2022 Maryland Attorney General election

The Maryland Attorney General election of 2022 was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Brian Frosh was eligible to seek a third term in office, but announced that he would retire at the end of his term in early 2023.

2022 Maryland Attorney General election

November 8, 2022
 
Nominee Anthony Brown Michael Peroutka
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,287,418 691,910
Percentage 65.0% 34.9%

Brown:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Peroutka:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%
     No votes

Attorney General of Maryland before election

Brian Frosh
Democratic

Elected Attorney General of Maryland

Anthony Brown
Democratic

U.S. Representative, former Lieutenant Governor, and 2014 gubernatorial nominee Anthony Brown won the Democratic nomination, while Neo-Confederate former Anne Arundel County councilman and 2004 Constitution Party Presidential nominee Michael Peroutka won the Republican nomination. As was expected, Brown won the general election by a wide margin.

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