2022 Georgia Attorney General election
The 2022 Georgia Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Georgia. Incumbent Republican attorney general Christopher M. Carr was appointed to the office on November 1, 2016, following the resignation of Sam Olens to become the president of Kennesaw State University. Carr ran for a second full term in office. Carr won re-election over state senator Jen Jordan by a margin of 5.3 points.
Republican primary
Incumbent Republican Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr faced criticism from former president Donald Trump and other Republican officials for his refusal to pursuit a lawsuit over the disputed results of the 2020 United States presidential election in Georgia. He was faced in the primary by businessman John Gordon, who Trump subsequently endorsed.Candidates
Nominee
- Chris Carr, incumbent attorney general
Eliminated in primary
- John Gordon, businessman and lawyer
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jen Jordan, state senator from the 6th district
Eliminated in primary
- Christian Wise Smith, lawyer
Withdrawn
- Charlie Bailey, former Fulton County senior assistant district attorney and nominee for Attorney General in 2018 ''''
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Declared
- Martin Cowen, former Clayton County probate judge
General election
Polling
Graphical summary| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Chris Carr | Jen Jordan | Other | Undecided |
| Landmark Communications | November 4–7, 2022 | 1,214 | ± 2.8% | 47% | 43% | 6% | 4% |
| The Trafalgar Group | November 4–6, 2022 | 1,103 | ± 2.9% | 51% | 42% | 3% | 3% |
| The Trafalgar Group | October 8–11, 2022 | 1,084 | ± 2.9% | 46% | 37% | 4% | 13% |
| SurveyUSA | September 30 – October 4, 2022 | 1,076 | ± 3.7% | 40% | 36% | 4% | 20% |
| University of Georgia | September 5–16, 2022 | 861 | ± 3.3% | 45% | 35% | 5% | 16% |
| The Trafalgar Group | August 24–27, 2022 | 1,079 | ± 2.9% | 48% | 40% | 4% | 8% |
| SurveyUSA | July 21–24, 2022 | 604 | ± 5.3% | 38% | 34% | 4% | 24% |
Results
By congressional district
Carr won nine of 14 congressional districts.| District | Carr | Jordan | Representative |
| 59% | 40% | Buddy Carter | |
| 47% | 52% | Sanford Bishop | |
| 67% | 32% | Drew Ferguson | |
| 22% | 77% | Hank Johnson | |
| 18% | 81% | Nikema Williams | |
| 61% | 37% | Lucy McBath | |
| 61% | 37% | Rich McCormick | |
| 39% | 59% | Carolyn Bourdeaux | |
| 39% | 59% | Lucy McBath | |
| 67% | 32% | Austin Scott | |
| 72% | 27% | Andrew Clyde | |
| 63% | 35% | Jody Hice | |
| 63% | 35% | Mike Collins | |
| 60% | 38% | Barry Loudermilk | |
| 58% | 41% | Rick Allen | |
| 19% | 80% | David Scott | |
| 70% | 29% | Marjorie Taylor Greene |