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Attorney General elections, 2026

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There are 30 attorney general seats on the ballot in 2026. These elections are in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, and Wisconsin.

HIGHLIGHTS
As of November 14, 2025:
  • Sixteen of those states have Democratic attorneys general.
  • Fourteen of those states have Republican attorneys general.

    • The attorney general serves as the state's chief legal officer. The attorney general is responsible for enforcing state law and advising the state government on legal matters. In many states, attorneys general play a large role in the law enforcement process. Seventeen states impose some form of term limits on attorneys general.

    The position of attorney general is one of three parts of a state government triplex. A triplex describes when one political party holds the following three positions in a state's government: governor, attorney general, and secretary of state. To learn more about triplexes, click here.

    There was one attorney general office (Virginia) on the ballot in 2025. Jay Jones (D) defeated incumbent Jason Miyares (R).

    Explore Ballotpedia's coverage of these elections:
    • Partisan balance
      The partisan balance of attorneys general
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    • On the ballot
      A list of elections and candidates on the ballot
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    • Triplexes
      Information on state government triplexes
      Read more
    • Campaign finance
      Information about candidate and satellite spending in the 2026 election cycle
      Read more
    • About the office
      Information about attorneys general across all 50 states
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    Partisan balance

    The following table displays the number of attorney general offices held by each party before and after the 2026 elections.

    U.S. attorneys general partisan breakdown
    Party As of January 2026 After the 2026 elections
    Democratic 22 TBD
    Republican 27 TBD
    Independent 1[1] TBD
    Total 50 50



    The chart below shows historical partisan breakdown information for attorneys general.

    On the ballot

    Click the tabs below to view information about the elections this year. In this section, you will find:

    • A list of seats up for election
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    There are 16 Democratic-held attorney general offices and 14 Republican-held attorney general offices on the ballot in 2026. The table below shows which states are holding attorney general elections in 2026.

    Attorney General elections, 2026
    State Incumbent Incumbent running? Election winner Last time office changed parties 2024 presidential result 2022 attorney general result[2] 2026 election result
    Alabama Steve Marshall TBD TBD 1994 R+30.6 R+36.0 TBD
    Arizona Kris Mayes TBD TBD 2022 R+5.5 D+0.0 TBD
    Arkansas Tim Griffin Yes TBD 2014 R+30.6 R+35.2 TBD
    California Rob Bonta TBD TBD 1998 D+20.7 D+18.2 TBD
    Colorado Phil Weiser TBD TBD 2018 D+11.0 D+11.7 TBD
    Connecticut William Tong TBD TBD 1958 D+14.5 D+15.6 TBD
    Delaware Kathy Jennings TBD TBD 2005 D+14.7 D+7.6 TBD
    Florida Ashley B. Moody TBD TBD 2002 R+13.1 R+21.2 TBD
    Georgia Chris Carr Yes TBD 2010 R+2.2 R+5.3 TBD
    Idaho Raúl Labrador Yes TBD 1994 R+36.5 R+25.2 TBD
    Illinois Kwame Raoul Yes TBD 2002 D+10.6 D+10.0 TBD
    Iowa Brenna Bird TBD TBD 2022 R+13.3 R+1.8 TBD
    Kansas Kris Kobach TBD TBD 2010 R+16.2 R+1.6 TBD
    Maryland Anthony Brown TBD TBD 1954 D+27.9 D+30.0 TBD
    Massachusetts Andrea Joy Campbell TBD TBD 1968 D+24.8 D+25.2 TBD
    Michigan Dana Nessel TBD TBD 2018 R+1.4 D+8.6 TBD
    Minnesota Keith Ellison TBD TBD 1970 D+4.2 D+0.8 TBD
    Nebraska Mike Hilgers TBD TBD 1951 R+20.5 R+39.8 TBD
    Nevada Aaron Ford TBD TBD 2018 R+3.1 D+7.9 TBD
    New Mexico Raul Torrez TBD TBD 1990 D+6.0 D+10.6 TBD
    New York Letitia James TBD TBD 1998 D+11.8 D+8.6 TBD
    North Dakota Drew Wrigley TBD TBD 2000 R+36.5 R+42.2 TBD
    Ohio Dave Yost TBD TBD 2010 R+11.3 R+20.8 TBD
    Oklahoma Gentner Drummond TBD TBD 2010 R+34.3 R+47.6 TBD
    Rhode Island Peter Neronha TBD TBD 1998 D+13.7 D+23.2 TBD
    South Carolina Alan Wilson TBD TBD 1994 R+17.8 R+100.0 TBD
    South Dakota Marty J. Jackley TBD TBD 1974 R+29.2 R+100.0 TBD
    Texas Ken Paxton TBD TBD 1998 R+13.9 R+9.7 TBD
    Vermont Charity Clark TBD TBD 2022 D+31.5 D+20.7 TBD
    Wisconsin Josh Kaul Yes TBD 2018 R+0.9 D+1.4 TBD

    Triplexes

    A state government triplex describes when one political party holds the following three positions in a state's government: governor, attorney general, and secretary of state.

    As of January 2, 2026, there are 25 Republican triplexes, 20 Democratic triplexes, and 5 divided governments where neither party holds triplex control.

    Campaign finance

    Click the tabs below to view information about campaign finance this year. In this section, you will find:

    • Stories highlighting satellite spending

    Satellite spending

    Everytown for Gun Safety announced plans to spend $10 million toward Democratic candidates for attorney general in 2025 and 2026.[3]

    The organization's president John Feinblatt said:

    “ We want to make sure that the A.G.s know that groups like us will support them if they do the right thing, and we want them to know that we have their back today and we’ll have their backs in 2026.[3][4] ”

    About the office

    See also: Attorney General (state executive office)

    The attorney general is an executive office in all 50 states that serves as the chief legal advisor and chief law enforcement officer for the state government and is empowered to prosecute violations of state law, represent the state in legal disputes and issue legal advice to state agencies and the legislature. In most states, the attorney general has a substantial influence on a state's approach to law enforcement. Attorneys general often set particular law enforcement priorities (e.g. drug law, civil rights violations or sexual crime) and focus extra resources on these issues. This puts them, in the words of the National Association of Attorneys General, at the "intersection of law and public policy."[5][6]

    The attorney general is directly elected in 43 states. The attorney general is appointed by the state Legislature in Maine, by the state Supreme Court in Tennessee, and by the governor in the remaining five states.

    Important dates and deadlines

    The following table details 2026 statewide filing deadlines and primary dates.

    Primary dates and filing deadlines, 2026
    State Primary date Primary runoff date Filing deadline for primary candidates Source
    Alabama 5/19/2026 6/16/2026 1/23/2026 Source
    Alaska 8/18/2026 N/A 6/1/2026 Source
    Arizona 8/4/2026 N/A 4/6/2026 Source
    Arkansas 3/3/2026 3/31/2026 11/12/2025 Source
    California 6/2/2026 N/A 3/6/2026 Source
    Colorado 6/30/2026 N/A 3/18/2026 Source
    Connecticut 8/11/2026 N/A 6/9/2026 Source
    Delaware 9/15/2026 N/A 7/14/2026 Source
    Florida 8/18/2026 N/A 4/24/2026[8]
    6/12/2026[9]    		 Source
    Georgia 5/19/2026 6/16/2026 3/6/2026 Source
    Hawaii 8/8/2026 N/A 6/2/2026 Source
    Idaho 5/19/2026 N/A 2/27/2026 Source
    Illinois 3/17/2026 N/A 11/3/2025 Source
    Indiana 5/5/2026 N/A 2/6/2026 Source
    Iowa 6/2/2026 N/A Primary: 3/13/2026 Source
    Kansas 8/4/2026 N/A 6/1/2026 Source
    Kentucky 5/19/2026 N/A 1/9/2026 Source
    Louisiana 5/16/2026 6/27/2026 2/13/2026 Source
    Maine 6/9/2026 N/A TBD Source
    Maryland 6/23/2026 N/A 2/24/2026 Source
    Massachusetts 9/1/2026 N/A 6/2/2026 Source
    Michigan 8/4/2026 N/A 4/21/2026 Source
    Minnesota 8/11/2026 N/A 6/2/2026 Source
    Mississippi 3/10/2026 4/7/2026 12/26/2025 Source
    Missouri 8/4/2026 N/A 3/31/2026 Source
    Montana 6/2/2026 N/A 3/4/2026 Source
    Nebraska 5/12/2026 N/A Incumbents: 2/17/2026, Non-incumbents: 3/2/2026 Source
    Nevada 6/9/2026 N/A 3/13/2026 Source
    New Hampshire 9/8/2026 N/A 6/12/2026 Source
    New Jersey TBD N/A TBD TBD
    New Mexico 6/2/2026 N/A 2/3/2026 Source
    New York TBD N/A TBD TBD
    North Carolina 3/3/2026 N/A 12/19/2025 Source
    North Dakota 6/9/2026 N/A 4/6/2026 Source
    Ohio 5/5/2026 N/A 2/4/2026 Source
    Oklahoma 6/16/2026 8/25/2026 4/3/2026 Source
    Oregon 5/19/26 N/A Incumbents: 3/3/2026, New candidates: 3/10/2026 Source
    Pennsylvania 5/19/2026 N/A TBD TBD
    Rhode Island 9/8/2026 N/A 6/24/2026 Source
    South Carolina TBD N/A TBD Source
    South Dakota 6/2/2026 7/28/2026 3/31/2026 Source
    Tennessee 8/6/2026 N/A 3/10/2026 Source
    Texas 3/3/2026 5/26/2026 12/8/2025 Source
    Utah 6/23/2026 N/A 1/8/2026[10]
    3/13/2026[11]    		 Source
    Vermont 8/11/2026 N/A 5/28/2026 Source
    Virginia 6/16/2026 N/A TBD Source
    Washington 8/4/2026 N/A 5/8/2026 Source
    West Virginia 5/12/2026 N/A 1/31/2026 Source
    Wisconsin 8/11/2026 N/A 6/1/2026 Source
    Wyoming 8/18/2026 N/A 5/29/2026 Source


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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Anne Lopez is officially nonpartisan. She was appointed by Gov. Joshua Green (D) to replace Holly Shikada (D).
    2. ↑ 2024 election for Vermont.
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 New York Times, "Bloomberg Pumps Cash Into the Long-Term Legal Fight Against Trump," April 8, 2025
    4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
    5. ↑ The National Association of Attorneys General, "Home," accessed March 26, 2013
    6. ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of States 2012," accessed October 17, 2012
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2017 - Attorneys General: Prosecutorial and Advisory Duties," accessed December 3, 2017
    8. ↑ For the following offices: Congress, state supreme court
    9. ↑ For the following offices: governor, attorney general, commissioner of agriculture, chief financial officer, state senators, and state representatives.
    10. ↑ For the following offices: State Board of Education, state senator, state representative.
    11. ↑ For the following offices: U.S. House.
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