2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Leslie Rutledge Kelly Krout
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 577,312 288,631
Percentage 64.2% 32.1%
County results
Rutledge:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Krout:      40–50%      50–60%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Tim Griffin
Republican

 Elected Lieutenant Governor

Leslie Rutledge
Republican

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

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Leslie Rutledge
Newspapers and other media

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Chris
Bequette		 Greg
Bledsoe		 Jason
Rapert		 Leslie
Rutledge		 Doyle
Webb		 Joseph
Wood		 Undecided
Hendrix College May 2, 2022 802 (LV) ± 4.3% 5% 9% 11% 40% 4% 7% 25%

Results

Republican primary results[9]
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 Joseph 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

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrew

Endorsements

Kelly Krout
Organizations

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Frank Gilbert, former Mayor of Tull and perennial candidate[14]

General election

Debate

2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican Libertarian
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Leslie Rutledge Kelly Krout Frank Gilbert
1 Oct. 18, 2022 Arkansas PBS Steve Barnes YouTube P P P

Results

2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Leslie Rutledge 577,312 64.21% +0.03
Democratic Kelly Krout 288,631 32.10% –0.93
Libertarian Frank Gilbert 33,163 3.69% +0.90
Total votes 899,106 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. ↑ "AG Rutledge makes history as the first female elected lieutenant governor of Arkansas". KATV. Little Rock. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Leslie Rutledge drops bid for governor, enters race for lieutenant governor". November 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ Zakrzewski, Katie (October 13, 2021). "Arkansas 2022 Election Preview". Arkansas Money & Politics. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Arkansas Surgeon General Greg Bledsoe running for Lt. Governor (UPDATED)". February 4, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sen. Jason Rapert says he's running for Arkansas lieutenant governor". August 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Former GOP chair Doyle Webb jumps in Lt. Governor's race". May 4, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Washington County Judge running for Arkansas lieutenant governor". May 17, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Endorsements so far". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  9. ↑ "May 24, 2022 Preferential Primary and Nonpartisan Judicial General Election". Arkansas Secretary of State. May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  10. ↑ Thompson, Doug (September 9, 2021). "Krout, Lowell foster parent, announces bid for lieutenant governor". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Pritt announces lieutenant governor bid". Log Cabin Democrat. July 10, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  12. ↑ Herzog, Rachel (January 23, 2022). "More candidates announce for Arkansas legislative seats as filing period nears". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  13. ↑ "2022 Endorsed Candidates". Everytown for Gun Safety. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Libertarians nominate more than 50, including Harrington for governor". Talk Business & Politics. February 21, 2022.
  15. ↑ "R2022 General Election and Nonpartisan Judicial Runoff Election". November 8, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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