2022 Nebraska Attorney General election

The 2022 Nebraska Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the next attorney general of Nebraska. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Doug Peterson was eligible to run for a third term, but he announced on December 14, 2021, that he would not run for re-election.

No Democratic candidates filed to run for the position, and Hilgers faced Legal Marijuana Now candidate, former Republican congressional candidate Larry Bolinger, in the general election.

Nominee

 * Mike Hilgers, Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature

Eliminated in primary

 * Jennifer Hicks, conservative activist

Declined

 * Doug Peterson, incumbent attorney general

Results
[[File:2022 Nebraska Attorney General Republican primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|Results by county {{legend|#e27f7f|Hilgers}}

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{{legend|#c21b18|80–90%}} {{legend|#ff9955|Hicks}}

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Declared

 * Larry Bolinger, author and Republican candidate for NE's 3rd congressional district in 2018 and 2020