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Attorney General elections, 2014

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Along with the position of governor, the only top state executive position that exists in all 50 states is the attorney general. Of the 50 seats, 43 of those are elected positions with the other seven appointed at the state level. In 2014,31 attorneys general seats were up for election.

Party breakdown

There were26 Democratic attorneys general and24 Republican attorneys general heading into the 2014 election. Of the 43 elected seats, the Republicans held 22 while the Democrats followed behind at 21.

In this election, of the 31 states with attorneys general seats up, 17 were held by Republican while 14 were Democratic.^[1]

Republicans picked uptwo seats in the November 4 election with victories byLeslie Rutledge andAdam Paul Laxalt inArkansas andNevada, respectively.^[2]^[3]

Partisan Breakdown: Attorneys General
Party		As of November 4, 2014	After the 2014 Election
	Democratic Party	26	24
	Republican Party	24	26
Total		50	50

Alabama

See also:Alabama attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Luther Strange

Attorney General of Alabama, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Luther StrangeIncumbent	58.4%	681,973
	Democratic	Joseph Lister Hubbard	41.4%	483,771
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.2%	2,157
Total Votes				1,167,901
Election results viaAlabama Secretary of State

Arizona

See also:Arizona attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Tom HorneRan for election
Winner:Mark Brnovich

Attorney General of Arizona, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Brnovich	52.9%	782,361
	Democratic	Felecia Rotellini	47.1%	696,054
	Nonpartisan	Anthony Camboni (Write-in)	0%	265
Total Votes				1,478,680
Election results viaArizona Secretary of State

Arkansas

See also:Arkansas attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Dustin McDanielTerm limited
Winner:Leslie Rutledge

Attorney General of Arkansas, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Leslie Rutledge	51.6%	430,799
	Democratic	Nate Steel	43.2%	360,680
	Libertarian	Aaron Cash	5.2%	43,245
Total Votes				834,724
Election results viaArkansas Secretary of State

California

See also:California attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Kamala D. Harris

Attorney General of California, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Kamala HarrisIncumbent	57.5%	4,102,649
	Republican	Ronald Gold	42.5%	3,033,476
Total Votes				7,136,125
Election results viaCalifornia Secretary of State

Colorado

See also:Colorado attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:John W. SuthersTerm limited
Winner:Cynthia Coffman

Attorney General of Colorado, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Cynthia Coffman	51.4%	1,002,626
	Democratic	Don Quick	42.4%	826,182
	Libertarian	David K. Williams	6.2%	120,745
Total Votes				1,949,553
Election results viaColorado Secretary of State

Connecticut

See also:Connecticut attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:George C. Jepsen

Attorney General of Connecticut, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	George JepsenIncumbent	56.7%	590,225
	Republican	Kie Westby	41.1%	427,869
	Green	Stephen Fournier	2.1%	22,361
Total Votes				1,040,455
Election results viaConnecticut Secretary of State

Delaware

See also:Delaware attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Beau BidenDid not run
Winner:Matthew Denn

Attorney General of Delaware, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Matthew Denn	52.8%	121,410
	Republican	Ted Kittila	39.2%	90,257
	Green	Catherine Damavandi	4.6%	10,599
	Independent	David Graham	2.1%	4,879
	Libertarian	John Machurek	1.3%	2,984
Total Votes				230,129
Election results viaDelaware Office of the State Election Commissioner

Florida

See also:Florida attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Pam Bondi

Attorney General of Florida, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Pam BondiIncumbent	55.1%	3,222,524
	Democratic	George Sheldon	42%	2,457,317
	Libertarian	Bill Wohlsifer	2.9%	169,394
Total Votes				5,849,235
Election results viaFlorida Division of Elections

Georgia

See also:Georgia attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Samuel S. Olens

Georgia Attorney General, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Samuel S. OlensIncumbent	56.9%	1,436,987
	Democratic	Greg Hecht	43.1%	1,087,268
Total Votes				2,524,255
Election results viaGeorgia Secretary of State

Idaho

See also:Idaho attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Lawrence Wasden

Attorney General of Idaho, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lawrence WasdenIncumbent	68%	289,762
	Democratic	Bruce Bistline	32%	136,081
Total Votes				425,843
Election results viaIdaho Secretary of State

Illinois

See also:Illinois attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Lisa Madigan

Attorney General of Illinois, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Lisa MadiganIncumbent	59.5%	2,142,558
	Republican	Paul Schimpf	37.8%	1,360,763
	Libertarian	Ben Koyl	2.8%	99,903
Total Votes				3,603,224
Election results viaIllinois State Board of Elections

Iowa

See also:Iowa attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Tom Miller

Attorney General of Iowa, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tom MillerIncumbent	56.1%	616,711
	Republican	Adam Gregg	43.8%	481,046
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	1,249
Total Votes				1,099,006
Election results viaIowa Secretary of State

Kansas

See also:Kansas attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Derek Schmidt

Attorney General of Kansas, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Derek SchmidtIncumbent	66.8%	564,766
	Democratic	A.J. Kotich	33.2%	281,105
Total Votes				845,871
Election results viaKansas Secretary of State

Maryland

See also:Maryland attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Doug GanslerDid not run
Winner:Brian Frosh

Attorney General of Maryland, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brian Frosh	55.8%	935,846
	Republican	Jeffrey Pritzker	40.7%	682,265
	Libertarian	Leo Wayne Dymowski	3.4%	57,069
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	2,089
Total Votes				1,677,269
Election results viaMaryland State Board of Elections

Massachusetts

See also:Massachusetts attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Martha CoakleyDid not run
Winner:Maura Healey

Attorney General of Massachusetts, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Maura Healey	61.7%	1,280,513
	Republican	John Miller	38.2%	793,821
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	2,103
Total Votes				2,076,437
Election results viaMassachusetts Secretary of State

Michigan

See also:Michigan attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Bill Schuette

Attorney General of Michigan, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill SchuetteIncumbent	52.1%	1,603,471
	Democratic	Mark Totten	44.2%	1,359,839
	Libertarian	Justin Altman	1.9%	57,345
	U.S. Taxpayers	Gerald T. Van Sickle	1%	30,762
	Green	John Anthony La Pietra	0.8%	25,747
Total Votes				3,077,164
Election results viaMichigan Department of State

Minnesota

See also:Minnesota attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Lori Swanson

Attorney General of Minnesota, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Lori SwansonIncumbent	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 viaMinnesota Secretary of State

Nebraska

See also:Nebraska attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Jon BruningDid not run
Winner:Doug Peterson

Attorney General of Nebraska, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Doug Peterson	66.1%	339,846
	Democratic	Janet Stewart	33.9%	174,614
Total Votes				514,460
Election results viaNebraska Secretary of State

Nevada

See also:Nevada attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Catherine Cortez MastoTerm limited
Winner:Adam Paul Laxalt

Attorney General of Nevada, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Adam Paul Laxalt	46.2%	251,379
	Democratic	Ross Miller	45.3%	246,629
	Independent American	Jonathan Hansen	5.6%	30,513
	Independent	None of these candidates	2.9%	15,629
Total Votes				544,150
Election results viaNevada Secretary of State

New Mexico

See also:New Mexico attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Gary KingDid not run
Winner:Hector Balderas

Attorney General of New Mexico, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Hector Balderas	58.3%	295,008
	Republican	Susan Riedel	41.7%	211,303
Total Votes				506,311
Election results viaNew Mexico Secretary of State

New York

See also:New York attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Eric Schneiderman

Attorney General of New York, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Eric SchneidermanIncumbent	55.7%	2,069,956
	Republican	John Cahill	41.4%	1,538,990
	Green	Ramon Jimenez	2.2%	80,813
	Libertarian	Carl Person	0.7%	24,746
Total Votes				3,714,505
Election results viaNew York State Board of Elections

North Dakota

See also:North Dakota attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Wayne Stenehjem

Attorney General of North Dakota, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Wayne StenehjemIncumbent	74.1%	181,678
	Democratic	Kiara Kraus-Parr	25.8%	63,255
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.2%	395
Total Votes				245,328
Election results viaNorth Dakota Secretary of State

Ohio

Incumbent:Mike DeWine

See also:Ohio attorney general election, 2014

Attorney General of Ohio, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike DeWineIncumbent	61.5%	1,882,048
	Democratic	David Pepper	38.5%	1,178,426
Total Votes				3,060,474
Election results viaOhio Secretary of State

Oklahoma

See also:Oklahoma attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Scott Pruitt

Pruitt ran for re-election without opposition andwon another term.

Rhode Island

See also:Rhode Island attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Peter Kilmartin

Attorney General of Rhode Island, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter KilmartinIncumbent	56.9%	177,981
	Republican	Dawson Hodgson	43%	134,444
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.2%	589
Total Votes				313,014
Election results viaState of Rhode Island

South Carolina

Incumbent:Alan Wilson

See also:South Carolina attorney general election, 2014

Attorney General of South Carolina, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Alan WilsonIncumbent	60.3%	738,434
	Democratic	Parnell Diggs	39.7%	486,058
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	879
Total Votes				1,225,371
Election results viaSouth Carolina State Election Commission

South Dakota

See also:South Dakota attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Marty J. Jackley

Attorney General of South Dakota, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Marty JackleyIncumbent	82%	208,848
	Libertarian	Chad Haber	18%	45,856
Total Votes				254,704
Election results viaSouth Dakota Secretary of State

Texas

Incumbent:Greg AbbottDid not run
Winner:Ken Paxton

See also:Texas attorney general election, 2014

Attorney General of Texas, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ken Paxton	58.8%	2,742,646
	Democrat	Sam Houston	38%	1,773,108
	Libertarian	Jamie Balagia	2.5%	118,186
	Green	Jamar Osborne	0.6%	29,590
Total Votes				4,663,530
Election results viaTexas Secretary of State

Utah

See alsoUtah attorney general special election, 2014

Incumbent:Sean D. Reyes

Attorney General of Utah, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Sean ReyesIncumbent	63.1%	355,275
	Democratic	Charles Stormont	27%	151,967
	Libertarian	Andrew McCullough	4%	22,333
	Constitution	Gregory Hansen	3.3%	18,722
	Independent	Leslie Curtis	2.7%	15,108
Total Votes				563,405
Election results viaUtah Lieutenant Governor

Vermont

See also:Vermont attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:Bill Sorrell

Attorney General of Vermont, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	William SorrellIncumbent	58.6%	109,305
	Republican	Shane McCormack	37.3%	69,489
	Liberty Union	Rosemarie Jackowski	3.9%	7,342
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	263
Total Votes				186,399
Election results viaVermont Secretary of State

Wisconsin

See also:Wisconsin attorney general election, 2014

Incumbent:J.B. Van HollenDid not run
Winner:Brad Schimel

Attorney General of Wisconsin, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Brad Schimel	51.5%	1,211,388
	Democratic	Susan Happ	45.4%	1,066,866
	Libertarian	Thomas Nelson	3%	70,951
	Nonpartisan	Scattering	0%	1,120
Total Votes				2,350,325
Election results viaWisconsin Government Accountability Board

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