Incumbent Aaron D. Ford (D) defeated Sigal Chattah (R) in the November 8, 2022, general election for attorney general of Nevada. John T. Kennedy (L) unofficially withdrew from the race in September 2022.^[1]

In the lead-up to the election, Sabato's Crystal Ball released an analysis of state attorney general election competitiveness. Nevada's attorney general election was rated as at least somewhat competitive: "[Democrat] Ford is polished, well-funded, and has largely avoided any major hiccups in office. But he won only narrowly in the Democratic wave year of 2018, and for 2022, Nevada is one of the states where Democrats are concerned about possible GOP gains. On the Republican side, attorney Sigal Chattah has attracted notice for suing the state over COVID restrictions; she won one case but lost the others." Click here to read the analysis.^[2]

Ford was first elected in 2018, defeating Wesley Duncan (R) 47.2% to 46.8%. Ford previously worked as an attorney and served in the Nevada State Senate from 2013 to 2019.^[3] In an interview with The Record-Courier, Ford said he was running because, “As Nevada’s People’s Attorney and Top Law Enforcement Officer, I believe there is no task greater than the pursuit of justice. Under my leadership, the Nevada Attorney General’s Office has proven there is no criminal too ruthless and no corporation too powerful to take on if they are hurting Nevadans.”^[4]

Chattah was a civil and criminal defense attorney who previously served on the City of Las Vegas Planning Commission and as a member of the Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board of the State Bar of Nevada.^[5] In an interview with The Record-Courier, Chattah said she was running “To end Government public corruption, restore public safety, protect our children from wrongful indoctrination at schools, and provide the people of the State of the Nevada government transparency that they are entitled to.”^[4]

Before Ford was elected in 2018, a Republican, Adam Laxalt, held the position of attorney general of Nevada. The attorney general is Nevada’s chief legal counsel. He or she represents the people of Nevada in civil and criminal matters in court. The attorney general also serves as legal counsel to state officers and to most state agencies, boards, and commissions. In addition, the attorney general establishes and operates projects and programs to protect Nevadans from fraud or illegal activities that target consumers or threaten public safety, and enforces laws that safeguard the environment and natural resources.

This was one of 30 elections for attorney general taking place in 2022. All 50 states have an attorney general who serves as the state's chief legal officer, responsible for enforcing state law and offering the state government advice on legal matters. In 43 states, the office was, at the time of the 2022 elections, an elected post. At the time of the 2022 elections, there were 27 Republican attorneys general and 23 Democratic attorneys general. Click here for an overview of all 30 attorney general elections that took place in 2022. A state government triplex refers to a situation where the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same political party. Heading into the 2022 elections, there were 23 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and nine divided governments where neither party held triplex control.

Sigal Chattah (R) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. To read those survey responses, click here.

Aaron D. Ford (D) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read his responses.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Attorney General of Nevada

Incumbent Aaron Ford defeated Sigal Chattah in the general election for Attorney General of Nevada on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Aaron Ford (D)	52.3	511,263
	Sigal Chattah (R)	44.4	434,084
	Other/Write-in votes	3.4	33,135

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 978,482
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

John T. Kennedy (L) (Unofficially withdrew)

Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Aaron Ford advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Nevada.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Stuart MacKie (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Nevada

Sigal Chattah defeated Tisha Black in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Nevada on June 14, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sigal Chattah	51.0	112,941
	Submit photo	Tisha Black	39.7	88,019
		Other/Write-in votes	9.3	20,545

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 221,505
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Nevada

Election information in Nevada: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
Online: Nov. 8, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Oct. 25, 2022
By mail: Received by Oct. 25, 2022
Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 22, 2022 to Nov. 4, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Candidate comparison

Candidate profiles

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Aaron Ford

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: Yes

Political Office:

Nevada Attorney General (Assumed office: 2019)
Nevada State Senate - District 11 (2013-2019)

Biography: Ford received a bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M. He received a law degree and a doctorate in educational administration from Ohio State University. He previously worked as an attorney in private practice.

Key Messages

The following key messages were curated by Ballotpedia staff. For more on how we identify key messages, click here.

Ford said, “I have fought hard to rebuild trust between police and Nevada’s communities and work with law enforcement to expand programs that support victims of crime.”

Ford said he supported access to abortion. He said, “Abortion is health care – and Americans have gone from the freedom to choose to government-mandated pregnancies.”

Ford said, “I’m committed to protecting Nevadans’ pocket and identity from fraudsters and believe that every Nevadan’s first line of defense is education.”

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Sources: Reno Gazette Journal, "Nevada attorney general race pits reform-minded incumbent against 'tough-on-crime' GOP lawyer," October 19, 2022; The Record-Courier, "Election 2022: Nevada State Attorney General," accessed October 28, 2022; LinkedIn, "Aaron D. Ford," accessed October 28, 2022; The Reno Gazette Journal, "Nevada attorney general race pits reform-minded incumbent against 'tough-on-crime' GOP lawyer," October 19, 2022

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Attorney General of Nevada in 2022.

Sigal Chattah

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography: "Israeli born- American raised. Running to be Nevada’s top conservative attorney general"

Key Messages

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Hawkish on public safety

Government transparency

Fight public corruption

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Sigal Chattah (R)

Hawkish on public safety

Government transparency

Fight public corruption

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Sigal Chattah (R)

Civil liberties

Campaign advertisements

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Election competitiveness

Polls

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Endorsements

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Election spending

Campaign finance

Candidates in this election submitted campaign finance reports to the Nevada Secretary of State. Click here to access those reports.

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

Presidential elections

	2026 → ← 2018
Nevada Attorney General
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election;
Election details
	Filing deadline: March 18, 2022
	Primary: June 14, 2022; General: November 8, 2022; Pre-election incumbent(s):; Aaron Ford (Democratic)
How to vote
	Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Nevada
Ballotpedia analysis
	Federal and state primary competitiveness; State executive elections in 2022; Impact of term limits in 2022; State government trifectas; State government triplexes; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
Nevada; executive elections
	Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; Secretary of State; Treasurer; Controller; State Board of Regents (5 seats)

See also: Presidential voting trends in Nevada and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Nevada, 2022
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
Nevada's 1st	Dina Titus	Democratic	D+3
Nevada's 2nd	Mark Amodei	Republican	R+8
Nevada's 3rd	Susie Lee	Democratic	D+1
Nevada's 4th	Steven Horsford	Democratic	D+3

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Nevada^[6]
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Nevada's 1st	53.2%	44.7%
Nevada's 2nd	43.1%	54.1%
Nevada's 3rd	52.4%	45.7%
Nevada's 4th	53.0%	44.8%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 88.6% of Nevadans lived in either Clark or Washoe County, the state's two Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 11.4% lived in one of 15 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Nevada was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Nevada following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Nevada county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Democratic	2	88.6%
Solid Republican	15	11.4%
Total voted Democratic	2	88.6%
Total voted Republican	15	11.4%

Historical voting trends

Nevada presidential election results (1900-2020)

17 Democratic wins
14 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	R	D	D	D	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Nevada

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Nevada.

U.S. Senate election results in Nevada
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	50.4%	45.4%
2016	47.1%	44.7%
2012	45.9%	44.7%
2010	50.2%	44.6%
2006	55.4%	41.0%
Average	49.8	44.1

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Nevada

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Nevada.

Gubernatorial election results in Nevada
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	49.4%	45.3%
2014	70.6%	23.9%
2010	53.4%	41.6%
2006	47.9%	43.9%
2002	68.2%	22.0%
Average	57.9	35.3

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Nevada's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Nevada, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	3	5
Republican	0	1	1
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	4	6

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Nevada's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Nevada, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Steve Sisolak
Lieutenant Governor	Lisa Cano Burkhead
Secretary of State	Barbara K. Cegavske
Attorney General	Aaron D. Ford

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Nevada State Legislature as of November 2022.

Nevada State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	12
	Republican Party	9
	Vacancies	0
Total		21

Nevada State Assembly

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	25
	Republican Party	16
	Vacancies	1
Total		42

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Nevada was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Nevada Party Control: 1992-2022
Five years of Democratic trifectas • Two years of Republican trifectas
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Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D
House	D	D	D	S	S	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Nevada and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Nevada
	Nevada	United States
Population	3,104,614	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	109,859	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	62.1%	70.4%
Black/African American	9.3%	12.6%
Asian	8.3%	5.6%
Native American	1.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.2%
Other (single race)	10.8%	5.1%
Multiple	7.5%	5.2%
Hispanic/Latino	28.9%	18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate	86.9%	88.5%
College graduation rate	25.5%	32.9%
Income
Median household income	$62,043	$64,994
Persons below poverty level	12.8%	12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Election context