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2026 United States attorney general elections

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2026 United States attorney general elections

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33 attorney general offices
30 states; 2 territories; 1 federal district[a]
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats up 15 14

     Democratic incumbent      Democratic incumbent term-limited
     Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent term-limited
     Nonpartisan incumbent      No election
     Incumbent TBD

The 2026 United States attorney general elections will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the attorneys general of thirty U.S. states, two territories, and one federal district. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2022, while Vermont's attorney general will be elected in 2024.[1]

These elections will take place concurrently with various other federal, state, and local elections.

Race summary

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States

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State Attorney
General
Party First
elected
Last
race
Status Candidates
Alabama Steve Marshall Republican 2017[b] 68.0% R Term-limited
  • TBD
Arizona Kris Mayes Democratic 2022 50.0% D Eligible
  • TBD
Arkansas Tim Griffin Republican 2022 67.6% R Eligible
  • TBD
California Rob Bonta Democratic 2021[c] 59.1% D Eligible
  • TBD
Colorado Phil Weiser Democratic 2018 54.7% D Term-limited
  • TBD
Connecticut William Tong Democratic 2018 57.0% D Eligible
  • TBD
Delaware Kathy Jennings Democratic 2018 53.8% D Eligible
  • TBD
Florida Ashley Moody Republican 2018 60.6% R Term-limited
  • TBD
Georgia Christopher M. Carr Republican 2016[d] 51.9% R Eligible
  • TBD
Idaho Raúl Labrador Republican 2022 62.6% R Eligible
  • TBD
Illinois Kwame Raoul Democratic 2018 53.9% D Eligible
  • TBD
Iowa Brenna Bird Republican 2022 50.9% R Eligible
  • TBD
Kansas Kris Kobach Republican 2022 50.8% R Eligible
  • TBD
Maryland Anthony Brown Democratic 2022 65.0% D Eligible
  • TBD
Massachusetts Andrea Campbell Democratic 2022 62.6% D Eligible
  • TBD
Michigan Dana Nessel Democratic 2018 53.2% D Term-limited
  • TBD
Minnesota Keith Ellison DFL 2018 50.4% DFL Eligible
  • TBD
Nebraska Mike Hilgers Republican 2022 69.7% R Eligible
  • TBD
Nevada Aaron D. Ford Democratic 2018 52.3% D Term-limited
  • TBD
New Mexico Raúl Torrez Democratic 2022 55.3% D Eligible
  • TBD
New York Letitia James Democratic 2018 54.3% D Eligible
  • TBD
North Dakota Drew Wrigley Republican 2022[e] 71.1% R Eligible
  • TBD
Ohio Dave Yost Republican 2018 60.4% R Term-limited
  • TBD
Oklahoma Gentner Drummond Republican 2022 73.8% R Eligible
  • TBD
Rhode Island Peter Neronha Democratic 2018 61.6% D Term-limited
  • TBD
South Carolina Alan Wilson Republican 2010 100.0% R[f] Eligible
  • TBD
South Dakota Marty Jackley Republican 2022 100.0% R[g] Eligible
  • TBD
Texas Ken Paxton Republican 2014 53.4% R Eligible
  • TBD
Vermont TBD in 2024
Wisconsin Josh Kaul Democratic 2018 50.7% D Eligible
  • TBD

Territories and federal district

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Territory Attorney
General
Party First
elected
Last
race
Status Candidates
District of Columbia Brian Schwalb Democratic 2022 100.0% D[h] Eligible
  • TBD
Guam Douglas Moylan Republican 2022 46.2% R Eligible
  • TBD
Northern Mariana Islands Edward Manibusan Democratic 2014 55.2% D Eligible
  • TBD

California

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Attorney General Rob Bonta elected with 59.1% of the vote in 2022.[2] Mayor of Sacramento Darrell Steinberg has expressed interest in running for the office.[3]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Seat tallies and popular vote do not include states that do not elect attorneys general or territorial attorneys general.
  2. ^ Marshall took office after his predecessor, Luther Strange, resigned. He was subsequently elected in 2018.
  3. ^ Bonta took office after his predecessor, Xavier Becerra, resigned. He was subsequently elected in 2022.
  4. ^ Carr took office after his predecessor, Sam Olens, resigned. He was subsequently elected in 2018.
  5. ^ Wrigley took office after his predecessor, Wayne Stenehjem, died. He was subsequently elected in 2022.
  6. ^ Wilson ran unopposed in 2022.
  7. ^ Jackley ran unopposed in 2022.
  8. ^ Schwalb ran unopposed in 2022.

References

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  1. ^ "Attorney General elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "General Election - Statement of the Vote, November 8, 2022" (PDF). California Secretary of State. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Ayesta, Jonathan (6 October 2023). "Darrell Steinberg says he is considering run for California attorney general". KCRA-TV. Retrieved 20 December 2023.