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Michael Woodard
Michael Woodard (independent) ran for election for Governor of Arkansas. Woodard lost as a write-in in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Arkansas gubernatorial election, 2022
General election
General election for Governor of Arkansas
The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Arkansas on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) | 63.0 | 571,105 |
 | Chris Jones (D)  | 35.2 | 319,242 | |
 | Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. (L) | 1.8 | 16,690 | |
| Jason Tate (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
 | Dan Nelson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Michael Woodard (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
 | Elvis Presley (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 907,037 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Arkansas
Chris Jones defeated Anthony Bland, Jay Martin, James Russell, and Supha Xayprasith-Mays in the Democratic primary for Governor of Arkansas on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Jones | 70.4 | 66,540 |
 | Anthony Bland | 9.6 | 9,055 | |
 | Jay Martin | 8.2 | 7,731 | |
 | James Russell | 6.8 | 6,421 | |
 | Supha Xayprasith-Mays | 5.0 | 4,725 | |
| Total votes: 94,472 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Arkansas
Sarah Huckabee Sanders defeated Doc Washburn in the Republican primary for Governor of Arkansas on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sarah Huckabee Sanders | 83.1 | 289,249 |
 | Doc Washburn | 16.9 | 58,638 | |
| Total votes: 347,887 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tim Griffin (R)
- Leslie Rutledge (R)
- Leticia Sanders (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Governor of Arkansas
Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. advanced from the Libertarian convention for Governor of Arkansas on February 20, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. (L) |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Woodard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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