2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election
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The 2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Arkansas. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for Governor of Arkansas. Primary elections were held on May 24. Arkansas is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Tim Griffin was barred by the Constitution of Arkansas from running for a third term; he instead ran successfully for attorney general. Griffin was re-elected in 2018 with 64.2% of the vote.
Republican Attorney General Leslie Rutledge won the election, handily defeating her Democratic opponent Kelly Krout. She became the first woman elected lieutenant governor of Arkansas, coinciding with the election of Sarah Huckabee Sanders as the first woman elected governor of Arkansas.[1]
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Chris Bequette, lawyer and financial adviser[3]
- Greg Bledsoe, Arkansas Surgeon General[4]
- Jason Rapert, state senator[5]
- Doyle Webb, former chair of the Republican Party of Arkansas and former state senator[6]
- Joseph K. Wood, Washington County judge[7]
Endorsements
[edit]Leslie Rutledge
Newspapers and other media
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Chris Bequette |
Greg Bledsoe |
Jason Rapert |
Leslie Rutledge |
Doyle Webb |
Joseph Wood |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrix College[9] | May 2, 2022 | 802 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 5% | 9% | 11% | 40% | 4% | 7% | 25% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Leslie Rutledge | 183,888 | 54.00 | |
| Republican | Jason Rapert | 50,063 | 14.70 | |
| Republican | Greg Bledsoe | 33,722 | 9.90 | |
| Republican | Joesph Wood | 29,277 | 8.60 | |
| Republican | Doyle Webb | 23,188 | 6.81 | |
| Republican | Chris Bequette | 20,411 | 5.99 | |
| Total votes | 340,549 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Kelly Krout, graduate student and candidate for Arkansas House of Representatives in 2020[11]
Withdrew
[edit]- Drew Pritt, small business owner (running for state house)[12][13]
Endorsements
[edit]Kelly Krout
Organizations
Libertarian primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]General election
[edit]Debate
[edit]| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican | Libertarian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Kelly Krout | Leslie Rutledge | Frank Gilbert | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 18, 2022 | Arkansas PBS | Steve Barnes | YouTube | P | P | P |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Leslie Rutledge | 577,316 | 64.21% | +0.03 | |
| Democratic | Kelly Krout | 288,631 | 32.10% | –0.93 | |
| Libertarian | Frank Gilbert | 33,163 | 3.69% | +0.90 | |
| Total votes | 899,110 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
By county
[edit]| County[16] | Leslie Rutledge Republican |
Kelly Krout Democratic |
Frank Gilbert Libertarian |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Arkansas | 3,291 | 73.89% | 1,059 | 23.78% | 104 | 2.33% | 2,232 | 50.11% | 4,454 |
| Ashley | 4,074 | 74.83% | 1,240 | 22.78% | 130 | 2.39% | 2,834 | 52.06% | 5,444 |
| Baxter | 11,914 | 76.77% | 3,013 | 19.41% | 592 | 3.81% | 8,901 | 57.36% | 15,519 |
| Benton | 56,549 | 62.45% | 30,260 | 33.42% | 3,737 | 4.13% | 26,289 | 29.03% | 90,546 |
| Boone | 10,022 | 79.21% | 2,144 | 16.94% | 487 | 3.85% | 7,878 | 62.26% | 12,653 |
| Bradley | 1,796 | 68.79% | 741 | 28.38% | 74 | 2.83% | 1,055 | 40.41% | 2,611 |
| Calhoun | 1,260 | 79.60% | 289 | 18.26% | 34 | 2.15% | 971 | 61.34% | 1,583 |
| Carroll | 5,782 | 64.27% | 2,925 | 32.51% | 290 | 3.22% | 2,857 | 31.76% | 8,997 |
| Chicot | 1,649 | 48.67% | 1,685 | 49.73% | 54 | 1.59% | -36 | -1.06% | 3,388 |
| Clark | 3,520 | 58.29% | 2,326 | 38.52% | 193 | 3.20% | 1,194 | 19.77% | 6,039 |
| Clay | 3,105 | 79.33% | 690 | 17.63% | 119 | 3.04% | 2,415 | 61.70% | 3,914 |
| Cleburne | 8,272 | 82.62% | 1,436 | 14.34% | 304 | 3.04% | 6,836 | 68.28% | 10,012 |
| Cleveland | 2,338 | 83.50% | 398 | 14.21% | 64 | 2.29% | 1,940 | 69.29% | 2,800 |
| Columbia | 4,070 | 67.41% | 1,825 | 30.23% | 143 | 2.37% | 2,245 | 37.18% | 6,038 |
| Conway | 4,486 | 66.93% | 1,955 | 29.17% | 262 | 3.91% | 2,531 | 37.76% | 6,703 |
| Craighead | 18,544 | 67.26% | 8,001 | 29.02% | 1,025 | 3.72% | 10,543 | 38.24% | 27,570 |
| Crawford | 13,266 | 76.96% | 3,222 | 18.69% | 750 | 4.35% | 10,044 | 58.27% | 17,238 |
| Crittenden | 5,305 | 49.93% | 5,033 | 47.37% | 286 | 2.69% | 272 | 2.56% | 10,624 |
| Cross | 3,712 | 75.46% | 1,101 | 22.38% | 106 | 2.15% | 2,611 | 53.08% | 4,919 |
| Dallas | 1,364 | 66.70% | 619 | 30.27% | 62 | 3.03% | 745 | 36.43% | 2,045 |
| Desha | 1,615 | 55.25% | 1,196 | 40.92% | 112 | 3.83% | 419 | 14.33% | 2,923 |
| Drew | 3,490 | 66.72% | 1,593 | 30.45% | 148 | 2.83% | 1,897 | 36.26% | 5,231 |
| Faulkner | 25,621 | 64.13% | 12,627 | 31.61% | 1,704 | 4.27% | 12,994 | 32.52% | 39,952 |
| Franklin | 4,071 | 77.06% | 990 | 18.74% | 222 | 4.20% | 3,081 | 58.32% | 5,283 |
| Fulton | 3,136 | 79.61% | 680 | 17.26% | 123 | 3.12% | 2,456 | 62.35% | 3,939 |
| Garland | 22,166 | 67.19% | 9,542 | 28.92% | 1,282 | 3.89% | 12,624 | 38.27% | 32,990 |
| Grant | 5,139 | 81.97% | 922 | 14.71% | 208 | 3.32% | 4,217 | 67.27% | 6,269 |
| Greene | 9,163 | 79.57% | 1,972 | 17.13% | 380 | 3.30% | 7,191 | 62.45% | 11,515 |
| Hempstead | 3,335 | 71.86% | 1,215 | 26.18% | 91 | 1.96% | 2,120 | 45.68% | 4,641 |
| Hot Spring | 7,356 | 74.42% | 2,174 | 21.99% | 355 | 3.59% | 5,182 | 52.42% | 9,885 |
| Howard | 2,608 | 72.06% | 924 | 25.53% | 87 | 2.40% | 1,684 | 46.53% | 3,619 |
| Independence | 8,346 | 79.27% | 1,850 | 17.57% | 332 | 3.15% | 6,496 | 61.70% | 10,528 |
| Izard | 3,691 | 80.78% | 721 | 15.78% | 157 | 3.44% | 2,970 | 65.00% | 4,569 |
| Jackson | 2,932 | 72.95% | 977 | 24.31% | 110 | 2.74% | 1,955 | 48.64% | 4,019 |
| Jefferson | 7,322 | 42.78% | 9,409 | 54.97% | 385 | 2.25% | -2,087 | -12.19% | 17,116 |
| Johnson | 5,133 | 73.61% | 1,536 | 22.03% | 304 | 4.36% | 3,597 | 51.58% | 6,973 |
| Lafayette | 1,294 | 65.92% | 623 | 31.74% | 46 | 2.34% | 671 | 34.18% | 1,963 |
| Lawrence | 3,629 | 79.92% | 733 | 16.14% | 179 | 3.94% | 2,896 | 63.77% | 4,541 |
| Lee | 952 | 47.94% | 981 | 49.40% | 53 | 2.67% | -29 | -1.46% | 1,986 |
| Lincoln | 2,042 | 74.53% | 631 | 23.03% | 67 | 2.45% | 1,411 | 51.50% | 2,740 |
| Little River | 2,895 | 76.39% | 804 | 21.21% | 91 | 2.40% | 2,091 | 55.17% | 3,790 |
| Logan | 4,891 | 78.58% | 1,091 | 17.53% | 242 | 3.89% | 3,800 | 61.05% | 6,224 |
| Lonoke | 16,634 | 74.62% | 4,714 | 21.15% | 944 | 4.23% | 11,920 | 53.47% | 22,292 |
| Madison | 4,274 | 75.54% | 1,188 | 21.00% | 196 | 3.46% | 3,086 | 54.54% | 5,658 |
| Marion | 4,739 | 79.42% | 1,016 | 17.03% | 212 | 3.55% | 3,723 | 62.39% | 5,967 |
| Miller | 8,474 | 75.64% | 2,463 | 21.99% | 266 | 2.37% | 6,011 | 53.66% | 11,203 |
| Mississippi | 5,251 | 62.13% | 2,925 | 34.61% | 275 | 3.25% | 2,326 | 27.52% | 8,451 |
| Monroe | 1,263 | 56.82% | 918 | 41.30% | 42 | 1.89% | 345 | 15.52% | 2,223 |
| Montgomery | 2,382 | 76.67% | 557 | 17.93% | 168 | 5.41% | 1,825 | 58.74% | 3,107 |
| Nevada | 1,697 | 69.21% | 709 | 28.92% | 46 | 1.88% | 988 | 40.29% | 2,452 |
| Newton | 2,447 | 80.26% | 519 | 17.02% | 83 | 2.72% | 1,928 | 63.23% | 3,049 |
| Ouachita | 4,143 | 59.27% | 2,633 | 37.67% | 214 | 3.06% | 1,510 | 21.60% | 6,990 |
| Perry | 2,893 | 76.45% | 738 | 19.50% | 153 | 4.04% | 2,155 | 56.95% | 3,784 |
| Phillips | 1,892 | 44.92% | 2,207 | 52.40% | 113 | 2.68% | -315 | -7.48% | 4,212 |
| Pike | 3,113 | 84.02% | 490 | 13.23% | 102 | 2.75% | 2,623 | 70.80% | 3,705 |
| Poinsett | 4,405 | 79.38% | 1,004 | 18.09% | 140 | 2.52% | 3,401 | 61.29% | 5,549 |
| Polk | 5,607 | 81.51% | 982 | 14.28% | 290 | 4.22% | 4,625 | 67.23% | 6,879 |
| Pope | 12,621 | 73.34% | 3,967 | 23.05% | 622 | 3.61% | 8,654 | 50.28% | 17,210 |
| Prairie | 2,176 | 82.18% | 416 | 15.71% | 56 | 2.11% | 1,760 | 66.47% | 2,648 |
| Pulaski | 49,726 | 40.36% | 68,354 | 55.48% | 5,135 | 4.17% | -18,628 | -15.12% | 123,215 |
| Randolph | 4,245 | 80.58% | 836 | 15.87% | 187 | 3.55% | 3,409 | 64.71% | 5,268 |
| St. Francis | 2,533 | 50.41% | 2,370 | 47.16% | 122 | 2.43% | 163 | 3.24% | 5,025 |
| Saline | 30,229 | 70.26% | 11,038 | 25.66% | 1,756 | 4.08% | 19,191 | 44.61% | 43,023 |
| Scott | 2,448 | 83.81% | 360 | 12.32% | 113 | 3.87% | 2,088 | 71.48% | 2,921 |
| Searcy | 2,566 | 81.88% | 440 | 14.04% | 128 | 4.08% | 2,126 | 67.84% | 3,134 |
| Sebastian | 23,023 | 67.44% | 9,590 | 28.09% | 1,526 | 4.47% | 13,433 | 39.35% | 34,139 |
| Sevier | 2,877 | 78.97% | 649 | 17.81% | 117 | 3.21% | 2,228 | 61.16% | 3,643 |
| Sharp | 4,888 | 81.18% | 930 | 15.45% | 203 | 3.37% | 3,958 | 65.74% | 6,021 |
| Stone | 3,919 | 77.31% | 924 | 18.23% | 226 | 4.46% | 2,995 | 59.08% | 5,069 |
| Union | 7,819 | 67.32% | 3,495 | 30.09% | 300 | 2.58% | 4,324 | 37.23% | 11,614 |
| Van Buren | 4,807 | 77.21% | 1,164 | 18.70% | 255 | 4.10% | 3,643 | 58.51% | 6,226 |
| Washington | 35,201 | 50.09% | 32,497 | 46.24% | 2,584 | 3.68% | 2,704 | 3.85% | 70,282 |
| White | 18,276 | 79.40% | 3,856 | 16.75% | 887 | 3.85% | 14,420 | 62.64% | 23,019 |
| Woodruff | 1,386 | 66.57% | 653 | 31.36% | 43 | 2.07% | 733 | 35.21% | 2,082 |
| Yell | 4,216 | 80.20% | 876 | 16.66% | 165 | 3.14% | 3,340 | 63.53% | 5,257 |
| Totals | 577,316 | 64.21% | 288,631 | 32.10% | 33,163 | 3.69% | 288,685 | 32.11% | 899,110 |
By congressional district
[edit]Rutledge won all four congressional districts.[17]
| District | Rutledge | Krout | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 71% | 25% | Rick Crawford |
| 2nd | 57% | 39% | French Hill |
| 3rd | 61% | 35% | Steve Womack |
| 4th | 69% | 28% | Bruce Westerman |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References
[edit]- ^ "AG Rutledge makes history as the first female elected lieutenant governor of Arkansas". KATV. Little Rock. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ "Leslie Rutledge drops bid for governor, enters race for lieutenant governor". November 9, 2021.
- ^ Zakrzewski, Katie (October 13, 2021). "Arkansas 2022 Election Preview". Arkansas Money & Politics. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Arkansas Surgeon General Greg Bledsoe running for Lt. Governor (UPDATED)". February 4, 2021.
- ^ "Sen. Jason Rapert says he's running for Arkansas lieutenant governor". August 2, 2019.
- ^ "Former GOP chair Doyle Webb jumps in Lt. Governor's race". May 4, 2021.
- ^ "Washington County Judge running for Arkansas lieutenant governor". May 17, 2021.
- ^ "Endorsements so far". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ Hendrix College
- ^ "May 24, 2022 Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan Judicial General Election". Arkansas Secretary of State. May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ Thompson, Doug (September 9, 2021). "Krout, Lowell foster parent, announces bid for lieutenant governor". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ "Pritt announces lieutenant governor bid". Log Cabin Democrat. July 10, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ Herzog, Rachel (January 23, 2022). "More candidates announce for Arkansas legislative seats as filing period nears". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Endorsed Candidates". Everytown for Gun Safety. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "Libertarians nominate more than 50, including Harrington for governor". Talk Business & Politics. February 21, 2022.
- ^ a b Jester, Cole (November 8, 2022). "2022 General Election - November 8, 2022". Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ^ "Rutledge takes Arkansas lieutenant governor's race | Arkansas Democrat Gazette". www.arkansasonline.com. November 8, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
External links
[edit]Official campaign sites