The 2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the
lieutenant governor
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of the
state
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of
Arkansas
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. The election coincided with various other
federal and
state elections, including for
Governor of Arkansas
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. Primary elections were held on May 24. Arkansas is one of 21 states that elects its
lieutenant governor
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separately from its
governor
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.
Incumbent
Republican lieutenant governor
Tim Griffin
John Timothy Griffin (born August 21, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 57th Attorney General of Arkansas, attorney general of Arkansas. He served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, lieutenant governor of Arkans ...
was
barred by the
Constitution of Arkansas
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from running for a third term; he instead
ran successfully for attorney general. Griffin was re-elected in
2018
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with 64.2% of the vote.
Republican
Attorney General
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Leslie Rutledge
Leslie Carol Rutledge (born June 9, 1976) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 21st lieutenant governor of Arkansas since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she was previously the 56th attorney general of Arkansas fr ...
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
Sarah Elizabeth Huckabee Sanders ( Huckabee; born August 13, 1982) is an American politician serving as the 47th governor of Arkansas since 2023. Sanders is the daughter of Mike Huckabee, who served from 1996 to 2007 as Arkansas's 44th governor ...
as the first woman elected
governor of Arkansas
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.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
*
Leslie Rutledge
Leslie Carol Rutledge (born June 9, 1976) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 21st lieutenant governor of Arkansas since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she was previously the 56th attorney general of Arkansas fr ...
,
Arkansas Attorney General
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History
The at ...
Eliminated in primary
*Chris Bequette, lawyer and financial adviser
*Greg Bledsoe,
Arkansas Surgeon General
*
Jason Rapert,
state senator
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History
There are typically fewer state senators than there ...
*
Doyle Webb
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, former chair of the
Republican Party of Arkansas
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and former
state senator
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History
There are typically fewer state senators than there ...
*
Joseph K. Wood,
Washington County judge
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
*Kelly Krout, graduate student and candidate for
Arkansas House of Representatives
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in
2020
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Withdrew
*Drew Pritt, small business owner ''(
running for state house)''
Endorsements
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
*Frank Gilbert, former mayor of
Tull and perennial candidate
General election
Debate
Results
See also
*
2022 Arkansas elections
Notes
References
External links
Official campaign sites
Frank Gilbert (L) for Lieutenant GovernorKelly Krout (D) for Lieutenant GovernorLeslie Rutledge (R) for Lieutenant Governor
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Lieutenant Governor
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Arkansas
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Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial elections