2022 Rhode Island Attorney General election

The 2022 Rhode Island Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Peter Neronha won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Peter Neronha, incumbent Attorney General^[1]

Endorsements[edit]

Peter Neronha

Organizations

Rhode Island Democratic Party^[2]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter Neronha	94,665	100.0
Total votes			94,665	100.0%

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Charles "Chas" Calenda, former assistant attorney general^[4]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles "Chas" Calenda	18,557	100.0
Total votes			18,557	100.0%

General election[edit]

Forum[edit]

2022 Rhode Island Attorney General candidate forum
No.	Host	Link	Democratic	Republican
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
			Peter Neronha	Charles Calenda
1^[5]	North Kingstown High School	YouTube	P	P

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[6]	Safe D	September 14, 2022
Elections Daily^[7]	Safe D	November 1, 2022

Results[edit]

2022 Rhode Island Attorney General election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Peter Neronha (incumbent)	217,066	61.49%	-18.34%
	Republican	Charles Calenda	135,471	38.38%	N/A
	Write-in		460	0.13%	-0.93%
Total votes			352,997	100.0%
	Democratic hold

References[edit]

^ Reil, Tim (July 29, 2021). "Neronha will seek re-election as AG". www.jamestownpress.com. Jamestown Press. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^ Nesi, Ted (June 26, 2022). "McKee wins RI Dem Party endorsement". Retrieved June 30, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Primary results". Retrieved September 24, 2022.
^ Gregg, Katherine (December 24, 2020). "Republican announces candidacy for RI attorney general". www.providencejournal.com. The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^ Pezanko, Charles (November 3, 2022). "Candidates Day At North Kingstown High School". North Kingstown High School. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^ "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
^ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
^ "2022 General Election - Attorney General". Rhode Island Board of Elections.

External links[edit]

Official campaign websites

[1] Reil, Tim (July 29, 2021). "Neronha will seek re-election as AG". www.jamestownpress.com. Jamestown Press. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

[2] Nesi, Ted (June 26, 2022). "McKee wins RI Dem Party endorsement". Retrieved June 30, 2022.

[primaryresults-3] "Primary results". Retrieved September 24, 2022.

[4] Gregg, Katherine (December 24, 2020). "Republican announces candidacy for RI attorney general". www.providencejournal.com. The Providence Journal. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

[5] Pezanko, Charles (November 3, 2022). "Candidates Day At North Kingstown High School". North Kingstown High School. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[Sabato's_Crystal_Ball-6] "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape". Sabato's Crystal Ball. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.

[Elections_Daily-7] Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

[8] "2022 General Election - Attorney General". Rhode Island Board of Elections.

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2022 Rhode Island Attorney General election

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Results[edit]

General election[edit]

Forum[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Results[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]