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Republican Party battleground primaries, 2022

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2022 Republican Party primary elections
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General elections are often the focal point of election-year media coverage as they determine control of elected offices up and down the ballot. Primary elections, however, can provide insight on future elections as they help dictate the direction each party takes.

Although many of the most competitive primaries take place for open seats or offices that are held by a different party, even high-ranking federal officeholders can lose renomination to primary challengers. In the 2014 primary for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R), ranked behind only then-Speaker John Boehner (R) in Republican House leadership, was defeated by economics professor Dave Brat (R).

On this page, you will find information on noteworthy and notable Republican Party primaries that took place across the country for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state executive offices, and state legislatures in 2022. The page also includes information about notable top-two primaries for Republican seats.

Ballotpedia identified 62 Republican battleground primaries in 2022.

Democratic Party Click here for information on Democratic Party battleground primaries in 2022.

Click on the links below to learn more about general election battlegrounds by race type:


Criteria

It is typically difficult to predict how competitive primaries will be until after filing deadlines take place. However, Ballotpedia used a number of factors to give insight into the most interesting 2022 primary elections. Factors that were used to determine the competitiveness of primaries included:

  • Whether or not the seat was open (retiring or resigning incumbent)
  • Notable endorsements of multiple candidates
  • Significant fundraising from multiple candidates
  • Number of candidates
  • Incumbent's years in office (if seeking re-election)
  • Whether or not the district's general election was expected to be a battleground
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U.S. Senate primaries

There were 11 U.S. Senate Republican battleground primaries in 2022.

The following map shows each state with a Republican battleground primary for U.S. Senate in 2022. Hover over or tap a state to view the incumbent's name.


U.S. House primaries

There were 30 U.S. House Republican battleground primaries in 2022.

The following map shows each state with a Republican battleground primary for U.S. House in 2022. Hover over or tap a district to view the incumbent's name.

State executive primaries

There were 20 state executive Republican battleground primaries in 2022.

The following map shows each state with a Republican battleground primary for a state executive office in 2022. Hover over or tap a state to view the battleground primaries in that state and the incumbent's name in each race.

State legislative primaries

There were 1 U.S. House Republican battleground primaries in 2022.


Top-two primaries for Republican seats

See also: Top-two and top-four battleground primaries, 2022

There were 1 top-two battleground primaries for Republican-held seats in 2022.

California uses a top-two primary system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot. The top two vote-getters, regardless of party affiliation, move on to the general election. In states that do not use a top-two system, all parties are usually able to put forward a candidate for the general election if they choose to.[1][2][3][4]

Unlike the top-two format used in some states (Louisiana and Georgia special elections for example), a general election between the top-two candidates in California occurs regardless of whether the top candidate received 50% of the vote in the first round of elections.

As of 2019, California was one of three states to use a top-two primary system. Washington used the system for congressional and state-level elections, and Nebraska utilized a top-two system for its nonpartisan state legislature.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Change log

This section lists every change that was made to our battleground list between the launch of the page in February 2022 and the close of the primary election season.

  • July 11, 2022: Added NY-23. Removed AZ-4 and WA-8.
  • July 1, 2022: Added AZ-1, AZ-2, AZ-4, MI-3, WY-AL, KS AG, and WI Gov. Removed MA Gov.
  • June 17, 2022: Removed SD AG.
  • June 10, 2022: Added MS-3, MS-4, and WI Gov.
  • June 3, 2022: Added MA Gov.
  • May 31, 2022: Removed ME-2.
  • May 20, 2022: Removed IL-6, IL-14, IL-17, MT-2, and SD Gov.
  • May 13, 2022: Added VA-7 and Maryland Gov. Removed IA-1.
  • April 29, 2022: Added SD AG.
  • April 18, 2022: Added CO SoS and PA Gov.
  • April 11, 2022: Removed OH-7.
  • April 6, 2022: Added NC-1, NC-11, NC-13.
  • March 31, 2022: Added ME-2.
  • March 21, 2022: Added SC-7.
  • March 11, 2022: Added OK Senate, OH-7, and NY-11.
  • February 18, 2022: Added WA-4.
  • February 11, 2022: Added IL-15, SC-1, and AL Secretary of State.
  • February 9, 2022: Added TX Agriculture Commissioner.
  • February 4, 2022: Added CA-27.
  • February 1, 2022: Launched initial battlegrounds list with 47 races.[5]

2020 battlegrounds

See also: Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020

Ballotpedia identified 75 Republican battleground primaries in 2020. There were seven senate battleground primaries, 53 house battleground primaries, eight state executive battleground primaries, and two top-two battleground primaries for Republican-held seats. Seven state legislative chambers also had Republican battleground primaries. To read more about the 2020 Republican Party battleground primaries, click here.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 25, 2019
  2. ↑ FairVote, "Primaries," accessed October 25, 2019
  3. ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
  4. ↑ Alex Padilla California Secretary of State, "Primary Elections in California," accessed October 25, 2019
  5. ↑ The original 47 races identified were: AL Senate, AR Senate, AZ Senate, CO Senate, GA Senate, MO Senate, NV Senate, OH Senate, AL-5, CO-8, IL-6, IL-14, IL-17, IN-9, IA-1, IA-3, MT-2, NE-1, NV-3, NV-4, OH-9, OH-13, TX-1, TX-3, TX-8, TX-15, TX-38, WV-2, AL Gov, AZ Gov, AZ AG, AZ SoS, AR SoS, GA Gov, GA SoS, ID Gov, ID SoS, MI Gov, NE Gov, OH SoS, OK AG, OR Gov, SD Gov, TX Gov, TX AG, WI AG, and Texas legislative primaries.
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