| Election Name: | 2024 United States attorney general elections |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2023 United States attorney general elections |
| Previous Year: | 2023 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2024 |
| Next Election: | 2026 United States attorney general elections |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Elected Members: | 2025 (VA) |
| Seats For Election: | 10 attorney general offices |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| 1Data1: | 5 |
| Seats Before1: | 23 |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| 1Data2: | 5 |
| Seats Before2: | 20 |
| Map Size: | 350px |
The 2024 United States attorney general elections will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the attorneys general of ten U.S. states. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2020, while Vermont's attorney general was last elected in 2022.[1]
These elections will take place concurrently with the 2024 presidential election, elections to the Senate and House of Representatives, and various other state and local elections.
Going into these elections, this class of attorneys general is made up of 5 Democrats and 5 Republicans. Democrats are defending one state won by Donald Trump in 2020 (North Carolina), while Republicans do not hold any states won by Joe Biden.
Several sites and individuals published predictions of competitive seats. These predictions looked at factors such as the strength of the incumbent (if the incumbent is running for re-election), the strength of the candidates, and the partisan leanings of the state (reflected in part by the state's Cook Partisan Voting Index rating). The predictions assigned ratings to each seat, with the rating indicating the predicted advantage that a party has in winning that seat.
Most election predictors use:
| Indiana | data-sort-value="11" | R+11 | Todd Rokita | data-sort-value="58.3" | 58.3% R | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | data-sort-value="10" | R+10 | Andrew Bailey | data-sort-value="59.4" | 59.4% R | ||
| Montana | data-sort-value="11" | R+11 | Austin Knudsen | data-sort-value="58.5" | 58.5% R | ||
| North Carolina | data-sort-value="3" | R+3 | Josh Stein | data-sort-value="-50.1" | 50.1% D | ||
| Oregon | data-sort-value="-6" | D+6 | Ellen Rosenblum | data-sort-value="-56.0" | 56.0% D | ||
| Pennsylvania | data-sort-value="2" | R+2 | Michelle Henry | data-sort-value="-50.9" | 50.9% D | ||
| Utah | data-sort-value="13" | R+13 | Sean Reyes | data-sort-value="60.6" | 60.6% R | ||
| Vermont | data-sort-value="-16" | D+16 | Charity Clark | data-sort-value="-65.1" | 65.1% D | ||
| Washington | data-sort-value="-8" | D+8 | Bob Ferguson | data-sort-value="-56.4" | 56.4% D | ||
| West Virginia | data-sort-value="22" | R+22 | Patrick Morrisey | data-sort-value="63.8" | 63.8% R | ||
| State | Attorney General | Party | First elected | Status | Candidates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 2020 | Incumbent renominated | nowrap |
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| Missouri | 2023 | Incumbent renominated | nowrap |
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| Montana | 2020 | Incumbent renominated | nowrap |
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| North Carolina | 2016 | Incumbent retiring to run for governor[7] | nowrap |
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| Oregon | 2012 | Incumbent retiring[9] | nowrap |
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| Pennsylvania | 2023 | Incumbent retiring[11] | nowrap |
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| Utah | 2013 | Incumbent retiring | nowrap |
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| Vermont | 2022 | Incumbent running | nowrap |
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| Washington | 2012 | Incumbent retiring to run for governor[19] | nowrap |
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| West Virginia | 2012 | Incumbent retiring to run for governor[23] | nowrap |
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See main article: 2024 Indiana Attorney General election. Attorney General Todd Rokita was elected in 2020 with 58.3% of the vote.[26] He is running for re-election.[3]
See main article: 2024 Missouri Attorney General election.
| Election Name: | Missouri Attorney General election |
| Country: | Missouri |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Missouri Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2028 Missouri Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Image1: | AG-Andrew Bailey.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Andrew Bailey |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Nominee2: | Elad Gross |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Andrew Bailey |
| Before Party: | Missouri Republican Party |
Attorney General Andrew Bailey was appointed in 2023 after his predecessor, Eric Schmitt, resigned after being elected to the United States Senate. Bailey has stated that he plans to run for election to a full term.[27]
See main article: 2024 Montana Attorney General election.
| Election Name: | Montana Attorney General election |
| Country: | Montana |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Montana Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2028 Montana Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Nominee1: | Austin Knudsen |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Ben Alke |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Austin Knudsen |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Attorney General Austin Knudsen was elected in 2020 with 58.5% of the vote. He is running for re-election.[28] Democratic attorney Ben Alke is running against him.[29]
See main article: 2024 North Carolina Attorney General election.
| Election Name: | North Carolina Attorney General election |
| Country: | North Carolina |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2020 North Carolina Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2028 North Carolina Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2024 |
| Image1: | File:Rep. Jeff Jackson - 118th Congress (Updated) (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jeff Jackson |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Dan Bishop |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Josh Stein |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Image2 Size: | x150px |
| Image1 Size: | x150px |
Attorney General Josh Stein was re-elected in 2020 with 50.1% of the vote. He is retiring to run for governor.[7]
U.S. Representative Dan Bishop is the lone Republican candidate.[30] U.S. Representative Jeff Jackson won the Democratic nomination defeating Durham County district attorney Satana Deberry and lawyer and Marine Corps veteran Tim Dunn.[31] [32] [33]
See main article: 2024 Oregon Attorney General election.
| Election Name: | Oregon Attorney General election |
| After Election: | TBD |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party of Oregon |
| Before Election: | Ellen Rosenblum |
| Attorney General | |
| Image1: | Dan Rayfield - Oregon Attorney (cropped).jpg |
| Party1: | Democratic Party of Oregon |
| Candidate1: | Dan Rayfield |
| Country: | Oregon |
| Candidate2: | Will Lathrop |
| Party2: | Oregon Republican Party |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Next Election: | 2028 Oregon Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Oregon Attorney General election |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Type: | presidential |
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum was re-elected in 2020 with 56% of the vote. She is eligible to seek re-election, but stated in September 2023 that she will retire.[9] Democratic House Speaker Dan Rayfield is running for the office, as are Republicans International Justice Mission executive country director Will Lanthrop and Robert Neuman[34] [35] [36]
See main article: 2024 Pennsylvania Attorney General election.
| Election Name: | Pennsylvania Attorney General election |
| Country: | Pennsylvania |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Pennsylvania Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2028 Pennsylvania Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2024 |
| Image1: | Eugene DePasquale (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Eugene DePasquale |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | David Sunday |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Michelle Henry |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Attorney General Josh Shapiro resigned after being elected governor. Deputy attorney general Michelle Henry was appointed as the new attorney general and she was confirmed by the state senate. She is not running for a full term.[11]
Former Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale won the Democratic nomination defeating former Philadelphia chief public defender Keir Bradford-Grey, former Bucks County solicitor Joe Khan, state representative Jared Solomon, and Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer.[37] [13] [38] [39] [40]
York County District Attorney David Sunday won the Republican nomination defeating state representative Wendell Craig Williams.[15] [41]
See main article: 2024 Utah Attorney General election.
| Election Name: | Utah Attorney General election |
| Country: | Utah |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2020 Utah Attorney General election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2028 Utah Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Image1: | Derek Brown (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Derek Brown |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Rudy Bautista |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Sean Reyes |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Attorney General Sean Reyes was re-elected in 2020 with 60.6% of the vote. He is eligible to seek re-election, and had previously stated in September 2023 that he will do so, but announced in December 2023 that he will not run.[42] Derek Brown, former chair of the Utah Republican Party, is running for the office.[43]
See main article: 2024 Vermont Attorney General election.
Attorney General Charity Clark was elected in 2022 with 61.3% of the vote. She is eligible to seek re-election, but has not yet stated if she will do so.
See main article: 2024 Washington Attorney General election. Attorney General Bob Ferguson was re-elected in 2020 with 56.4% of the vote. He is retiring to run for governor.[19]
Democrats former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington Nicholas Brown and state senator Manka Dhingra are running for the position.[20] [21]
The lone Republican candidate as of January 2024 is attorney and Pasco city councilman Pete Serrano.[22]
See main article: 2024 West Virginia Attorney General election.
| Election Name: | West Virginia Attorney General election |
| Country: | West Virginia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2020 West Virginia elections#Attorney General |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Next Election: | 2028 West Virginia Attorney General election |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Image1: | John McCuskey by Gage Skidmore.jpg |
| Nominee1: | J.B. McCuskey |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Teresa Toriseva |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Attorney General | |
| Before Election: | Patrick Morrisey |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey was re-elected in 2020 with 63.8% of the vote. He is retiring to run for governor.[23]
Republican State Auditor JB McCuskey defeated state senator and former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Michael Stuart for the Republican nomination[44]