2026 United States attorney general elections
The 2026 United States attorney general elections will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the attorneys general of thirty U.S. states, two territories, and one federal district. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2022, while Vermont's attorney general will be elected in 2024.[1]
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These elections will take place concurrently with various other federal, state, and local elections.
Race summary
States
| State | Attorney General |
Party | First elected |
Last race |
Status | Candidates |
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| Alabama | Steve Marshall | Republican | 2017[lower-alpha 2] | 68.0% R | Term-limited |
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| Arizona | Kris Mayes | Democratic | 2022 | 50.0% D | Eligible |
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| Arkansas | Tim Griffin | Republican | 2022 | 67.6% R | Eligible |
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| California | Rob Bonta | Democratic | 2021[lower-alpha 3] | 59.1% D | Eligible |
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| Colorado | Phil Weiser | Democratic | 2018 | 54.7% D | Term-limited |
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| Connecticut | William Tong | Democratic | 2018 | 57.0% D | Eligible |
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| Delaware | Kathy Jennings | Democratic | 2018 | 53.8% D | Eligible |
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| Florida | Ashley Moody | Republican | 2018 | 60.6% R | Term-limited |
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| Georgia | Christopher M. Carr | Republican | 2016[lower-alpha 4] | 51.9% R | Eligible |
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| Idaho | Raúl Labrador | Republican | 2022 | 62.6% R | Eligible |
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| Illinois | Kwame Raoul | Democratic | 2018 | 53.9% D | Eligible |
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| Iowa | Brenna Bird | Republican | 2022 | 50.9% R | Eligible |
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| Kansas | Kris Kobach | Republican | 2022 | 50.8% R | Eligible |
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| Maryland | Anthony Brown | Democratic | 2022 | 65.0% D | Eligible |
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| Massachusetts | Andrea Campbell | Democratic | 2022 | 62.6% D | Eligible |
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| Michigan | Dana Nessel | Democratic | 2018 | 53.2% D | Term-limited |
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| Minnesota | Keith Ellison | DFL | 2018 | 50.4% DFL | Eligible |
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| Nebraska | Mike Hilgers | Republican | 2022 | 69.7% R | Eligible |
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| Nevada | Aaron D. Ford | Democratic | 2018 | 52.3% D | Term-limited |
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| New Mexico | Raúl Torrez | Democratic | 2022 | 55.3% D | Eligible |
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| New York | Letitia James | Democratic | 2018 | 54.3% D | Eligible |
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| North Dakota | Drew Wrigley | Republican | 2022[lower-alpha 5] | 71.1% R | Eligible |
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| Ohio | Dave Yost | Republican | 2018 | 60.4% R | Term-limited |
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| Oklahoma | Gentner Drummond | Republican | 2022 | 73.8% R | Eligible |
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| Rhode Island | Peter Neronha | Democratic | 2018 | 61.6% D | Term-limited |
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| South Carolina | Alan Wilson | Republican | 2010 | 100.0% R[lower-alpha 6] | Eligible |
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| South Dakota | Marty Jackley | Republican | 2022 | 100.0% R[lower-alpha 7] | Eligible |
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| Texas | Ken Paxton | Republican | 2014 | 53.4% R | Eligible |
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| Vermont | TBD in 2024 | |||||
| Wisconsin | Josh Kaul | Democratic | 2018 | 50.7% D | Eligible |
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Territories and federal district
| Territory | Attorney General |
Party | First elected |
Last race |
Status | Candidates |
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| District of Columbia | Brian Schwalb | Democratic | 2022 | 100.0% D[lower-alpha 8] | Eligible |
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| Guam | Douglas Moylan | Republican | 2022 | 46.2% R | Eligible |
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| Northern Mariana Islands | Edward Manibusan | Democratic | 2014 | 55.2% D | Eligible |
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See also
Notes
- Seat tallies and popular vote do not include states that do not elect attorneys general or territorial attorneys general.
- Marshall took office after his predecessor, Luther Strange, resigned. He was subsequently elected in 2018.
- Bonta took office after his predecessor, Xavier Becerra, resigned. He was subsequently elected in 2022.
- Carr took office after his predecessor, Sam Olens, resigned. He was subsequently elected in 2018.
- Wrigley took office after his predecessor, Wayne Stenehjem, died. He was subsequently elected in 2022.
- Wilson ran unopposed in 2022.
- Jackley ran unopposed in 2022.
- Schwalb ran unopposed in 2022.
References
- "Attorney General elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
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