Attorney General elections, 2026

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There are 30attorney general seats on the ballot in 2026. These elections are inAlabama,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, andWisconsin.

HIGHLIGHTS
As of February 4, 2026:
  • 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 astate 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 oneattorney general office (Virginia) on the ballot in 2025.Jay Jones (D) defeated incumbentJason 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
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    • Campaign finance
      Information about candidate and satellite spending in the 2026 election cycle
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    • 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
    PartyAs of February 2026After the 2026 elections
    Democratic22TBD
    Republican27TBD
    Independent1[1]TBD
    Total5050



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

    On the ballot

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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
    StateIncumbentIncumbent running?Election winnerLast time office changed parties2024 presidential result2022 attorney general result[2]2026 election result
    AlabamaSteve MarshallNoTBD1994R+30.6R+36.0TBD
    ArizonaKris MayesTBDTBD2022R+5.5D+0.0TBD
    ArkansasTim GriffinYesTBD2014R+30.6R+35.2TBD
    CaliforniaRob BontaTBDTBD1998D+20.7D+18.2TBD
    ColoradoPhil WeiserTBDTBD2018D+11.0D+11.7TBD
    ConnecticutWilliam TongTBDTBD1958D+14.5D+15.6TBD
    DelawareKathy JenningsTBDTBD2005D+14.7D+7.6TBD
    FloridaAshley B. MoodyTBDTBD2002R+13.1R+21.2TBD
    GeorgiaChris CarrYesTBD2010R+2.2R+5.3TBD
    IdahoRaúl LabradorYesTBD1994R+36.5R+25.2TBD
    IllinoisKwame RaoulYesTBD2002D+10.6D+10.0TBD
    IowaBrenna BirdTBDTBD2022R+13.3R+1.8TBD
    KansasKris KobachTBDTBD2010R+16.2R+1.6TBD
    MarylandAnthony BrownTBDTBD1954D+27.9D+30.0TBD
    MassachusettsAndrea Joy CampbellTBDTBD1968D+24.8D+25.2TBD
    MichiganDana NesselTBDTBD2018R+1.4D+8.6TBD
    MinnesotaKeith EllisonTBDTBD1970D+4.2D+0.8TBD
    NebraskaMike HilgersTBDTBD1951R+20.5R+39.8TBD
    NevadaAaron FordTBDTBD2018R+3.1D+7.9TBD
    New MexicoRaul TorrezTBDTBD1990D+6.0D+10.6TBD
    New YorkLetitia JamesTBDTBD1998D+11.8D+8.6TBD
    North DakotaDrew WrigleyTBDTBD2000R+36.5R+42.2TBD
    OhioDave YostTBDTBD2010R+11.3R+20.8TBD
    OklahomaGentner DrummondTBDTBD2010R+34.3R+47.6TBD
    Rhode IslandPeter NeronhaTBDTBD1998D+13.7D+23.2TBD
    South CarolinaAlan WilsonTBDTBD1994R+17.8R+100.0TBD
    South DakotaMarty J. JackleyTBDTBD1974R+29.2R+100.0TBD
    TexasKen PaxtonYesTBD1998R+13.9R+9.7TBD
    VermontCharity ClarkTBDTBD2022D+31.5D+20.7TBD
    WisconsinJosh KaulYesTBD2018R+0.9D+1.4TBD

    Triplexes

    Astate 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 February 17, 2026, there are 24 Republican triplexes, 21 Democratic triplexes, and 5 divided governments where neither party holds triplex control.

    Campaign finance

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    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)

    Theattorney 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]

    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 inMaine, by the state Supreme Court inTennessee, 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
    StatePrimary datePrimary runoff dateFiling deadline for primary candidatesSource
    Alabama5/19/20266/16/20261/23/2026Source
    Alaska8/18/2026N/A6/1/2026Source
    Arizona7/21/2026N/A3/23/2026Source
    Arkansas3/3/20263/31/202611/12/2025Source
    California6/2/2026N/A3/6/2026Source
    Colorado6/30/2026N/A3/18/2026Source
    Connecticut8/11/2026N/A6/9/2026Source
    Delaware9/15/2026N/A7/14/2026Source
    Florida8/18/2026N/A4/24/2026[8]
    6/12/2026[9]    		Source
    Georgia5/19/20266/16/20263/6/2026Source
    Hawaii8/8/2026N/A6/2/2026Source
    Idaho5/19/2026N/A2/27/2026Source
    Illinois3/17/2026N/A11/3/2025Source
    Indiana5/5/2026N/A2/6/2026Source
    Iowa6/2/2026N/APrimary: 3/13/2026Source
    Kansas8/4/2026N/A6/1/2026Source
    Kentucky5/19/2026N/A1/9/2026Source
    Louisiana5/16/20266/27/20262/13/2026Source
    Maine6/9/2026N/A3/16/2026Source
    Maryland6/23/2026N/A2/24/2026Source
    Massachusetts9/1/2026N/A6/2/2026Source
    Michigan8/4/2026N/A4/21/2026Source
    Minnesota8/11/2026N/A6/2/2026Source
    Mississippi3/10/20264/7/202612/26/2025Source
    Missouri8/4/2026N/A3/31/2026Source
    Montana6/2/2026N/A3/4/2026Source
    Nebraska5/12/2026N/AIncumbents: 2/17/2026, Non-incumbents: 3/2/2026Source
    Nevada6/9/2026N/A3/13/2026Source
    New Hampshire9/8/2026N/A6/12/2026Source
    New Jersey6/2/2026N/A3/23/2026Source
    New Mexico6/2/2026N/ACandidates seeking pre-primary designation: 2/3/2026; Candidates not seeking pre-primary designation: 3/10/2026Source
    New York6/23/2026N/A4/6/2026Source
    North Carolina3/3/2026N/A12/19/2025Source
    North Dakota6/9/2026N/A4/6/2026Source
    Ohio5/5/2026N/A2/4/2026Source
    Oklahoma6/16/20268/25/20264/3/2026Source
    Oregon5/19/26N/AIncumbents: 3/3/2026, New candidates: 3/10/2026Source
    Pennsylvania5/19/2026N/A3/10/2026Source
    Rhode Island9/8/2026N/A6/24/2026Source
    South Carolina6/9/2026N/A3/30/2026Source
    South Dakota6/2/20267/28/20263/31/2026Source
    Tennessee8/6/2026N/A3/10/2026Source
    Texas3/3/20265/26/202612/8/2025Source
    Utah6/23/2026N/A1/8/2026[10]
    3/13/2026[11]    		Source
    Vermont8/11/2026N/A5/28/2026Source
    Virginia6/16/2026N/A4/2/2026Source
    Washington8/4/2026N/A5/8/2026Source
    West Virginia5/12/2026N/A1/31/2026Source
    Wisconsin8/11/2026N/A6/1/2026Source
    Wyoming8/18/2026N/A5/29/2026Source


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    Footnotes

    1. ↑Anne Lopez is officially nonpartisan. She was appointed by Gov.Joshua Green (D) to replaceHolly Shikada (D).
    2. ↑2024 election for Vermont.
    3. ↑3.03.1New 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. ↑7.07.17.2Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2017 - Attorneys General: Prosecutorial and Advisory Duties," accessed December 3, 2017
    8. ↑For the following offices: state supreme court
    9. ↑For the following offices: U.S. House, 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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