Attorney General of New York

	New York Attorney General
	; ; ;
	General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Compensation:	$220,000
2025 FY Budget:	$349,803,000
Term limits:	None
	Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Authority:	New York Constitution, Article V, Section I
Selection Method:	Elected
	Current Officeholder(s)
	Attorney General of New York Letitia James; Democratic Party; Assumed office: January 1, 2019
	Elections
Next election:	2026
Last election:	2022
	Other New York Executive Offices
	Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Comptroller • Commissioner of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Financial Services Superintendent • Environmental Conservation Commissioner•Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commission • Insurance

The Attorney General of New York is the state's chief legal officer and heads the New York State Department of Law. According to the office's official website, the attorney general "not only advises the Executive branch of State government, but also defends actions and proceedings on behalf of the State."^[1] The attorney general is elected in the midterm elections and serves four-year terms.

New York has a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general.

Current officeholder

The current Attorney General of New York is Letitia James (D). James assumed office in 2019.

Authority

The New York Constitution addresses the office of attorney general in Article V, Officers and Civil Departments.

Under Article V, Section I:

The comptroller and attorney-general shall be chosen at the same general election as the governor and hold office for the same term, and shall possess the qualifications provided in section 2 of article IV...^[2]

Qualifications

Under state law, in order to be considered for the office of attorney general, a person must be:

at least 30 years old
a resident of New York for at least five years next preceding the election^[2]

Elections

New York elects attorneys general in the midterm elections, that is, even years that are not presidential election years. For New York, 2018, 2022, 2026, 2030 and 2034 are all attorney general election years.^[2]

Election results

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

General election for Attorney General of New York

Incumbent Letitia James (D / Working Families Party) defeated Michael Henry (R / Conservative Party) in the general election for Attorney General of New York on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Letitia James (D / Working Families Party)	54.6	3,168,256
	Michael Henry (R / Conservative Party)	45.3	2,631,301
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1%	3,073

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,802,630
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Sean Hayes (L)

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary scheduled for June 28, 2022, was canceled. Incumbent Letitia James (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of New York without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for June 28, 2022, was canceled. Michael Henry (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of New York without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Joseph Holland (R)
John Sarcone III (R)

Conservative Party primary

The Conservative Party primary scheduled for June 28, 2022, was canceled. Michael Henry (Conservative Party) advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Attorney General of New York without appearing on the ballot.

Working Families Party primary

The Working Families Party primary scheduled for June 28, 2022, was canceled. Incumbent Letitia James (Working Families Party) advanced from the Working Families Party primary for Attorney General of New York without appearing on the ballot.