winnow the ruling inMcGirt was warranted, whereas Drummond advocated compacting and negotiating with tribal nations. The candidates also differed in their opinions on whether Congress should disestablish certain reservations at issue, with Drummond opposing such action. During the June 16 Republican primary debate, O'Connor called Drummond a "Democrat in Republican clothing."[ 8] O'Connor ran ads attacking Drummond for a donation of $1,000 by Drummond to theJoe Biden Presidential campaign in 2020 as well as Drummond's history of giving to Democratic candidates. Drummond claimed that the donation to Biden's campaign was made by his wife and provided receipts showing the donation was later refunded. TheTulsa World reported that Drummond's last donation to a non-Republican candidate for federal office was toMatt Silverstein's 2014 United States Senate campaign .[ 9] In the final month of the primary, over $1 million indark money was spent on ads opposing O'Connor's candidacy.[ 10] Drummond defeated O'Connor in the primary with 50.9% of the vote.[ 11]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] John O'Connor
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Ben Robinson, former Oklahoma Secretary of Military and Veterans Affairs[ 15] Kevin Stitt , Governor of Oklahoma (2019–present)[ 16] County officials
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2022 Republican primary debates No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants Key: P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn Gentner Drummond John O'Connor 1 June 16, 2022 Nondoc/New 9/The Frontier Tres Savage & Storme Jones Debate I I
Results by county Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[ a] Margin of error Gentner Drummond Lynda Steele Undecided –(L) [ A] September 15–18, 2022 2,989 (LV) ± 3.2% 52% 27% 21%
^a b Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear Partisan clients
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