2022 Hennepin County Attorney election
2022 Hennepin County County Attorney election
Results by precinctMoriarty : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Dimick : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% No data
The 2022 Hennepin County Attorney election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the county attorney of Hennepin County, Minnesota . On September 1, 2021, incumbent county attorney Michael O. Freeman announced that he would retire at the end of his term after 24 years in the role.[ 1] Public Defender Mary Moriarty defeated former Hennepin County judge Martha Holton Dimick and became the first openly LGBTQ woman elected as Hennepin County Attorney.[ 2]
Primary election
Candidates
Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined
Endorsements
Martha Holton Dimick
Local officials
Newspapers
Mary Moriarty
U.S. representatives
State officials
State legislators
Organizations
Labor unions
Paul Ostrow
U.S. senators
State officials
Saraswati Singh
State legislators
Local officials
Organizations
Ryan Winkler
State legislators
Labor unions
Newspapers
Forums
Results
General election
Forums and debate
A candidate forum was held on September 29,[ 53] Twin Cities Public Television 's Almanac [ 54]
Endorsements
Endorsements in bold were made after the primary.
Martha Holton Dimick
U.S. representatives
Mayors
Jim Adams , mayor of Crystal [ 55] Todd Carlson , mayor of Excelsior [ 55] Ron Case , mayor of Eden Prairie [ 55] Jacob Frey , mayor of Minneapolis [ 25] James Hovland , mayor of Edina [ 55] Rick Ihli , mayor of Rogers [ 55] Lisa Jacobson , mayor of Brooklyn Park [ 55] Brad Johnson , mayor of Greenfield [ 55] Marvin Johnson , mayor of Independence [ 55] Ryan Karasek , mayor of Champlin [ 55] Chris Kauffman , mayor of Hanover [ 55] Kent Koch , mayor of Loretto [ 55] Jennifer Labadie , mayor of Shorewood [ 55] Jaci Lindstrom , mayor of Minnetonka Beach [ 55] Julie Maas-Kusske , mayor of Maple Plain [ 55] Kathleen Martin , mayor of Medina [ 55] Tom McKee , mayor of Corcoran [ 55] Melissa McNeill , mayor of Deephaven [ 55] Charlie Miner , mayor of Long Lake [ 55] Johanna Mouton , mayor of Wayzata [ 55] Duane Poppe , mayor of Osseo [ 55] Ray Salazar , mayor of Mound [ 55] Jake Spano , mayor of St. Louis Park [ 55] Mark Steffenson , mayor of Maple Grove [ 55] Randy Stille , mayor of St. Anthony Village [ 55] Vince Suerth , mayor of Woodland [ 55] Kerry Taylor , mayor of St. Bonifacius [ 55] Brad Weirsum , mayor of Minnetonka [ 55] Lisa Whalen , mayor of Minnetrista [ 55] Jeffrey Wosje , mayor of Plymouth [ 55] Local officials
Newspapers
Mary Moriarty
U.S. representatives
State officials
State legislators
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Labor unions
Results
References
^ Xiong, Chao (September 1, 2021). "Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman won't seek re-election" . Star Tribune . Retrieved December 1, 2022 . ^ Ansari, Hibah (November 8, 2022). "Former public defender Mary Moriarty elected Hennepin County Attorney" . Sahan Journal. Retrieved December 3, 2022 . ^ Thiede, Dana (September 27, 2021). "Mary Moriarty to run for Hennepin County Attorney" . WLTX . Retrieved September 12, 2022 . ^ Gustavo, Solomon (July 20, 2022). "Meet the Hennepin County Attorney candidate: Martha Holton Dimick" . MinnPost . Retrieved August 11, 2022 . ^ Ansari, Hibah (July 27, 2022). "Retired Hennepin County judge vies for county attorney post" . Sahan Journal. Retrieved August 11, 2022 . ^ Gustavo, Solomon (July 21, 2022). "Meet the Hennepin County Attorney candidate: Mary Moriarty" . MinnPost . Retrieved August 11, 2022 . ^ Addy, Jason (May 11, 2022). "Edina Lawyer Jarvis Jones Joins Hennepin County Attorney Race" . Patch . Retrieved September 2, 2022 . ^ Ansari, Hibah (July 27, 2022). "Lawyer who advocated for attorney of color seeks to reform county attorney's office" . Sahan Journal. Retrieved August 11, 2022 . ^ Gustavo, Solomon (July 15, 2022). "Meet the Hennepin County Attorney candidate: Jarvis Jones" . MinnPost . Retrieved August 11, 2022 . ^ Wurzer, Cathy; Finn, Ellen (August 2, 2022). "Meet the Candidate: Tad Jude runs for Hennepin County Attorney" . KNOW-FM . Retrieved August 11, 2022 . ^ Ansari, Hibah (July 27, 2022). "Former judge and state lawmaker Tad Jude wants a safer county" . Sahan Journal. Retrieved August 11, 2022 . ^ Xiong, Chang (January 27, 2022). "Former Minneapolis City Council president runs for Hennepin County attorney" . Star Tribune . Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022 . ^ Gustavo, Solomon (July 22, 2022). "Meet the Hennepin County Attorney candidate: Paul Ostrow" . MinnPost . Retrieved August 11, 2022 . ^ Xiong, Chang (November 9, 2021). "Ramsey County prosecutor announces run for Hennepin County Attorney" . Star Tribune . Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022 . ^ Gustavo, Solomon (July 25, 2022). "Meet the Hennepin County Attorney candidate: Saraswati Singh" . MinnPost . Retrieved August 11, 2022 . ^ Sandberg, Diane (October 5, 2021). "Ryan Winkler will run for Hennepin County Attornry" . KARE . Retrieved August 11, 2022 . ^ Gustavo, Solomon (July 19, 2022). "Meet the Hennepin County Attorney candidate: Ryan Winkler" . MinnPost . Retrieved August 11, 2022 . ^ "Richfield's Trautmann launches campaign for Henenpin County Attorney" . Sun Current. November 11, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2022 .^ Sepic, Matt (May 27, 2022). "Field of Hennepin County Attorney candidates grows to 7" . KNOW-FM . Retrieved August 11, 2022 . Richfield City Council Member Simon Trautmann suspended his campaign last week after the Hennepin County DFL endorsed Moriarty. ^ Xiong, Chao (September 21, 2022). "Minnesota state Rep. Cedrick Frazier won't run for Hennepin County attorney" . Star Tribune . Retrieved December 3, 2022 . ^ a b c Frazier, Cedrick (December 10, 2021). "A big job awaits the next Hennepin County Attorney" . Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder . Retrieved December 3, 2022 . ^ Feshir, Riham (September 1, 2021). "Freeman won't seek reelection as Hennepin County prosecutor" . KNOW-FM . Retrieved August 11, 2022 . ^ a b c d Ibrahim, Mohamed (November 4, 2022). "Supporters of Holton Dimick and Moriarty on who they support for Hennepin County attorney and why" . MinnPost . Retrieved December 3, 2022 . ^ a b Freeman, Michael (October 14, 2022). "LETTER: Freeman supports Holton Dimick as successor" . Sun Current. Retrieved December 3, 2022 . ^ a b c d e f g Gustavo, Solomon; Mohamed, Ibrahim (August 10, 2022). "Hennepin voters give nod to Moriarty, Dimick in county attorney primary" . MinnPost . Retrieved August 11, 2022 . ^ a b c d Tinjum, David (July 25, 2022). "Mill City Times Endorses Martha Holton Dimick" . Mill City Times. Retrieved August 11, 2022 . ^ a b Johnson, Barb (August 3, 2022). "Readers Write: Hennepin County attorney race, Minneapolis school board race, Betty Crocker" . Star Tribune . Retrieved August 11, 2022 . ^ a b Forgrave, Reid (July 17, 2022). "Frey, Vetaw back Holton Dimick in crowded Hennepin County attorney race" . Star Tribune . Retrieved December 10, 2022 . ^ a b c "Star Tribune Editorial Board endorsement: Dimick, Winkler for Hennepin County attorney" . Star Tribune . July 30, 2022. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022 .^ a b c d Collins, John (August 8, 2022). "Primary will narrow the field of seven Hennepin County Attorney hopefuls" . KNOW-FM . Retrieved August 11, 2022 . ^ a b Dibble, Scott (August 4, 2022). "Reader Endorsement: We need Mary Moriarty as our next Hennepin County Attorney" . Southwest Voices. Retrieved August 11, 2022 . ^ a b Hyatt, Kim (May 15, 2022). "DFL endorses Moriarty, Witt for Hennepin County Attorney, sheriff" . Star Tribune . Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022 . ^ a b "LGBTQ Victory Fund Endorses 23 LGBTQ Candidates, Including Patrick Branco in Hawaii and Erick Russell in Connecticut" . LGBTQ Victory Fund . June 22, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022 .^ a b "Endorsed Candidates" . LPAC . Retrieved September 12, 2022 .^ a b Hyatt, Kim (May 15, 2022). "DFL endorses Moriarty, Witt for Hennepin County Attorney, sheriff" . Star Tribune . Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022 . ^ a b "Endorsements" . Real Justice PAC . Retrieved September 12, 2022 .^ a b "TakeAction Minnesota Proudly Endorses Mary Moriarty for Hennepin County Attorney" . TakeAction Minnesota . June 15, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022 .^ a b "Endorsed Candidates" . National Association of Social Workers Minnesota Chapter. Retrieved December 3, 2022 .^ a b Simba, Cynthia (March 21, 2022). "Why Saraswati Singh wants to be the next Hennepin County Attorney" . Mshale. Retrieved August 15, 2022 . ^ "Saraswati Singh" . Run for Something . Retrieved June 25, 2023 .^ Winkler, Ryan (July 25, 2022). "Thank you for your support of my campaign, @RepHassan ! I look forward to bringing together the years of policy progress we've made in the House and applying it to public safety reform at the County Attorney's Office" . Twitter . Retrieved June 25, 2023 . ^ Vang, Samantha (October 13, 2021). "House Majority leader Ryan Winkler is the leader we need for Hennepin County Attorney. He has been a leading force for my community during the tragedy of Daunte Wright. Happy to support his run" . Twitter . Retrieved August 28, 2022 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Ryan Winkler runs for Hennepin County Attorney, endorsed by AFL-CIO" . Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation. July 23, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2023 .^ "MRLF endorses Ryan Winkler for Hennepin County Attorney" . Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation. June 25, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022 .^ "SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa Endorses Ryan Winkler" . SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa. May 10, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022 .^ Sepic, Matt (March 30, 2022). "Hennepin top prosecutor candidates say they'll reduce crime and disparities" . KNOW-FM . Retrieved June 2, 2023 . ^ "Hennepin County Attorney Forum – 2022" . Minneapolis Foundation. Retrieved June 2, 2023 .^ "Hennepin County Attorney Forum" . Minnesota Justice Research Center. May 5, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2023 .^ "League of Women Voters plans county attorney, sheriff candidate forums" . Sun Sailor. June 8, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022 .^ Malley, Frank (June 30, 2022). "Hennepin County Attorney candidates state their case at League of Women Voters forum" . Eden Prairie Local News. Retrieved August 15, 2022 . ^ Miska, Cole (August 1, 2022). "Hennepin County Attorney candidates square off" . Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder . Retrieved June 2, 2023 . ^ "Index - Election Results" . Minnesota Secretary of State . August 9, 2022. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2022 .^ Ibrahim, Mohamed (September 30, 2022). "Gun violence, policing dominate Hennepin county attorney candidate forum" . MinnPost . Retrieved October 4, 2022 . ^ a b c d e Ansari, Hibeh (November 2, 2022). "Hennepin County attorney candidates call for criminal justice reform, but clash on police accountability" . Sahan Journal. Retrieved December 4, 2022 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad Croman, John (September 22, 2022). "Frey, other mayors endorse Holton Dimick" . KARE . Retrieved December 4, 2022 . ^ Van Oot, Torey (November 2, 2022). "Crime and reform fuel race for Minneapolis' top prosecutor" . Axios . Retrieved April 19, 2023 . Singer John Legend has also backed her campaign. ^ Osler, Mark (October 18, 2022). "Moriarty brings hope, not fear, to prosecutor's role" . Star Tribune . Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023 . ^ "Color Of Change PAC Endorses Mary Moriarty for Hennepin County Attorney" . Voting While Black. August 24, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022 .^ "General election results" . Minnesota Secretary of State . November 8, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022 .
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^ "Hodan Hassan Retweeted" is shown above the tweet
^ a b Was not yet a candidate
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