Iowa Attorney General election, 2022 (June 7 Democratic primary)
- Primary date: June 7
- Mail-in registration deadline: May 23
- Online reg. deadline: May 23
- In-person reg. deadline: June 7
- Early voting starts: May 18
- Early voting ends: June 6
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Absentee/mail-in deadline: June 7
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| Filing deadline: March 18, 2022 |
| Primary: June 7, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Tom Miller (Democratic) |
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| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Voting in Iowa |
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A Democratic Party primary took place on June 7, 2022, in Iowa to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's attorney general election on November 8, 2022.
Incumbent Thomas John Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Iowa.
This page focuses on Iowa's Democratic Party Attorney General primary. For more in-depth information on Iowa's Republican Attorney General primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Iowa Attorney General election, 2022 (June 7 Republican primary)
- Iowa Attorney General election, 2022
Candidates and election results
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Iowa
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Thomas John Miller | 99.7 | 146,284 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 399 | ||
| Total votes: 146,683 | |||
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State profile
| Demographic data for Iowa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Iowa | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 3,121,997 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 55,857 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 91.2% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 3.2% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 2% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 5.4% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 91.5% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 26.7% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $53,183 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 13.8% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Iowa. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Iowa
Iowa voted for the Republican candidate in four out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, 31 are located in Iowa, accounting for 15.04 percent of the total pivot counties.[1]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Iowa had 31 Retained Pivot Counties, 17.13 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.
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Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Presidential elections
Cook PVI by congressional district
| Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Iowa, 2022 | |||
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| District | Incumbent | Party | PVI |
| Iowa's 1st | Mariannette Miller-Meeks |  Republican |
R+3 |
| Iowa's 2nd | Ashley Hinson | Republican |
R+4 |
| Iowa's 3rd | Cindy Axne |  Democratic |
R+3 |
| Iowa's 4th | Randy Feenstra | Republican |
R+16 |
2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines
| 2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Iowa[2] | ||||
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| District | Joe Biden 
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Donald Trump 
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| Iowa's 1st | 47.6% | 50.5% | ||
| Iowa's 2nd | 46.9% | 51.3% | ||
| Iowa's 3rd | 48.9% | 49.3% | ||
| Iowa's 4th | 36.2% | 62.2% | ||
2012-2020
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2020 presidential election, 40.1% of Iowans lived in one of the state's six Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 31.6% lived in one of 61 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Iowa was Trending Republican, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Iowa following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Iowa county-level statistics, 2020 | |||||||
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| Solid Democratic | 6 | 40.1% | |||||
| Solid Republican | 61 | 31.6% | |||||
| Trending Republican | 32 | 28.3% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 6 | 40.1% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 93 | 59.9% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Iowa presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 11 Democratic wins
- 20 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | D | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | D | D | R | R |
Statewide elections
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
- See also: List of United States Senators from Iowa
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Iowa.
| U.S. Senate election results in Iowa | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2020 | 51.8% |
45.2%
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| 2016 | 60.1% |
35.7%
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| 2014 | 52.1% |
43.8%
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| 2010 | 64.5% |
33.2%
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| 2008 | 62.7% |
37.3%
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| Average | 58.2 | 39.0 |
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Iowa
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Iowa.
| Gubernatorial election results in Iowa | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2018 | 50.3% |
47.5%
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| 2014 | 59.0% |
37.3%
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| 2010 | 52.8% |
43.2%
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| 2006 | 54.0% |
44.4%
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| 2002 | 52.7% |
44.5%
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| Average | 53.8 | 43.4 |
State partisanship
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Iowa's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Iowa, November 2022 | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 6 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Iowa's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
| State executive officials in Iowa, November 2022 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Kim Reynolds
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| Lieutenant Governor | Adam Gregg
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| Secretary of State | Paul Pate
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| Attorney General | Thomas John Miller
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Iowa General Assembly as of November 2022.
Iowa State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 18 | |
| Republican Party | 32 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 50 | |
Iowa House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 40 | |
| Republican Party | 60 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Iowa was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Iowa Party Control: 1992-2022
Four years of Democratic trifectas • Eight years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in Iowa and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
| Demographic Data for Iowa | ||
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| Iowa | United States | |
| Population | 3,190,369 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 55,853 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 89.1% | 70.4% |
| Black/African American | 3.7% | 12.6% |
| Asian | 2.5% | 5.6% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 1.3% | 5.1% |
| Multiple | 3% | 5.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 6.2% | 18.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 92.5% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 29.3% | 32.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $61,836 | $64,994 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11.1% | 12.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022
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