2022 District of Columbia Attorney General election Precinct resultsSchwalb: >90%
The2022 District of Columbia Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the nextattorney general for the District of Columbia . This was the third attorney general election in D.C. history.
Incumbent attorney generalKarl Racine had declined to run for reelection.[ 1]
A Democratic primary was held on June 21, 2022. Incumbent attorney general Karl Racine was considered likely to run for mayor or reelection as attorney general, and even filed paperwork in 2020, but announced he would not run for any office in October 2021.[ 1]
According to District election law, an candidate for attorney general must have been actively engaged as an attorney in the District for at least five of the previous ten years. In late March 2022, candidate Bruce Spiva filed a challenge with the Board of Elections in which he claimed frontrunnerKenyan McDuffie was ineligible to run for the position. The challenge said that McDuffie did not spend at least five of the previous ten years actively engaged as an attorney. McDuffie responded, saying he is an attorney and that his work as a Councilmember since 2012 should count toward the requirement.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Ryan Jones
Vincent Orange , former at-large Councilperson (2011–2016) and Councilperson for Ward 5 (1999–2007)[ 9] Kenyan McDuffie(disqualified)
Brian Schwalb
Individuals
Organizations
Newspapers
2022 District of Columbia Democratic attorney general primary debates and forums No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn Jones McDuffie Schwalb Spiva 1 Mar 5, 2022 Ward 7 Democrats Dionna Lewis Facebook P P P P 2 Apr 26, 2022 League of Women Voters/GWU Dayna Bowen Matthew Facebook P N P P 3 May 11, 2022 District of Columbia Bar Keith Alexander YouTube P N P P
Schwalb
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
Spiva
30–40%
Jones
30–40%
Results by ward Schwalb
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Spiva
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
Jones
30–40%
40–50%
Other
No votes
Results by precinctInteractive map version Ward Brian Schwalb Various candidates # % # % Ward 1 22,644 98.21% 413 1.79% Ward 2 17.206 97.42% 456 2.58% Ward 3 26,215 97.68% 624 2.32% Ward 4 25,204 97.69% 596 2.31% Ward 5 24,591 97.7% 580 2.3% Ward 6 33,156 96.69% 1,136 3.31% Ward 7 16,373 97.59% 404 2.41% Ward 8 11,737 97.45% 307 2.55% Total 177,126 97.51% 4,516 2.49%
^a b c Brice-Saddler, Michael (October 12, 2021)."D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine will not seek elective office in 2022" .The Washington Post . RetrievedOctober 12, 2021 . ^ Brice-Saddler, Michael (March 29, 2022)."Spiva challenges McDuffie's eligibility in D.C. attorney general race" .The Washington Post . RetrievedApril 19, 2022 . ^a b Brice-Saddler, Michael (April 18, 2022)."McDuffie ineligible to run for D.C. attorney general, elections board says" .The Washington Post . RetrievedApril 19, 2022 . ^ "Rehearing request denied in Kenyan McDuffie's latest attempt to get back on DC AG ballot ".Fox 5 News . April 30, 2022. ^ Brice-Saddler, Michael (April 26, 2021)."Ryan Jones, a local lawyer, declares candidacy for D.C. attorney general" .The Washington Post . RetrievedOctober 13, 2021 . ^a b Brice-Saddler, Michael (December 13, 2021)."Lawyer Brian Schwalb to run for D.C. Attorney General" .The Washington Post . RetrievedDecember 13, 2021 . ^ Brice-Saddler, Michael (November 11, 2021)."Bruce V. Spiva, longtime D.C. lawyer, will run for city attorney general" .The Washington Post . RetrievedDecember 6, 2021 . ^ Brice-Saddler, Michael (October 21, 2021)."D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie running for attorney general" .The Washington Post . RetrievedOctober 25, 2021 . ^a b Koma, Alex (June 7, 2022)."City Paper Primary Prep: With McDuffie Gone, Is the 2022 Attorney General Race Schwalb's to Lose?" .Washington City Paper . RetrievedJune 8, 2022 . ^ Wright Jr., James (March 21, 2022)."McDuffie Gets Major Labor Nod in D.C. Attorney General Race" .The Washington Informer . RetrievedApril 19, 2022 . ^a b c "McDuffie Gets Three New Labor Endorsements in Bid for D.C. AG" .The Washington Informer . April 13, 2022. RetrievedApril 19, 2022 .^ Brice-Saddler, Michael (March 10, 2022)."Karl Racine endorses Brian Schwalb in D.C. attorney general's race" .The Washington Post . RetrievedMarch 13, 2022 . ^ "Press Release: EAS Carpenters in DC Endorse Brian Schwalb for DC AG" . May 5, 2022. RetrievedMay 9, 2022 .^a b Wright Jr., James (April 13, 2022)."Key Endorsements, Signature Challenges Dominate Current D.C. Political Campaigns" .The Washington Informer . RetrievedApril 19, 2022 . ^ "The Post endorses Brian Schwalb for D.C. attorney general" . May 13, 2022. RetrievedMay 16, 2022 .^a b "Endorsements" .Bruce Spiva for DC Attorney General . RetrievedMay 9, 2022 .^a b c Koma, Alex (May 12, 2022)."Schwalb, Spiva Jockey for Progressive Support in the Upended Attorney General Race" .Washington City Paper . RetrievedMay 13, 2022 . ^ Brice-Saddler, Michael; Zauzmer Weil, Julie (May 16, 2022)."A guide to the 2022 D.C. Democratic primaries" .The Washington Post . RetrievedMay 16, 2022 . ^ "Primary Election 2022 - Certified Results" .District of Columbia Board of Elections . July 15, 2022. RetrievedJuly 17, 2022 .^ "General Election 2022 - Certified Results" .District of Columbia Board of Elections . November 30, 2022. Archived fromthe original on January 13, 2023. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2023 .
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