Election Name: | 2026 United States attorney general elections |
Country: | United States |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2024 United States attorney general elections |
Previous Year: | 2024 |
Outgoing Members: | 2025 (VA) |
Election Date: | November 3, 2026 |
Next Election: | 2027 United States attorney general elections |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Seats For Election: | 33 attorney general offices 30 states; 2 territories; 1 federal district |
1Blank: | Seats up |
2Blank: | Seats won |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
1Data1: | 15 |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
1Data2: | 14 |
Map Size: | 350px |
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.
State | Attorney General | Party | First elected | Last race | Status | Candidates | |||
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Alabama | 2017 | data-sort-value=68.0 | 68.0% R | Term-limited | nowrap |
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Arizona | 2022 | data-sort-value=-50.0 | 50.0% D | Eligible | nowrap |
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Arkansas | 2022 | data-sort-value=67.6 | 67.6% R | Eligible | nowrap |
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California | 2021 | data-sort-value=-59.1 | 59.1% D | Eligible | nowrap |
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Colorado | 2018 | data-sort-value=-54.7 | 54.7% D | Term-limited | nowrap |
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Connecticut | 2018 | data-sort-value=-57.0 | 57.0% D | Eligible | nowrap |
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Delaware | 2018 | data-sort-value=-53.8 | 53.8% D | Eligible | nowrap |
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Florida | 2018 | data-sort-value=60.6 | 60.6% R | Term-limited | nowrap |
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Georgia | 2016 | data-sort-value=51.9 | 51.9% R | Eligible | nowrap |
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Idaho | 2022 | data-sort-value=62.6 | 62.6% R | Eligible | nowrap |
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Illinois | 2018 | data-sort-value=-53.9 | 53.9% D | Eligible | nowrap |
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Iowa | 2022 | data-sort-value=50.9 | 50.9% R | Eligible | nowrap |
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Kansas | 2022 | data-sort-value=50.8 | 50.8% R | Eligible | nowrap |
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Maryland | 2022 | data-sort-value=-65.0 | 65.0% D | Eligible | nowrap |
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Massachusetts | 2022 | data-sort-value=-62.6 | 62.6% D | Eligible | nowrap |
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Michigan | 2018 | data-sort-value=-53.2 | 53.2% D | Term-limited | nowrap |
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Minnesota | DFL | 2018 | data-sort-value=-50.4 | 50.4% DFL | Eligible | nowrap |
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Nebraska | 2022 | data-sort-value=69.7 | 69.7% R | Eligible | nowrap |
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Nevada | 2018 | data-sort-value=-52.3 | 52.3% D | Term-limited | nowrap |
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New Mexico | 2022 | data-sort-value=-55.3 | 55.3% D | Eligible | nowrap |
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New York | 2018 | data-sort-value=-54.3 | 54.3% D | Eligible | nowrap |
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North Dakota | 2022 | data-sort-value=71.1 | 71.1% R | Eligible | nowrap |
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Ohio | 2018 | data-sort-value=60.4 | 60.4% R | Term-limited | nowrap |
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Oklahoma | 2022 | data-sort-value=73.8 | 73.8% R | Eligible | nowrap |
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Rhode Island | 2018 | data-sort-value=-61.6 | 61.6% D | Term-limited | nowrap |
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South Carolina | 2010 | data-sort-value=100.0 | 100.0% R | Eligible | nowrap |
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South Dakota | 2022 | data-sort-value=100.0 | 100.0% R | Eligible | nowrap |
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Texas | 2014 | data-sort-value=53.4 | 53.4% R | Eligible | nowrap |
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Vermont | TBD in 2024 | ||||||||
Wisconsin | 2018 | data-sort-value=-50.7 | 50.7% D | Eligible | nowrap |
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Territory | Attorney General | Party | First elected | Last race | Status | Candidates | |||
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District of Columbia | 2022 | data-sort-value=-100.0 | 100.0% D | Eligible | nowrap |
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Guam | 2022 | data-sort-value=46.2 | 46.2% R | Eligible | nowrap |
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Northern Mariana Islands | 2014 | data-sort-value=-55.2 | 55.2% D | Eligible | nowrap |
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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]