Attorney General elections, 2027

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There are three attorney general seats on the ballot in 2027. These elections are in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

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Partisan balance
The partisan balance of attorneys general
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On the ballot
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Triplexes
Information on state government triplexes
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About the office
Information about attorneys general across all 50 states
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Partisan balance

The following chart displays the number of attorney general offices held by each party before and after the 2025 elections.

U.S. attorneys general partisan breakdown
Party	As of October 2025	After the 2025 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

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What's on your ballot?

There are three attorney general seats on the ballot in 2027. These elections are in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

Attorney General elections, 2027
State	Incumbent	Incumbent running?	Election winner	Last time office changed parties	2020 presidential result	2023 attorney general result	2027 election result
Kentucky	Russell Coleman	TBD	TBD	2019	R+25.9	R+16.0	TBD
Louisiana	Liz Murrill	TBD	TBD	2011	R+18.6	R+32.8	TBD
Mississippi	Lynn Fitch	TBD	TBD	2019	R+16.5	R+16.2	TBD

The table below contains a list of all candidates for attorney general in 2027. The table is fully searchable by candidate, party and candidacy status. Depending on the size of your screen, you'll either see a menu to the left of the table or an arrow at the top right corner, which you can use to select a state.

Kentucky Attorney general Candidates - 2027
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Attorney General of Kentucky

Louisiana Attorney general Candidates - 2027
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Attorney General of Louisiana

Mississippi Attorney general Candidates - 2027
candidate	party	office	status
No candidates available for this race		Attorney General of Mississippi

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 October 23, 2025, there are 25 Republican triplexes, 20 Democratic triplexes, and 5 divided governments where neither party holds triplex control.

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."^[2]^[3]

Selection process

Compensation

Vacancy fill methods

Initiate local prosecution

Supersede local prosecution

Criminal appeals

Term limits

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.

In 36 states, the attorney general has the power to take over a case handled by a local prosecutor without instructions from the governor or legislature, although this power is restricted to certain cases in 22 of those states. This differs from general power of oversight over legal matters in a state and the ability of some attorneys general to initiate local prosecution or to step in and provide assistance to a local prosecutor without instructions from the governor or legislature. In Alaska and Delaware, the attorney general's office is responsible for handling all local prosecution by default.^[4]