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Minnesota Attorney General election, 2026
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| General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: Pending |
| Primary: August 11, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
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| Poll times:
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Minnesota is holding an election for attorney general on November 3, 2026.
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
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Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Minnesota
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Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
General election
General election for Attorney General of Minnesota
Incumbent Keith Ellison defeated Jim Schultz and Laurice Anderson in the general election for Attorney General of Minnesota on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Keith Ellison (D) | 50.4 | 1,254,371 |
 | Jim Schultz (R) | 49.5 | 1,233,556 | |
| Laurice Anderson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 12 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,362 | ||
| Total votes: 2,490,301 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Minnesota
Incumbent Keith Ellison defeated Bill Dahn in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Minnesota on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Ellison | 89.3 | 378,367 |
| Bill Dahn | 10.7 | 45,110 | ||
| Total votes: 423,477 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Minnesota
Jim Schultz defeated Doug Wardlow and Sharon Anderson in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Minnesota on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jim Schultz | 52.5 | 163,944 |
 | Doug Wardlow | 34.8 | 108,537 | |
 | Sharon Anderson | 12.7 | 39,723 | |
| Total votes: 312,204 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dennis Smith (R)
- Tad Jude (R)
- Lynne Torgerson (R)
2018
General election
General election for Attorney General of Minnesota
Keith Ellison defeated Doug Wardlow and Noah Johnson in the general election for Attorney General of Minnesota on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Ellison (D) | 49.0 | 1,249,407 |
| Doug Wardlow (R) | 45.1 | 1,150,459 | |
 | Noah Johnson (Grassroots Party) | 5.7 | 145,748 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 6,158 | ||
| Total votes: 2,551,772 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Minnesota
Keith Ellison defeated Debra Hilstrom, Tom Foley, Matt Pelikan, and Mike Rothman in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Minnesota on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Ellison | 49.8 | 281,142 |
 | Debra Hilstrom | 19.1 | 108,048 | |
 | Tom Foley | 12.5 | 70,786 | |
 | Matt Pelikan | 10.6 | 59,876 | |
 | Mike Rothman | 7.9 | 44,522 | |
| Total votes: 564,374 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lori Swanson (D)
- Ryan Winkler (D)
- Sam Clark (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Minnesota
Doug Wardlow defeated Sharon Anderson and Robert Lessard in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Minnesota on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Wardlow | 46.3 | 135,971 |
| Sharon Anderson | 32.1 | 94,245 | |
| Robert Lessard | 21.7 | 63,722 | ||
| Total votes: 293,938 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2014
| Attorney General of Minnesota, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Lori Swanson Incumbent |
52.6% | 1,014,714 | |
| Republican | Scott Newman | 39% | 752,543 | |
| Legalize Marijuana | Dan R. Vacek | 3% | 57,604 | |
| Independence | Brandan Borgos | 2.3% | 44,613 | |
| Libertarian | Mary O'Connor | 1.6% | 30,008 | |
| Green | Andy Dawkins | 1.5% | 28,748 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0% | 750 | |
| Total Votes | 1,928,980 | |||
| Election results via Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Election analysis
This section will contain facts and figures related to this state's elections when those are available.
Attorney General elections in 2026
There are 30 attorney general seats on the ballot in 2026.
See also
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