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
editStates
edit| State | Attorney General |
Party | First elected |
Last race |
Status | Candidates |
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| Alabama | Steve Marshall | Republican | 2017[b] | 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[c] | 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[d] | 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[e] | 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[f] | Eligible |
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| South Dakota | Marty Jackley | Republican | 2022 | 100.0% R[g] | Eligible |
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| Texas | Ken Paxton | Republican | 2014 | 53.4% R | Eligible |
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| Vermont | Charity Clark | Democratic | 2022 | 57.9% D | Eligible |
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| Wisconsin | Josh Kaul | Democratic | 2018 | 50.7% D | Eligible |
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Territories and federal district
edit| Territory | Attorney General |
Party | First elected |
Last race |
Status | Candidates |
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| District of Columbia | Brian Schwalb | Democratic | 2022 | 100.0% D[h] | 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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California
editAttorney General Rob Bonta elected with 59.1% of the vote in 2022.[2] Mayor of Sacramento Darrell Steinberg has expressed interest in running for the office.[3]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ "Attorney General elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "General Election - Statement of the Vote, November 8, 2022" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ Ayesta, Jonathan (6 October 2023). "Darrell Steinberg says he is considering run for California attorney general". KCRA-TV. Retrieved 20 December 2023.