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North Dakota Attorney General election, 2022 (June 14 Republican primary)

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Filing deadline: April 11, 2022
Primary: June 14, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
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A Republican Party primary took place on June 14, 2022, in North Dakota 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 Drew Wrigley advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of North Dakota.

This page focuses on North Dakota's Republican Party Attorney General primary. For more in-depth information on North Dakota's Democratic Attorney General primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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Candidates and election results

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of North Dakota

Candidate
%
Votes
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Drew Wrigley
 
99.4
 
69,185
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
383

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 69,568
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State profile

Demographic data for North Dakota
 North DakotaU.S.
Total population:756,835316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):69,0013,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:88.7%73.6%
Black/African American:1.6%12.6%
Asian:1.2%5.1%
Native American:5.3%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.2%3%
Hispanic/Latino:2.9%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:91.7%86.7%
College graduation rate:27.7%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$57,181$53,889
Persons below poverty level:12.2%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 North Dakota.
**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 North Dakota

North Dakota voted Republican in all 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, four are located in North Dakota, accounting for 1.94 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. North Dakota had three Retained Pivot Counties, 1.66 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

See also: Presidential voting trends in North Dakota and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for North Dakota, 2022
District Incumbent Party PVI
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2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, North Dakota[2]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
North Dakota's At-Large 31.9% 65.5%


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:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 95.7% of North Dakotans lived in one of the state's 47 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 2.2% lived in one of four Trending Republican counties. Overall, North Dakota 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 North Dakota following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

North Dakota presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 5 Democratic wins
  • 26 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
Winning Party R R R 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

See also: List of United States Senators from North Dakota

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in North Dakota.

U.S. Senate election results in North Dakota
Race Winner Runner up
2018 55.5%Republican Party 44.5%Democratic Party
2016 78.4%Republican Party 17.0%Democratic Party
2012 50.2%Democratic Party 49.3%Republican Party
2010 76.2%Republican Party 22.2%Democratic Party
2006 66.8%Democratic Party 29.5%Republican Party
Average 65.4 32.5

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of North Dakota

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in North Dakota.

Gubernatorial election results in North Dakota
Race Winner Runner up
2020 65.8%Republican Party 25.4%Democratic Party
2016 76.5%Republican Party 19.4%Democratic Party
2012 63.1%Republican Party 34.3%Democratic Party
2008 74.4%Republican Party 23.5%Democratic Party
2004 71.3%Republican Party 27.4%Democratic Party
Average 70.2 26.0

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of North Dakota's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from North Dakota, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 0 0 0
Republican 2 1 3
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 1 3

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in North Dakota's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in North Dakota, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Doug Burgum
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Brent Sanford
Secretary of State Republican Party Al Jaeger
Attorney General Republican Party Drew Wrigley

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly as of November 2022.

North Dakota State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 7
     Republican Party 40
     Vacancies 0
Total 47

North Dakota House of Representatives

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 14
     Republican Party 80
     Vacancies 0
Total 94

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, North Dakota 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.

North Dakota Party Control: 1992-2022
No Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-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
Governor D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in North Dakota and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for North Dakota
North Dakota United States
Population 779,094 331,449,281
Land area (sq mi) 68,993 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 85.7% 70.4%
Black/African American 3.2% 12.6%
Asian 1.6% 5.6%
Native American 5.2% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other (single race) 1.2% 5.1%
Multiple 3.1% 5.2%
Hispanic/Latino 4% 18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate 93.1% 88.5%
College graduation rate 30.7% 32.9%
Income
Median household income $65,315 $64,994
Persons below poverty level 10.5% 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

  1. ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
  2. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022
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