Matthew DePerno

Matthew DePerno

Republican Party

Candidate, Attorney General of Michigan

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Next election

November 3, 2026

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Matthew DePerno (Republican Party) is running for election for Attorney General of Michigan. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.^[source]

Biography

DePerno received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, a J.D. from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, and an LL.M. from the New York University School of Law. DePerno worked as a partner in a law firm before opening DePerno Law Office in 2005.

Elections

2026

See also: Michigan Attorney General election, 2026

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Attorney General of Michigan

The following candidates are running in the general election for Attorney General of Michigan on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Karen McDonald (D)
	Submit photo	Eli Savit (D)
		Mark Totten (D)
		Matthew DePerno (R)
		Kevin Kijewski (R)
	Submit photo	Doug Lloyd (R)

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2022

See also: Michigan Attorney General election, 2022

General election

General election for Attorney General of Michigan

Incumbent Dana Nessel defeated Matthew DePerno, Joe McHugh, and Gerald T. Van Sickle in the general election for Attorney General of Michigan on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dana Nessel (D)	53.2	2,329,195
		Matthew DePerno (R)	44.6	1,952,408
		Joe McHugh (L)	1.5	67,846
		Gerald T. Van Sickle (U.S. Taxpayers Party)	0.7	32,431

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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Attorney General of Michigan

Incumbent Dana Nessel advanced from the Democratic convention for Attorney General of Michigan on August 21, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Dana Nessel (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Attorney General of Michigan

Matthew DePerno defeated Ryan Berman and Tom Leonard in the Republican convention for Attorney General of Michigan on August 27, 2022.

		Candidate
		Ryan Berman (R)
✔		Matthew DePerno (R)
		Tom Leonard (R)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Attorney General of Michigan

Joe McHugh advanced from the Libertarian convention for Attorney General of Michigan on July 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Joe McHugh (L)

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U.S. Taxpayers Party convention

U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Attorney General of Michigan

Gerald T. Van Sickle advanced from the U.S. Taxpayers Party convention for Attorney General of Michigan on July 23, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Gerald T. Van Sickle (U.S. Taxpayers Party)

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Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Matthew DePerno campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Attorney General of Michigan	Lost general	$1,409,368	$0
Grand total			$1,409,368	$0
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Noteworthy events

Felony voting machine charges (2023-2024)

On August 1, 2023, DePerno was arraigned in Oakland County Circuit Court on felony charges including undue possession of a voting machine and willfully damaging a voting machine.

As of June 2024, DePerno’s case was pending in Oakland County’s 44th District Court.

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