Election results, 2025: Attorneys General

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There was one attorney general office on the ballot in 2025. This election was in Virginia.

Jay Jones (D) defeated incumbent Jason Miyares (R). Miyares ran unopposed in the June 17 primary. No incumbents were defeated in 2023, and one was defeated in 2021, when Miyares defeated incumbent Mark Herring (D).

The results of the 2025 attorney general election and the state's gubernatorial election determined Virginia's triplex status. A triplex is when one political party holds the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state offices. In Virginia, the governor appoints the secretary of the commonwealth.

The state became a Democratic triplex with the election of Jones and Abigail Spanberger (D). It would have remained a Republican triplex if Miyares and Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears had won the elections.

Virginia switched from a Democratic to a Republican triplex following the 2021 elections of Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and Miyares. Youngkin appointed Kay Coles James (R) secretary of the commonwealth when he took office in 2022.

HIGHLIGHTS

Ballotpedia identified the Virginia attorney general race as a battleground election.

Ballotpedia did not identify any primary races for attorney general as battlegrounds.

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Offices on the ballot in 2025

In 2025, there was one attorney general office directly on the ballot and one attorney general (New Jersey) whose appointment was determined by the gubernatorial election. The table below highlights the partisan balance of those two positions before and after the election.

Attorney general seats up in 2025 (direct elections and appointed positions)
Party		As of the 2025 elections	After the 2025 elections
	Democratic Party	1	2
	Republican Party	1	0
	Uncalled races	—	—
Total		2	2

Attorney general seats up in 2025 - direct elections only (click to expand)

Attorney general seats up in 2025 (direct elections)
Party		As of the 2025 elections	After the 2025 elections
	Democratic Party	0	1
	Republican Party	1	0
	Uncalled races	—	—
Total		1	1

Attorney general seats up in 2025 - appointed positions only (click to expand)

Attorney general seats up in 2025 (appointed positions)
Party		As of the 2025 elections	After the 2025 elections
	Democratic Party	1	1
	Republican Party	0	0
	Uncalled races	—	—
Total		1	1

The map below highlights states that held attorney general elections in 2025 by the party of the winning candidate.

Partisan balance of all attorneys general

Heading into the 2025 elections, there were 28 Republican, 21 Democratic, and one nonpartisan attorneys general. The table below highlights the partisan balance of all 50 attorneys general before and after the 2025 elections.

Attorneys general partisan breakdown - direct elections only (click to expand)

Attorneys general partisan breakdown (direct elections)
Party		As of the 2025 elections	After the 2025 elections
	Democratic Party	19	20
	Republican Party	24	23
	Uncalled races	—	—
Total		43	43

Attorneys general partisan breakdown - appointed positions only (click to expand)

Attorneys general partisan breakdown (appointed positions)
Party		As of the 2025 elections	After the 2025 elections
	Democratic Party	2	2
	Republican Party	4	4
	Other	1	1
	Uncalled races	—	—
Total		7	7

The map below highlights each state by the party of its attorney general once candidates elected in 2025 elections are sworn in.

Partisan control history

Below is a chart depicting the partisan control history of attorneys general from 1992 to 2025.

Changes in triplex status

See also: State government triplexes

A state government triplex is a term used to describe when a state's governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same party.

As of December 29, 2025, there are 25 Republican triplexes, 20 Democratic triplexes, and 5 divided governments where neither party holds triplex control.

The following map highlights the change in the triplex status of state governments after the 2025 elections.

Analysis of state elections, 2025

See also: Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2025

State legislative elections

See also: State legislative elections, 2025

As of December 29th, 2025, Republicans controlled 55.38% of all state legislative seats nationally, while Democrats held 43.46%. Republicans held a majority in 57 chambers, and Democrats held the majority in 39 chambers. Two chambers (Alaska House and Alaska Senate) were organized under multipartisan, power-sharing coalitions. One chamber (Minnesota House of Representatives) was split evenly between both parties.