The 2022 Vermont Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next attorney general of Vermont. Former Democratic Attorney General T.J. Donovan resigned after three terms in office. Susanne Young, appointed by Governor Phil Scott to fill the vacancy left by Donovan, is not running for a full term, and Vermont Republicans nominated Mike Tagliavia to run against Charity Clark, the Democratic candidate.
Republican primary
Candidates
Withdrew after winning primary
H. Brooke Paige, newsstand owner and perennial candidate
Replacement nominee
Mike Tagliavia, retired businessman
Declined
Christina Nolan, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont (ran for U.S. Senate) Susanne Young, incumbent attorney general
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Charity Clark, former chief of staff to former Attorney General T.J. Donovan
Eliminated in primary
Rory Thibault, Washington County State's Attorney
Declined
T.J. Donovan, former attorney general
Sarah George, Chittenden County State's Attorney (ran for re-election) Shap Smith, former Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2016
Results
Progressive primary
Candidates
Withdrew after winning primary
Elijah Bergman, attorney
Results
General election
Clark was considered to be nearly certain to win and the race was called for her as soon as polls closed. Upon her swearing in, she became Vermont's first elected female Attorney General.