2022 District of Columbia Attorney General election

The 2022 District of Columbia Attorney General election will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the attorney general for the District of Columbia. This will be the third attorney general election in D.C. history.

2022 District of Columbia Attorney General election
November 8, 2022
Incumbent Attorney General

Karl Racine
Democratic


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Incumbent attorney general Karl Racine has declined to run for reelection.[1]

Democratic primary

A Democratic primary will be held on June 21, 2022. Incumbent attorney general Karl Racine was considered likely to run for mayor or reelection as attorney general and even filed paperwork in 2020, but announced he would not run for any office in October 2021.[1]

According to District election law, an candidate for Attorney General must have been actively engaged as an attorney in the District for at least five of the previous ten years. In late March 2022, candidate Bruce Spiva filed a challenge with the Board of Elections in which he claimed frontrunner Kenyan McDuffie was ineligible to run for the position. The challenge said that McDuffie did not spend at least five of the previous ten years actviely engaged as an attorney. McDuffie responded, saying he is an attorney and that his work as a Councilmember since 2012 should count toward the requirement.[2] On April 18, the Board of Elections upheld Spiva's challenge, and it ruled that McDuffie was ineligible to run for the office.[3] McDuffie requested a rehearing, but the D.C. Court of Appeals denied his request.[4]

Declared
  • Ryan Jones, attorney[5]
  • Brian Schwalb, attorney[6]
  • Bruce Spiva, attorney[7]

Disqualified

Declined

Endorsements
Kenyan McDuffie
Organizations
Brian Schwalb
Individuals
Organizations

Debates and forums
2022 District of Columbia Democratic attorney general primary debates and forums
No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee   W  Withdrawn
Jones McDuffie Schwalb Spiva
1 Mar 5, 2022 Ward 7 Democrats Dionna Lewis Facebook P P P P
2 Apr 26, 2022 League of Women Voters/GWU Dayna Bowen Matthew Facebook P N P P

References
  1. Brice-Saddler, Michael (12 October 2021). "D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine will not seek elective office in 2022". Washington Post. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. Brice-Saddler, Michael (29 March 2022). "Spiva challenges McDuffie's eligibility in D.C. attorney general race". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. Brice-Saddler, Michael (18 April 2022). "McDuffie ineligible to run for D.C. attorney general, elections board says". The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  4. "Rehearing request denied in Kenyan McDuffie's latest attempt to get back on DC AG ballot". Fox 5 News. April 30, 2022.
  5. Brice-Saddler, Michael (26 April 2021). "Ryan Jones, a local lawyer, declares candidacy for D.C. attorney general". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  6. Brice-Saddler, Michael (13 December 2021). "Lawyer Brian Schwalb to run for D.C. Attorney General". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  7. Brice-Saddler, Michael (11 November 2021). "Bruce V. Spiva, longtime D.C. lawyer, will run for city attorney general". Washington Post. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  8. Brice-Saddler, Michael (21 October 2021). "D.C. Council member Kenyan McDuffie running for attorney general". Washington Post. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  9. Wright Jr., James (21 March 2022). "McDuffie Gets Major Labor Nod in D.C. Attorney General Race". The Washington Informer. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  10. "McDuffie Gets Three New Labor Endorsements in Bid for D.C. AG". The Washington Informer. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  11. Brice-Saddler, Michael (10 March 2022). "Karl Racine endorses Brian Schwalb in D.C. attorney general's race". Washington Post. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  12. Wright Jr., James (13 April 2022). "Key Endorsements, Signature Challenges Dominate Current D.C. Political Campaigns". The Washington Informer. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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