2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election

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.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General

Eliminated in primary Chris Bequette, lawyer and financial adviser Greg Bledsoe, Arkansas Surgeon General Jason Rapert, state senator Doyle Webb, former chair of the Republican Party of Arkansas and former state senator Joseph K. Wood, Washington County judge

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error ChrisBequette GregBledsoe JasonRapert LeslieRutledge DoyleWebb JosephWood UndecidedHendrix CollegeHendrix CollegeMay 2, 2022802 (LV)± 4.3%5%9%11%40%4%7%25%

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Kelly Krout, graduate student and candidate for Arkansas House of Representatives in 2020

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 + 2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial debate Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican LibertarianKey: Participant Absent Not invited Invited Withdrawn Kelly Krout Leslie Rutledge Frank Gilbert1 Oct. 18, 2022 Arkansas PBS Steve Barnes YouTube

Results

By county CountyLeslie RutledgeRepublicanKelly KroutDemocraticFrank GilbertLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Arkansas3,29173.89%1,05923.78%1042.33%2,23250.11%4,454Ashley4,07474.83%1,24022.78%1302.39%2,83452.06%5,444Baxter11,91476.77%3,01319.41%5923.81%8,90157.36%15,519Benton56,54962.45%30,26033.42%3,7374.13%26,28929.03%90,546Boone10,02279.21%2,14416.94%4873.85%7,87862.26%12,653Bradley1,79668.79%74128.38%742.83%1,05540.41%2,611Calhoun1,26079.60%28918.26%342.15%97161.34%1,583Carroll5,78264.27%2,92532.51%2903.22%2,85731.76%8,997Chicot1,64948.67%1,68549.73%541.59%-36-1.06%3,388Clark3,52058.29%2,32638.52%1933.20%1,19419.77%6,039Clay3,10579.33%69017.63%1193.04%2,41561.70%3,914Cleburne8,27282.62%1,43614.34%3043.04%6,83668.28%10,012Cleveland2,33883.50%39814.21%642.29%1,94069.29%2,800Columbia4,07067.41%1,82530.23%1432.37%2,24537.18%6,038Conway4,48666.93%1,95529.17%2623.91%2,53137.76%6,703Craighead18,54467.26%8,00129.02%1,0253.72%10,54338.24%27,570Crawford13,26676.96%3,22218.69%7504.35%10,04458.27%17,238Crittenden5,30549.93%5,03347.37%2862.69%2722.56%10,624Cross3,71275.46%1,10122.38%1062.15%2,61153.08%4,919Dallas1,36466.70%61930.27%623.03%74536.43%2,045Desha1,61555.25%1,19640.92%1123.83%41914.33%2,923Drew3,49066.72%1,59330.45%1482.83%1,89736.26%5,231Faulkner25,62164.13%12,62731.61%1,7044.27%12,99432.52%39,952Franklin4,07177.06%99018.74%2224.20%3,08158.32%5,283Fulton3,13679.61%68017.26%1233.12%2,45662.35%3,939Garland22,16667.19%9,54228.92%1,2823.89%12,62438.27%32,990Grant5,13981.97%92214.71%2083.32%4,21767.27%6,269Greene9,16379.57%1,97217.13%3803.30%7,19162.45%11,515Hempstead3,33571.86%1,21526.18%911.96%2,12045.68%4,641Hot Spring7,35674.42%2,17421.99%3553.59%5,18252.42%9,885Howard2,60872.06%92425.53%872.40%1,68446.53%3,619Independence8,34679.27%1,85017.57%3323.15%6,49661.70%10,528Izard3,69180.78%72115.78%1573.44%2,97065.00%4,569Jackson2,93272.95%97724.31%1102.74%1,95548.64%4,019Jefferson7,32242.78%9,40954.97%3852.25%-2,087-12.19%17,116Johnson5,13373.61%1,53622.03%3044.36%3,59751.58%6,973Lafayette1,29465.92%62331.74%462.34%67134.18%1,963Lawrence3,62979.92%73316.14%1793.94%2,89663.77%4,541Lee95247.94%98149.40%532.67%-29-1.46%1,986Lincoln2,04274.53%63123.03%672.45%1,41151.50%2,740Little River2,89576.39%80421.21%912.40%2,09155.17%3,790Logan4,89178.58%1,09117.53%2423.89%3,80061.05%6,224Lonoke16,63474.62%4,71421.15%9444.23%11,92053.47%22,292Madison4,27475.54%1,18821.00%1963.46%3,08654.54%5,658Marion4,73979.42%1,01617.03%2123.55%3,72362.39%5,967Miller8,47475.64%2,46321.99%2662.37%6,01153.66%11,203Mississippi5,25162.13%2,92534.61%2753.25%2,32627.52%8,451Monroe1,26356.82%91841.30%421.89%34515.52%2,223Montgomery2,38276.67%55717.93%1685.41%1,82558.74%3,107Nevada1,69769.21%70928.92%461.88%98840.29%2,452Newton2,44780.26%51917.02%832.72%1,92863.23%3,049Ouachita4,14359.27%2,63337.67%2143.06%1,51021.60%6,990Perry2,89376.45%73819.50%1534.04%2,15556.95%3,784Phillips1,89244.92%2,20752.40%1132.68%-315-7.48%4,212Pike3,11384.02%49013.23%1022.75%2,62370.80%3,705Poinsett4,40579.38%1,00418.09%1402.52%3,40161.29%5,549Polk5,60781.51%98214.28%2904.22%4,62567.23%6,879Pope12,62173.34%3,96723.05%6223.61%8,65450.28%17,210Prairie2,17682.18%41615.71%562.11%1,76066.47%2,648Pulaski49,72640.36%68,35455.48%5,1354.17%-18,628-15.12%123,215Randolph4,24580.58%83615.87%1873.55%3,40964.71%5,268Saline30,22970.26%11,03825.66%1,7564.08%19,19144.61%43,023Scott2,44883.81%36012.32%1133.87%2,08871.48%2,921Searcy2,56681.88%44014.04%1284.08%2,12667.84%3,134Sebastian23,02367.44%9,59028.09%1,5264.47%13,43339.35%34,139Sevier2,87778.97%64917.81%1173.21%2,22861.16%3,643Sharp4,88881.18%93015.45%2033.37%3,95865.74%6,021St. Francis2,53350.41%2,37047.16%1222.43%1633.24%5,025Stone3,91977.31%92418.23%2264.46%2,99559.08%5,069Union7,81967.32%3,49530.09%3002.58%4,32437.23%11,614Van Buren4,80777.21%1,16418.70%2554.10%3,64358.51%6,226Washington35,20150.09%32,49746.24%2,5843.68%2,7043.85%70,282White18,27679.40%3,85616.75%8873.85%14,42062.64%23,019Woodruff1,38666.57%65331.36%432.07%73335.21%2,082Yell4,21680.20%87616.66%1653.14%3,34063.53%5,257Totals577,31664.21%288,63132.10%33,1633.69%288,68532.11%899,110

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Crittenden (largest city: West Memphis) St. Francis (largest city: Forrest City)

By congressional district Rutledge won all four congressional districts. District Rutledge Krout Representative 71% 25%Rick Crawford 57% 39%French Hill 61% 35%Steve Womack 69% 28%Bruce Westerman

2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election

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