Nebraska Attorney General election, 2022
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Nebraska Attorney General |
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Election details |
Filing deadline: February 15, 2022/March 1, 2022 |
Primary: May 10, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Doug Peterson (Republican) |
How to vote |
Poll times: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Central time zone); 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Mountain time zone) Voting in Nebraska |
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Nebraska held an election for attorney general on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for May 10, 2022. The filing deadline for an incumbent was February 15, 2022. The filing deadline for non-incumbent candidates was March 1, 2022. This was one of 30 elections for attorney general taking place in 2022. All 50 states have an attorney general who serves as the state's chief legal officer, responsible for enforcing state law and offering the state government advice on legal matters. In 43 states, the office was, at the time of the 2022 elections, an elected post. At the time of the 2022 elections, there were 27 Republican attorneys general and 23 Democratic attorneys general. Click here for an overview of all 30 attorney general elections that took place in 2022. A state government triplex refers to a situation where the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same political party. Heading into the 2022 elections, there were 23 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and nine divided governments where neither party held triplex control.
In September 2022, Sabato's Crystal Ball released an analysis of state attorney general election competitiveness. Nebraska's attorney general election was rated as not competitive, meaning the seat was expected to stay in Republican hands: "Speaker of the Legislature Mike Hilgers easily won the GOP primary and should cruise to victory in November. He has no Democratic opponent, only one from the Legal Marijuana Now party." Click here to read the analysis.[1]
Mike Hilgers won election in the general election for Attorney General of Nebraska.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Nebraska Attorney General election, 2022 (May 10 Republican primary)
- Nebraska Attorney General election, 2022 (May 10 Democratic primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Attorney General of Nebraska
Mike Hilgers defeated Larry Bolinger in the general election for Attorney General of Nebraska on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike Hilgers (R) | 69.7 | 434,671 |
![]() | Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now Party) ![]() | 30.3 | 188,649 |
Total votes: 623,320 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Nebraska
Mike Hilgers defeated Jennifer Hicks in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Nebraska on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike Hilgers | 67.2 | 151,709 |
![]() | Jennifer Hicks ![]() | 32.8 | 73,906 |
Total votes: 225,615 | ||||
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Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election
Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Attorney General of Nebraska
Larry Bolinger advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Attorney General of Nebraska on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Larry Bolinger ![]() | 100.0 | 912 |
Total votes: 912 | ||||
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Nebraska
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Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)
I will work on law reform and expand on diversion programs. Our policies and system are outdated which has led to an increase in repeat offenders and an overpopulated prison. Nebraska has the highest per capita over population in our prisons compared to the rest of the Nation. Other states recidivism rates are going down, Nebraska's recidivism rates are going up. Thats an indication of a failing system. The changes I will conducts have been proven to reduce crime by 40%, and reduce repeat offending by 60%. Party of the diversion program is to address drug addiction and mental illness in our prisons.
The office needs propre representation for the people it serves. I will make sure we have lawyers that are specialized in various fields of study so we can address the many areas of Civil Rights such as; Consumer Rights, Discrimination Law, Native Law, specialized in each Amendment. I have studied law, Constitutional law, International Law and Criminology. The AG office works with more than 100 lawyers, clerks and assistance. To have proper representation, you have to be specialized in different areas of law.

Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)
There are many policies that I will address. One of the policies I would like to change is ending truancy as a status office. Utilizing diversion programs for truancy offenses has been shown to reduce recidivism by 40%. Statistics show that putting a kid in the Juvenile Court system increases criminal behaviors and decreases social development.I will address mental illness in our prison system. For a number of years, our legal system has been using our prisons to address mental illness. Our prisons are not equipped to handle mental illness, so it ends up being a revolving door for people with mental illness. Putting someone in prison that has a mental illness causes them to lose their support system and SSI. When they are released, they have nowhere to go and no support system. This has caused a significant increase in homelessness in many of our larger cities. This is a broken system that needs to be fixed.

Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)

Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)

Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)
Our law enforcement has done a great job in addressing the human trafficking problems. We will need to continue those efforts.The biggest change that needs to be addressed is how we address drug addiction, mental illness, and truancy. Utilizing the correct procedures, the correct program, or the correct diversion program. There would need additional training. In some areas, it would mean a change in policing philosophy and continuing education with opportunities to train at different facilities across the state.

Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)
there are many duties such as: defending the constitution, supporting strong law enforcement, continuing to work to improve public safety and security, providing assistance to local legal representatives, addressing illegal drugs, child abuse, senior abuse, and discrimination cases, protect consumer rights, advise state officials on legal compliance, protect against government overreach, assure environmental compliance, providing professional legal representation in all civil proceedings on behalf of the State.The most important responsibility is coordinating the efforts of this office. Everybody's concerns are the most important to them. This office can not focus just on one area.

Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)

Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)

Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)

Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)

Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)

Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)

Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)

Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)

Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)

Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)

Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)

Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)

Larry Bolinger (Legal Marijuana Now)
Past elections
2018
- See also: Nebraska Attorney General election, 2018
General election
General election for Attorney General of Nebraska
Incumbent Doug Peterson won election in the general election for Attorney General of Nebraska on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Doug Peterson (R) | 100.0 | 516,777 |
Total votes: 516,777 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Nebraska
Evangelos Argyrakis advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Nebraska on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Evangelos Argyrakis | 100.0 | 67,022 |
Total votes: 67,022 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Nebraska
Incumbent Doug Peterson advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Nebraska on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Doug Peterson | 100.0 | 140,675 |
Total votes: 140,675 | ||||
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2014
- See also: Nebraska Attorney General election, 2014
Attorney General of Nebraska, 2014 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
66.1% | 339,846 | |
Democratic | Janet Stewart | 33.9% | 174,614 | |
Total Votes | 514,460 | |||
Election results via Nebraska Secretary of State |
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 Nebraska, 2022 | |||
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District | Incumbent | Party | PVI |
Nebraska's 1st | Mike Flood | ![]() |
R+9 |
Nebraska's 2nd | Don Bacon | ![]() |
Even |
Nebraska's 3rd | Adrian Smith | ![]() |
R+29 |
2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines
2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Nebraska[2] | ||||
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District | Joe Biden ![]() |
Donald Trump ![]() | ||
Nebraska's 1st | 43.3% | 54.3% | ||
Nebraska's 2nd | 52.2% | 45.8% | ||
Nebraska's 3rd | 23.1% | 74.9% |
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:
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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, 53.4% of Nebraskans lived in one of the state's 90 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 46.2% lived in one of two Trending Democratic counties: Douglas and Lancaster. Overall, Nebraska was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) 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 Nebraska following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
Nebraska county-level statistics, 2020 | |||||||
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Solid Republican | 90 | 53.4% | |||||
Trending Democratic | 2 | 46.2% | |||||
Trending Republican | 1 | 0.3% | |||||
Total voted Democratic | 2 | 46.2% | |||||
Total voted Republican | 91 | 53.8% |
Historical voting trends
Nebraska presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 6 Democratic wins
- 25 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 | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 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
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Nebraska.
U.S. Senate election results in Nebraska | ||
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Race | Winner | Runner up |
2020 | 62.7%![]() |
24.4%![]() |
2018 | 57.7%![]() |
38.6%![]() |
2014 | 64.4%![]() |
31.5%![]() |
2012 | 57.8%![]() |
42.2%![]() |
2008 | 57.5%![]() |
40.1%![]() |
Average | 60.0 | 35.4 |
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Nebraska
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Nebraska.
Gubernatorial election results in Nebraska | ||
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Race | Winner | Runner up |
2018 | 59.0%![]() |
41.0%![]() |
2014 | 57.2%![]() |
39.2%![]() |
2010 | 73.9%![]() |
26.1%![]() |
2006 | 73.4%![]() |
24.5%![]() |
2002 | 68.7%![]() |
27.5%![]() |
Average | 66.4 | 31.7 |
State partisanship
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Nebraska's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Nebraska, November 2022 | |||
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Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
Democratic | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Republican | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 3 | 5 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Nebraska's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
State executive officials in Nebraska, November 2022 | |
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Office | Officeholder |
Governor | ![]() |
Lieutenant Governor | ![]() |
Secretary of State | ![]() |
Attorney General | ![]() |
State legislature
The table below highlights the partisan composition of the Nebraska State Senate as of November 2022.
Nebraska State Senate
Party | As of November 2022 | |
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Democratic Party | 17 | |
Republican Party | 32 | |
Independent | 0 | |
Vacancies | 0 | |
Total | 49 |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Nebraska was a Republican trifecta, with a majority in the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Nebraska Party Control: 1992-2022
Seven years of Democratic trifectas • Twenty-four years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in Nebraska and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
Demographic Data for Nebraska | ||
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Nebraska | United States | |
Population | 1,961,504 | 331,449,281 |
Land area (sq mi) | 76,817 | 3,531,905 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White | 85.3% | 70.4% |
Black/African American | 4.8% | 12.6% |
Asian | 2.5% | 5.6% |
Native American | 0.9% | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Other (single race) | 2.5% | 5.1% |
Multiple | 3.9% | 5.2% |
Hispanic/Latino | 11.2% | 18.2% |
Education | ||
High school graduation rate | 91.6% | 88.5% |
College graduation rate | 32.5% | 32.9% |
Income | ||
Median household income | $63,015 | $64,994 |
Persons below poverty level | 10.4% | 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
Nebraska | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis |
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