2022 Massachusetts Attorney General election

The 2022 Massachusetts Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next attorney general of Massachusetts. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey was eligible to seek a third term, but instead announced she would run for governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Andrea Campbell, former president of the Boston City Council and candidate for mayor of Boston in 2021

Eliminated in primary

• Shannon Liss-Riordan, labor attorney and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020

Withdrew

• Quentin Palfrey, former deputy general counsel at the U.S. Department of Commerce and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2018 (endorsed Campbell; remained on ballot)

Declined

• Maura Healey, Massachusetts attorney general (2015–2023) (running for governor)
• Jon Mitchell, mayor of New Bedford
• Marian Ryan, Middlesex County district attorney (running for reelection)

Endorsements

Debates

Polling

Results

Convention

Primary

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jay McMahon, Bourne attorney and nominee for attorney general in 2018

Declined

• Andrew Lelling, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts

Results

General election

Pre-primary candidate forum

Debate

Predictions

Polling

Results

By county

By congressional district

Campbell won all nine congressional districts.

Notes

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References

External links

• Andrea Campbell (D) for Attorney General
• Jay McMahon (R) for Attorney General
• Shannon Liss-Riordan (D) for Attorney General
• Quentin Palfrey (D) for Attorney General