2022 Iowa Attorney General election


The 2022 Iowa Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Iowa. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller, who was first elected Attorney General in 1978, ran for re-election to an eleventh overall term, but was narrowly defeated by Republican nominee Brenna Bird, the county attorney for Guthrie County. Bird received 51% of the vote while Miller received 49% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll sourceDate
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Tom
Miller
Brenna
Bird
OtherUndecided
Selzer & Co.October 31November 3, 2022801 ± 3.5%47%45%4%5%
Cygnal October 26–27, 2022600 ± 4.0%46%44%11%
Selzer & Co.October 9–12, 2022620 ± 3.9%49%33%12%6%
Cygnal October 2–4, 2022600 ± 4.0%43%46%12%
Cygnal July 13–14, 2022600 ± 4.0%45%44%12%
Cygnal February 20–22, 2022610 ± 3.9%41%46%13%

Results

By congressional district

Despite losing the state, Miller won three of four congressional districts, all of which elected Republicans.
DistrictMillerBirdRepresentative
51%49%Mariannette Miller-Meeks
51%49%Ashley Hinson
54%46%Cindy Axne
54%46%Zach Nunn
39%61%Randy Feenstra