2022 Rhode Island Attorney General election
# 2022 Rhode Island Attorney General election

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The 2022 Rhode Island Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Rhode Island. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Peter Neronha won re-election to a second term.

## Democratic primary

### Candidates

**Nominee**

* Peter Neronha, incumbent Attorney General

**Endorsements**

**Organizations**

* Rhode Island Democratic Party

### Results

Democratic primary results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Peter Neronha | 94,665 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 94,665 | 100.0% |

## Republican primary

### Candidates

**Nominee**

* Charles "Chas" Calenda, former assistant attorney general

### Results

Republican primary results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Charles "Chas" Calenda | 18,557 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,557 | 100.0% |

## General election

### Forum

2022 Rhode Island Attorney General candidate forum :

| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Peter Neronha | Charles Calenda |
| 1 | | North Kingstown High School | | YouTube | P | P |

### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| - | - | - |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe D | September 14, 2022 |
| Elections Daily | Safe D | November 1, 2022 |

### Results

2022 Rhode Island Attorney General election :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Peter Neronha (incumbent) | 217,066 | 61.49% | -18.34% |
| | Republican | Charles Calenda | 135,471 | 38.38% | N/A |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 460 | 0.13% | -0.93% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 352,997 | 100.0% | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
