2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election
# 2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election

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The 2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the state of Arkansas. The election coincided with various other federal and state elections, including for Governor of Arkansas. Primary elections were held on May 24. Arkansas is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Tim Griffin was barred by the Constitution of Arkansas from running for a third term; he instead ran successfully for Attorney General. Griffin was re-elected in 2018 with 64.2% of the vote.

Republican Attorney General Leslie Rutledge won the election, handily defeating her Democratic opponent Kelly Krout. She became the first woman elected lieutenant governor of Arkansas, coinciding with the election of Sarah Huckabee Sanders as the first woman elected governor of Arkansas.

## Republican primary

### Candidates

**Nominee**

* Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General

**Eliminated in primary**

* Chris Bequette, lawyer and financial adviser
* Greg Bledsoe, Arkansas Surgeon General
* Jason Rapert, state senator
* Doyle Webb, former chair of the Republican Party of Arkansas and former state senator
* Joseph Wood, Washington County judge

### Endorsements

**Newspapers and other media**

* Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Chris Bequette | Greg Bledsoe | Jason Rapert | Leslie Rutledge | Doyle Webb | Joseph Wood | Undecided |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hendrix College | May 2, 2022 | 802 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 5% | 9% | 11% | 40% | 4% | 7% | 25% |

### Results

Republican primary results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Leslie Rutledge | 183,888 | 54.00 |
| | Republican | Jason Rapert | 50,063 | 14.70 |
| | Republican | Greg Bledsoe | 33,722 | 9.90 |
| | Republican | Joseph Wood | 29,277 | 8.60 |
| | Republican | Doyle Webb | 23,188 | 6.81 |
| | Republican | Chris Bequette | 20,411 | 5.99 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 340,549 | 100.00 |

## Democratic primary

### Candidates

**Nominee**

* Kelly Krout, graduate student and candidate for Arkansas House of Representatives in 2020

**Withdrew**

* Drew Pritt, small business owner (running for state house)

### Endorsements

**Organizations**

* Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund

## Libertarian primary

### Candidates

**Nominee**

* Frank Gilbert, former Mayor of Tull and perennial candidate

## General election

### Debate

2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial debate :

| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican | Libertarian |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Leslie Rutledge | Kelly Krout | Frank Gilbert |
| 1 | Oct. 18, 2022 | Arkansas PBS | Steve Barnes | YouTube | P | P | P |

### Results

2022 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Leslie Rutledge | 577,312 | 64.21% | +0.03 |
| | Democratic | Kelly Krout | 288,631 | 32.10% | –0.93 |
| | Libertarian | Frank Gilbert | 33,163 | 3.69% | +0.90 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 899,106 | 100.00% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
